The creation of landscape painting requires a lot of generalization ability and spatial expression, and in order to paint a perfect landscape masterpiece, the painter needs to learn a lot of techniques. Including the method of drawing water, the method of drawing trees, the method of drawing boats and cars, the method of drawing clouds, etc., the following combined with Lan Ying's drawings, learn to paint trees with him.
Why should I learn from Lan Ying, shouldn't I watch the original? It is true that you should look at the original, but for beginners, even if you look at the original, you will not be able to grasp the main point, but there will be no gain. Lan Ying was a famous painter in the late Ming Dynasty, and he was also a qualified painting teacher. In his creations, he emphasizes the ancient as a teacher and pays attention to decorative techniques, and his works have a strong exemplary effect. He painted antique albums that could be used as apprenticeship drawings.
Lan Ying imitates Li Cheng's painting method
In ancient times, there were no art schools, and learning painting usually depended on copying and learning, plus finding teachers and visiting friends. In this mode of learning, copy learning is particularly important. Judging from these frames of albums, Lan Ying learned the styles of Li Cheng of the Northern Song Dynasty, Cao Zhibai of the Yuan Dynasty, and Wang Meng of the Yuan Dynasty, and finally formed a natural harmonious and vigorous style.
Li Cheng of the Northern Song Dynasty liked to paint country scenery with Pingyuan mountain colors. To learn Li Cheng's painting of trees, we must pay attention to two points, the brushwork is concise, and the weather is sparse. And Li Cheng's paintings of dead branches resemble crab claws, which were later named "crab claw branches". Knowing these characteristics, it is convenient to copy. Intention to pen first, heavy pen intention also heavy structure modeling, this is Li Cheng's trick to paint trees. In order to stimulate everyone's interest in learning, Lan Ying created a landscape painting sketch with the theme of "Cold Forest". If you taste it, you will feel the smoke and mist in the painting, clear and deep.
Lan Ying imitates Cao Zhibai's painting method
The painters selected by Lan Ying are very distinctive, and in comparison, it seems that Cao Zhibai's popularity is slightly lower. In fact, without talking about artistic achievements, go to his circle of friends to know his status in the painting world. Zhao Songxue, Yu Ji, Wang Mian, Ni Zhan, Huang Gongwang and others were all good friends of his, he lived a good life, liked to make friends with literati, and collected calligraphy and paintings. He painted trees based on the Song technique, but the brush was slightly simpler and the line was softer.
At first glance, Cao Zhibai's painting of the tree lacks momentum, which is in stark contrast to Li Cheng's painting of the tree. If Li Cheng's painting tree is full of masculinity, then Cao Zhibai's painting of the tree appears feminine. Generally speaking, light force and soft brush are not good words for painters. But here comes Cao Zhibai, this is his style. Cao Zhibai is a calm person in his bones, he is sensitive and thoughtful, and he integrates his personality characteristics into the technique of painting trees. Yuan Dynasty painters liked his pine trees very much and felt that he painted the calm breath of pine trees.
Lan Ying imitates Wang Meng's painting method
Wang Meng painted the tree first with light ink to outline the branches, and the tree shape is mostly straight up and straight down. He likes to paint slender trees, and according to this feature, he rubs the trunk with light ink to enhance the texture of the tree. Wang Meng's painting of the tree is more rational, and he likes the feeling of control, which seems irregular, but is actually an orderly change.
Knowing this feature, you can draw this style. Later generations praised Wang Meng's painting of trees as "materialistic", and Lan Ying learned this feeling. It's a feeling somewhere between deliberate and not deliberate, subtle. Lan Ying expresses it with a simplified brushwork, which is more conducive to the imitation of future generations.
Lan Ying created her own painting method
Lan Ying learned the painting methods of her predecessors in order to form her own style. Looking at the tree he painted himself, there is a feeling that blue is better than blue.