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What is white description?

White drawing refers to a technique of literary creation, that is to say, the use of concise ink and brush, without baking, to portray a clear and vivid image.

White drawing is called "white painting" in ancient times, and now it is also called "line drawing". The artistic language of white drawing is rich, the length of the line, thick and thin, square and round, zigzag, dense and sparse, and the virtual and real, as well as the use of light and heavy brush, staccato, rigid and soft and other rhythmic changes are its unique way of artistic expression. White drawing is one of the basic training forms of Chinese painting, and its paintings can become independent works.

The main characteristics of white drawing:

White drawing has the artistic characteristics of brightness, clarity, rigor, simplicity, simplicity, and elegance; it does not write the background, but only highlights the main body; it does not ask for details, but only seeks to convey the spirit; it does not want to be ornate, but seeks simplicity.

Precautions for white drawing:

1. First of all, you should learn to observe the character's image characteristics, and make a simple comb in your mind about the relationship between reality and sparsity of the whole picture, and then start to draw on the brush. The character of the specific environment and the character's personality, experience, speech and behavior of the salient points, using simple language to describe, in order to show the character's personality traits.

2. White drawing should pay attention to the smoothness of the line, because it can only be depicted and outlined with ink and brush, so it is best to practice a variety of line drawing and brush strokes on the draft paper before drawing, and use a simple pen to make a thick line outlining, and make up a vivid picture. This can reduce the creation of mistakes, the characteristics of the depiction of the object, the appearance of the real sketch.