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Paintings about Spring Festival customs

The steps of the Spring Festival custom hand-copied newspaper painting method are as follows:

Preparation materials: drawing paper, watercolor pens.

Operation steps:

1. First, write the masthead vertically in the middle, draw a row of fans at the bottom, and then draw the bottom frame of the Spring Festival couplets for the masthead.

2. After drawing the main body boundary line, draw two rectangular borders and two diamond-shaped borders inside the border lines.

3. After painting the masthead red, paint the bottom frame with a combination of brown, red and yellow, then paint the outer edge of the border line yellow and draw a red star pattern.

4. After painting the bottom fan red, paint the rectangular frame into a red stripe style, and then paint the diamond frame into a pendant with the word "Fu".

5. Finally, draw the text column in the border, and a handwritten newspaper with Spring Festival customs is ready.

Painting, according to different tools, materials, techniques, and cultural backgrounds, is divided into major types such as Chinese painting, oil painting, printmaking, watercolor painting, and gouache painting. Chinese painting is divided into meticulous and freehand painting according to the meticulousness and extensiveness of the techniques.

Prints are divided into wood engravings, copper engravings, paper engravings, lithographs, silk screen engravings, etc. according to different plate materials; engravings are also classified according to plate making methods and printing techniques. Common ones include corrosion engravings, Mimeographed woodcuts, watermarked woodcuts, black and white prints, color prints, etc.

Painting refers to the art form that uses tools and materials such as pens, brushes, knives, inks, and pigments to create images on flat surfaces (two-dimensional spaces) such as paper, textiles, wooden boards, and walls. Modern computer software can be used to carry out digital drawing with a mouse and tablet, achieving paperless digital image storage and avoiding the waste of resources. It also makes viewing photos more convenient and beautiful.