What are the types of paintings

Types of paintings:

1, according to the depiction of the object and the expression of the content of the different, paintings can be divided into figure painting, landscape painting, still-life paintings and so on. Figure painting is based on the depiction of the subject matter of different content, divided into historical paintings, custom paintings, portrait paintings, religious paintings, military paintings, human body paintings and so on.

2, according to the form of painting and the use of different places, painting can be divided into easel paintings, murals and so on.

3. According to the different tools and materials used, paintings can be divided into Chinese painting, oil painting, printmaking, gouache painting, watercolor painting, pencil drawing, pen drawing, charcoal drawing and so on.

4. According to different uses, paintings can be divided into annual paintings, publicity paintings, movie advertisements, decorative paintings, commercial advertisements, movie animations, architectural paintings, clothing paintings, book illustrations, comics and so on.

5. According to cultural traditions and overall cultural style, painting can be divided into two systems: western painting and oriental painting.

Two common forms of painting

1, Chinese painting: a traditional form of painting for the Han Chinese, is a brush dipped in water, ink, color painting on silk or paper, the subject matter can be divided into figures, birds and flowers, landscapes, these categories, there are brushwork, writing, outlining, coloring, ink and other forms of techniques.

2, oil painting: oil painting is to use fast-drying vegetable oils (linseed oil, poppy oil, walnut oil, etc.) and pigments, in the canvas linen, cardboard or wood on the production of a painting.

3, gouache painting: gouache painting is the use of water and powdered pigments painted a painting.

4, watercolor painting: watercolor painting is a painting method using water and transparent pigments for painting, referred to as watercolor.

5, printmaking: printmaking is an important category of visual art. Prints in a broad sense can include graphics printed before the industrialization of printing, they generally have the nature of prints.

6, fresco: that is, people painted directly on the wall. As early as the Han Dynasty, there are painting on the wall.

7, caricature: the use of simple and exaggerated techniques to depict the life or current events of the drawings.