How is the artistic image of the dragon formed? What have you learned from this art?

As a totem of the Chinese nation, the dragon is an image that cannot be ignored in China's cultural tradition. It is an auspicious beast that connects heaven, earth, man and god, a beast that affects nature, and a spirit beast that indicates good or bad luck. In ancient times, it contained people's awe of gods and their desire to communicate with heaven and earth; In the long feudal society, as a symbol of the emperor, it is a symbol of ruling the people's thoughts; In modern society, it is also regarded as synonymous with peace, celebration and hope. Until today, the image of the dragon has been widely used in the fields of architecture, art, literature, religion, painting, sculpture, clothing, paper-cutting, porcelain and so on, with people's good wishes for the future. It is no exaggeration to say that where China people live, the image of dragons appears in different forms.

The image source of dragon

Dragon is an animal from the imagination of our ancestors. It symbolizes the power of the universe and nature, and combines the characteristics of antlers, ox mouths, sheep whiskers, snake bodies and eagle claws in modeling. It is said that dragons have nine similarities. But in general, the prototype of the dragon should be the Chinese alligator, and its image has all the basic characteristics of the Chinese alligator, and it is covered with scales of 1;

2. Long chin and upturned nose on the top of the head;

3. Conical fangs with sharp edges;

4 big round protruding eyes;

5 long thick tail;

6. Strong limbs and claws with five fingers;

7. There are horizontal stripes on the abdomen. At the same time, in order to make up for the defect that the Chinese alligator's bald tail is harmful to the image of the gods, the ancients used their full imagination to add horns, whiskers and caudal fins to it, and transformed the protruding horny spines arranged longitudinally on the back into serrated dorsal fins, lengthening the body and rendering the momentum.