How to learn gourd pyrography without painting foundation

1, the first is to choose pyrography materials, and try to copy the better themes of old paintings, famous paintings and painters. Because this theme is suitable for gourd, don't use modern theme, the content of the painting is not harmonious with gourd, and it feels uncomfortable, but it is still a bit out of place.

2, choose gourd, generally use two years of good leather gourd pyrography. Because after a year of air drying, sun exposure and playing, the gourd is pure in color and dry in water, suitable for pyrography and branding.

3, pyrography tools, generally use 25W or 35W electric soldering iron, with voltage regulator. The welding head can be transformed into a desired shape, which is suitable for drawing points, lines and surfaces. Just like a brush, it is both soft and hard, so that you can also write or draw on the gourd. The strokes, thickness, strokes and techniques of Chinese characters can be reflected.

4, pyrography should be careful, not vague. There is no need to describe the details of each part in detail, and the relationship between the level, distance and perspective of nature painting comes out-the key is to describe the details.

After these steps, the gourd pyrography is completed.

Extended data:

The art of pyrography gourd, also known as pyrography gourd and fire painting gourd, is a characteristic traditional arts and crafts, and its famous producing areas are Shanxi and Anhui. Painted gourd artists paint objects with soldering irons, which can be permanently preserved and collected when they are integrated with the gourd, and have high artistic value.

Pyrography has a long history and unique artistic style. Legends originated in the Han Dynasty, but were later lost, and revived in the Qing Dynasty. While grasping the temperature and intensity, pyrography creation pays attention to "writing first, putting pen to paper to form".

Pyrography not only has the techniques of hook, pinch, dot, dyeing, rubbing and painting in Chinese painting, but also can burn out rich layers and colors, with a strong three-dimensional sense, which resembles brown sketches and lithographs. So pyrography can not only maintain the national style of traditional painting, but also achieve the rigorous realistic effect of western painting.

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