What are the types of paintings?

Some types of paintings are as follows:

Academia divides painting into three categories: traditional Chinese painting, oil painting and printmaking.

1. According to the materials and painting techniques used in painting, it can be divided into sketch, watercolor painting, ink painting, oil painting, mural painting, silk painting, printmaking, cartoon and so on.

2. According to the painting theme, it can be divided into still life painting, animal painting, figure painting, landscape painting, historical painting, genre painting and propaganda painting.

3. According to the picture form of painting, it can be divided into single painting, group painting and comic book.

Introduction to painting skills:

1, prepare tools before painting

Drawing paper, different types of pencils. Drawing paper needs thick white paper with irregular lines. Friction-resistant, so you can use an eraser when painting, and it is not easy to get fuzzy. And it has good water resistance, so when painting watercolor, there will be no diffusion.

2. Learn to draw lines

Don't underestimate this link. Not everyone can draw a good line. Sketch is made up of lines. Generally, before learning to draw, the masters have drawn many lines. They only draw lines.

So the first thing beginners should practice is drawing lines. Don't bend when painting, pay attention to decisiveness, agility and appropriate strength, that is, a line should make people feel beautiful, straight and generous, and the tail should be neat, tidy and untidy, so it will be dark and not up to standard.

The key lies in the processing of line density, the rhythm coordination and ingenious application of density relationship, which can keep the picture sense of order and produce an orderly, rich and uncomplicated picture.

Step 3 copy and sketch photos

After learning the lines, choose some photos you like to copy. Copying is the process of copying calligraphy and painting according to the original. For beginners, copying and sketching are also important. But beautiful scenery, scenery, food, as long as you like.