How to draw a fish lamp

Prepare sketch paper and marker, and draw the shape of fish lamp on the paper.

Enrich the details of the fish lamp, fish tail and fin with rich lines.

Through the combination of line and block, the fish scale of fish lamp is expressed.

Expose the hanging ears of the fish lamp and enrich the background through the waves.

Enrich and decorate the lines on the blue marker block.

Using the color gradient method of colored lead, the overall atmosphere of the picture is set off.

Fish lantern is one of the props of traditional folk dance. It is carp-shaped, tied with bamboo sticks and painted with white paper. Total length1.2m, diameter 40-50cm. It is divided into fish head, fish body and fish tail, and the three sections can rotate flexibly. Fish dance lanterns are organized in villages, ranging from a dozen people to hundreds of people, each with a fish and candles lit inside. The fish lantern routine has "carp tail".

Fish lanterns have a long history, reaching more than 600 years. According to legend, after Zhu Yuanzhang pacified Ningyue, he ascended the throne in Jiankang (Nanjing) and changed his country name to Ming, known as Emperor Hongwu. Xu Da was sent to the north to levy Liao and refused to invade the south. Hu Dahai was sent to drive out the enemies in eastern Zhejiang to protect people's safety. The historical legend Song recorded: "In the first month, fish lanterns came, and Hongwu soldiers and horses came to eastern Zhejiang. The first general Hu Dahai, behind the warlord Chang Yuchun ".