First of all, animal stick figure

Animal stick figure refers to drawing the main morphological characteristics of animals with simple lines, which should be "simple" and vivid. We must delete details, highlight main features and simplify complex images.

Second, painting techniques

Animals in nature, such as livestock, birds, fish and insects, all have ever-changing structures and postures like people.

There are two keys to depicting animal images with stick figures:

1. Learn about animals and birds. Body proportion structure characteristics of insects, fish and other animals;

2. We should grasp the characteristics of various animals and find out the laws describing them through "observing more, grasping characteristics and finding differences".

Third, the physical and structural characteristics of animals.

1. Body structure of domestic animals and wild animals: Both domestic animals and wild animals are quadrupeds. Due to different living environments and types, they gradually formed their adaptability to different environments and their own physical characteristics.

The main structures of livestock and wild animals are head, neck, trunk, limbs and tail. The trunk includes shoulders, abdomen and buttocks. There are many kinds of livestock and wild animals, and their body proportions are also different, and their body shapes are very different.

The key to drawing animals and animal stick figures well: "observe more, grasp the characteristics and find the difference." In induction, some animals should exaggerate their appearance characteristics, while others should emphasize their flexibility; To draw a pig is to exaggerate its chubby appearance, and to draw a monkey is to grasp its flexible movements.

2. Birds and bird's body structure: Birds in nature, whether it is swan, crane, eagle, etc. Or sparrows and wicker drivers have a pair of flying wings. Their trunks and heads are almost oval, and their bodies lean forward and backward when they stand upright.

The trunk of a bird includes the back, waist, chest and abdomen. The wings are in front of the back, the legs and feet are born under the abdomen, and the tail is born in the last part of the trunk.

3. Body structure of fish and insects: The body structure of fish and insects is relatively simple. Fish is divided into head, body and tail, generally including dorsal fin, pectoral fin and ventral fin. Moreover, goldfish also has the outstanding characteristics of big tail, big eyes and short body.

The body structure of this insect is divided into three parts: the chest and the abdomen, both of which have three pairs of feet. Some insects have two pairs of symmetrical wings. Insects, butterflies, bees, dragonflies and so on. Have developed wings, especially butterflies with large wings and various spots. Besides developed wings, dragonflies have two characteristics: a big head and a slender body.

Four, observation and analysis of animal characteristics

1. observation: carefully observe the appearance characteristics of various animals from various angles and compare and identify them. For example, the horns of cattle, sheep and deer are hard, elephants have long noses and tall bodies, camels have prominent humps, giraffes have long necks and so on. The shape and length of birds' mouths vary greatly due to different feeding habits; The size and shape of wings vary greatly from species to species; Because of the different feeding methods and living environment, the legs of birds are very different.

Because there are many kinds of animals, birds, animals, fish and insects are very different. To draw a good stick figure, we must be familiar with the structural characteristics of various animals, observe and ponder deeply, find out their respective laws and common laws, sum up the graphic characteristics, and then boldly sum up and practice repeatedly to do whatever we want.

2. Understand the habits and living environment of animals: All kinds of animals have different habits and living environment. For example, golden monkeys live in families in broad-leaved forests and mixed forests at an altitude of 1400 ~ 3000 meters. Their staple food is leaves, twigs, flowers and fruits, bark and grass roots, and they like insects, birds and eggs. They have lived in trees for many years, so they have developed a good skill of climbing trees and rocks. Understanding the ecological habits and activities of golden monkey can better show its characteristics.

3. Grasp the physical characteristics of animals: the characteristics of animals are mainly manifested in the head, body, limbs, tail, neck, ears, coat color and markings. In order to highlight the characteristics of animals, exaggerated techniques can be used for artistic treatment. For example, the fox's tail can be drawn longer, and the rabbit's ears can be drawn bigger. For example, when painting goldfish, we should highlight its characteristics of big tail, big eyes and short body.

4. Grasp the dynamic characteristics of animals: grasp the main contradictions and draw the key parts of animal dynamics. First, draw a dynamic line to show the relationship between the animal's head, neck and body; Then draw the rest according to the understanding of animal structure and movement law; After painting, correct those inaccurate places, so as to draw lively and energetic animals well.

V. Drawing steps

1. Summarize the shape of animals with basic shapes: for example, the head of a cow is inverted trapezoid and the body is rectangular; Such as mice, the head and body are connected in a semicircle, and the ears are semicircle. The stick figure method of birds, fish and insects should also pay attention to the structural characteristics and body proportions, and be summarized with various geometric figures and connecting lines to make its image vivid and concise. When drawing a stick figure, it is necessary to delete the complex and simplify it, grasp the main features, omit the secondary parts, and strive to draw a refined and vivid stick figure and draw an animal stick figure that people like.

2. Positioning with basic shapes: On the basis of being familiar with the general structure of giraffes, determine and master the corresponding basic shapes of the animal's head, neck, trunk and limbs, and arrange and lay out the up, down, left and right positions on the drawing paper.

3. Steady motion: Determine the animal's posture, and draw the dynamic lines of the animal's head, neck, trunk and limbs according to its unique dynamic laws.

4. Sketch the specific image: draw the head, mouth, eyes and feet in a certain position. When necessary, supplement the indispensable parts of the animal's head and limbs, and pay special attention to the correct proportion of all parts of the animal's body.

5. Grasp the law of drawing animals: Generally speaking, if animals have long ears, their tails must be shorter, such as rabbits, pigs and elephants. Conversely, animals with short ears must have long tails, such as squirrels, foxes, horses, cows and cats.

When drawing giraffes, mice, giant pandas and other animals, the body and head can be represented by ellipses; Connecting the dynamic line between the head and the body after determining the positions of the body and the head; Finally, draw the limbs, mouth, eyes and other structures in turn until the stick figure is completed.

Practice dictation more often in peacetime. Dictation practice can not only deepen the understanding of animal body structure, proportion and dynamics, but also exercise memory, improve imagination and exert associative power.