Squirrels are a kind of adorable small animals that people love. They are alert, agile and lively. Squirrels live in deep mountains and forests and like to eat wild fruits and pine seeds. They are widely distributed in many areas of our country.
The drawing methods of squirrels include freehand and semi-precise semi-freehand. The freehand drawing method is to directly draw with a brush, while the semi-precise semi-freehand drawing method uses a small brush with dry silk hair. This is suitable for beginners. This time, we mainly introduce the latter.
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The semi-precise semi-freehand drawing method uses a small brush with dry silk hair (such as fur line brush, leaf vein brush). First, you need to master the dynamics and structure of squirrels. The silk hair method is relatively simple. When drawing silk hair, use heavy ink and dry brush strokes. According to the dynamics and structure of the squirrels, there are solid and hollow parts, which can express the dense but not messy texture of the fur. The brushstrokes should be relaxed, from the buttocks to the waist, then to the head, and then the tail. The silk hair is finally filled with heavy ink for the ears, eyes, mouth, claws, and the small brush is used to draw the whiskers. The brushstrokes are concise, using less to achieve more, achieving a perfect combination of form and spirit.
According to the living characteristics of squirrels, it is usually appropriate to add pine trees, rocks and red fruits as background. After drawing the squirrels, draw the pine trees. The pine needles are drawn with a central brush stroke, and the visual effect of dense but not messy pine needles should be achieved. The pine branches are drawn with a wolf-hair brush, and the changes of the branches should be expressed. The pine tree is drawn with a central brush stroke, and then the indigo color is used to cover and paint, with a few small red fruits exposed behind the tree, which is a hearty meal for the little squirrel. The red fruit drawing method is to first outline with medium ink, and then add曙红 and朱红 for coloring， with a larger amount of water to break the ink lines and achieve the effect of ink wash.
Figure 4 first draws the squirrel， then the stone. The stone is better drawn with medium light ink (to highlight the squirrel). The background is mainly composed of cypress vines. There are a few small red fruits on the cypress vines behind the stone， and several pale indigo green bamboo shoots in the background， and the distant mountains are drawn with pale indigo to achieve the effect of emptiness and fullness. Add a few heavy ink cypress branches and ink bamboo before the illustration to increase the three-dimensionality and layers. The composition of the figure is reasonable， the color is bright， the brushstrokes are simple， and it is suitable for beginners to copy and practice.
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