How Do I Become a Portrait Artist?

Portrait (Portrait), a type of figure painting. Specifically refers to paintings depicting people. Can be divided into avatars, busts, full-length portraits, group portraits, etc. East Asia has a long history of portraiture. Western portraiture has developed since the Renaissance. With the development of photography technology, portraiture has also entered the field of photography. The traditional title of Chinese portrait painting is "expressive" or "photorealistic". It is based on the objective figures in real life or history as the object of description. Through the creative methods such as portrayal of gods and imagination, it focuses on the character itself. Specific appearance characteristics and inner charm, to achieve the effect of both form and spirit.

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Due to the tremendous development of portraiture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the types of portraiture became more and more diverse, and many types of portraiture were compatible and progressed. The types of portrait paintings in the Ming and Qing dynasties can be basically divided into several categories, such as joy, family, portraits, and music. The works in this exhibition clearly reflect this situation of differentiation, such as: "The Portrait of the Couple of Hong Yingluo",

Portraiture has specific titles in our country: portraiture, expressiveness, portraiture, portraiture, portraiture, video, chase, sketch, portrait, portraiture, ancestor image, Zen ancestor image,

The publication and research of portraits in the past dynasties have already started in the Republic of China. For example, in 1929, the National Palace Museum of Peiping?

Portraiture has a very long history in China. Not only did famous portrait painters appear in the past dynasties, but also many portraits have been passed down, including

Nanbo Tibetan portraits in Ming and Qing Dynasties are precious because of their age, or they have great artistic value because of the hands of famous artists, or they have historical documentary value because of the historical figures they depict, such as Luo Xubai's "The First Portrait of Wei Wei" The untitled "Mingren Album" is twelve, the untitled "Shen Du Xiang",

Portrait

Author: a single Guoqiang

Publisher: Lingnan Fine Arts Publishing House

ISBN: 7536220790

Impressions: 1

Paper: coated paper

Portrait Summary

The classification of traditional Chinese painting subjects can be divided into three categories: people, landscapes, flowers and birds from a wide range of perspectives. There are many classifications or divisions.

Portrait painting belongs to a category or sub-family of figure painting. It has many similarities with figure painting and also has its own unique personality. First of all, in terms of properties, it is different from ordinary figure paintings, has its specific description objects and scope, and has unique creative purposes and requirements. Therefore, not all figure paintings with famous names can be called portraits; Secondly, due to the difference between subject matter and object factors, portrait paintings reflect the commonality of this category and also present a variety of personalities. As a result, the portraits themselves have formed many types. It is not a model; again, the historical development of portraits is not only related to portrait painting The synchronous side also has its own trajectory of generation, maturity, development, and evolution, which reflects its own evolutionary laws. Understanding the nature, type, and history of portraiture is an important aspect of grasping the particularity of this classified art.

Portrait Catalog

First, the nature of portraiture

(I) Objectivity-there are people

(B) authenticity-exactly like the shape

(3) Vividness-Vigorous

(D) Specificity-Aimed at portraits

Types of portraiture

(I) Classification of Portraiture

(B) the main characteristics of object portraits

History of portraiture

(I) Originating Period (Ancient to Western Han Dynasty)

(2) Mature period (six dynasties to Tang and Song dynasties)

(3) Independence period (Yuan Ming Qing)

Fourth, the plate analysis

Plate 1 Tang? Yan Liben's "Step by Step" Volume

Plate 2 Tang? Yan Liben "Pictures of Emperors"

Plate 3 Tang? Li Zhen's "Empty King Kong" Axis

Plate 4: Mural of Cave 130 at Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang

Plate 5 and 5 generations? Zhou Wenju's "Double Screen Chess Figure" Volume

Plate 6 and five generations? Gu Jiezhong's "Han Xizai Night Banquet" volume

Plate 7 and Five Dynasties? Fresco "Mrs. Cao Yijin's Contribution" at 100 Caves of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang

Plate 8 Northern Song? Zhao Yan's "Listening to the Piano" Axis

Plate 9 Song? Anonymous "Five Old Poems of Poyang" Volume

Plate 10 Song? Anonymous "Song Taizong Statue" Axis

Plate 11 Song? Anonymous "Song Renzong Houhou" Axis

Plate 12 Song? Ma Yuan's "Confucius Statue" album

Plate 13 Southern Song? Ma Lin's "Taotong Thirteen Likes" Axis

Plate 14 Song? Anonymous "Lu Yan" Volume

15 yuan? Zhao Mengzhen squatting