How to learn Buddhist art from scratch?
It's good to do this, and it can expose more people to Buddhism. Now there are fewer people in this field and support the landlord. Every profession can produce buddhas and bodhisattvas. However, to engage in Buddhist art, we must have a deep understanding of Buddhism, first of all, we must be a real Buddhist, and even be sincere and respectful. Taking copying classics as an example, there are many extraordinary deeds of copying classics in ancient times. I remember that in ancient times, people planted trees, made paper and copied scriptures. Because the handwriting is not good, I specially invited a calligrapher to be a vegetarian and recite Buddha. After a while, I began to copy the scriptures with great respect. As a result, when copying the scriptures, all birds were singing and there was a strange smell. After copying for several years, calligraphers respect and concentrate on copying. It is incredible that a book is gone after copying. Different from ordinary calligraphy, copying classics focuses on sincerity rather than the interest of fonts, and writing must be correct. Specifically, we can look at the master of printing light, which has a beginning. The same is true of other kinds of art, and the key is to have respect. Unlike ordinary secular art, I know a fellow practitioner who specializes in painting Guanyin. He just drew a stroke and read the name of Guanyin Bodhisattva, so his painting of Guanyin was excellent. It's easy to get this kind of reward, and it's easy to do business. Disrespect can easily lead to a career. For example, statues, now many artists only pay attention to vision, only carving the Buddha's head, or the Buddha refers to disrespect. If you are engaged in Buddhist art, you must know the taboos, and you can't do it casually like ordinary art.