Sketch: It refers to the drawing method of depicting the outline, volume, structure, space, light, texture and other basic modeling elements of an object with monochrome or simple color tools.
Sketch comes from the west and belongs to European painting. The sketch we see today is developed from the early folk woodcut prints in Germany. This kind of folk painting, which was popular in Germany in the early years, was similar to China's circle painting-at first it was just religious prints from folk workshops, and later it was widely circulated among the people-but it did not exist as an independent artistic expression at that time. It was not until the Renaissance of15th century that people discovered its unique charm. During this period, Italian painters such as Ma Saqiao, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo invented and applied the principles of perspective, anatomy and composition, which provided scientific basis for the three-dimensional sense and space sense of sketch expression and gradually improved the sketch. From then on, sketch, as a nearly perfect painting form, is unique in European painting circles.
Although on the surface, the basic expression techniques of Chinese and western painting are inseparable from the use of lines, there are essential differences between them. As we all know, line drawing is the basis of China's painting. It emphasizes the interest of lines, attaches importance to image modeling, and is less affected by changing factors such as light and time. The lines in China's paintings not only draw lessons from and absorb the brushwork skills of calligraphy art, but also are based on the charm and interest of the object in artistic expression. Among the dazzling expressions, line is still the most common and basic artistic expression in China's paintings.
In contrast, western painting pays more attention to concreteness and realism. Sketch is the basis of western painting. Drawing with the help of specific objects, environment, light and shadow is the basic requirement of sketch. Therefore, sketch is more influenced by external factors such as objective objects, environment, light and time. Lines, on the other hand, are often regarded as a means to construct the body and have no independent aesthetic value. Although there are many differences between Chinese and western paintings, it is undeniable that both western sketches and China's sketches are the simplest forms of expression in painting.
We learn sketch because it is the basis of all painting and can cultivate our basic observation ability, painting ability and aesthetic ability. When you learn how to shape a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional plane, your ability to observe and reproduce things has been significantly improved. When you can skillfully express and communicate with sketching vocabulary, you will find it easier for you to learn other plastic arts than before. Of course, it also includes some areas of architecture.