Outdoor sketching is a unique way to go out of the studio and learn art in nature, which has irreplaceable significance in art learning. It is the basic method to exercise painting modeling ability and the source of artistic creation. Artists at home and abroad attach great importance to sketching. "Nature comes from the outside and the heart comes from the inside" is an immortal famous sentence in the history of China's painting, and "Searching for Qifeng's paintings" is a portrayal of the painter's insistence on sketching and getting inspiration from it.
Outdoor sketch is to let students go out of the classroom to know, feel and express beauty in nature. Outdoor sketch is conducive to stimulating students' interest in art study, developing creativity and personality in art study, and gradually developing good art literacy.
First, outdoor sketching makes students feel the unique fun of art learning.
At present, the new art curriculum involves many fields of study, such as sketch, watercolor and Chinese painting in painting. Modeling display learning content is very important for the learning of painting skills. Actively use outdoor sketching, a unique teaching method of art learning, to combine classroom knowledge with sketching learning, so that students can experience the dynamic and colorful images of nature in sketching, and carry out independent picture processing through artistic means such as observation and generalization. Only when students give full play to their visual intuition can they discover the beauty of nature, and only when they are in the mountains and trees of nature can they stimulate the impulse of painting and express their feelings with brushes. Only in close contact and dialogue with nature can students feel the unique pleasure of art learning.
Second, outdoor sketching can cultivate students' observation ability.
Cultivating students' observation ability, expression ability and spatial transformation ability is one of the goals of art education. Outdoor sketch is to cultivate students' observation ability first. Matisse, a master painter, regards "seeing" as a kind of "creative visual ability", in which "seeing" is observation, which is an intuitive ability to directly understand the essential characteristics of things, that is, the so-called insight and insight in painting. In sketch, with keen eyes and insight, the object is captured quickly and accurately through observation, and the moment is solidified in the picture to make it eternal.
Lack of in-depth observation often leads to the habit and numbness of the surrounding things, which is manifested in the lack of thinking and taking for granted in the painting. In students' sketching exercises, we can often find such problems, such as drawing a tree. Because students haven't made in-depth observation and can't grasp the characteristics of the object, the picture doesn't show the proper posture of the object at all. Art originates from life, and only when it is put into life and nature can it feel like painting, and the content of artistic expression has the touching charm of true feelings. Otherwise, the work will be stylized and lack fresh vitality. Correct observation is a necessary prerequisite for artistic activities, and only through observation can we compare, analyze, synthesize and judge. For example, in watercolor teaching, students are often asked to compare the warmth and coldness of colors by observing the colors of the scenery, thus expressing the space and artistic conception of the picture. Therefore, it is necessary to cultivate and develop students' observation ability as the primary task of artistic sketch.
Thirdly, outdoor sketching can improve students' painting and composition ability.
The composition of painting is the arrangement of the scene position on the screen in the usual sense, and it is the problem that will be encountered when the first pen falls on the drawing paper. Children's awareness of painting composition is not strong. When painting, they often put pen to paper casually and don't care much about how to decorate the scenery to look better. Sometimes they even draw things on the corners. The famous painter Mr. Mao often warns people to pay special attention to the composition of paintings. When the composition is good, the work has been more than half successful. It is not enough to cultivate students' painting and composition ability only by copying and theoretical study in class. The formation of artistic beauty is by no means a fantasy in class. The disconnection between mind and nature will inevitably lead to the distortion of painting and the exhaustion of inspiration. Only by facing the' true mountains and waters' of nature and under the guidance of theory can we feel the mystery of painting composition.
Outdoor sketching is a test of students' composition. At first, they will encounter problems such as what to draw and from which angle to draw. At this time, teachers can make appropriate demonstrations to guide students to choose the most beautiful and moving parts of the scene when taking pictures. Scenery can be selected by framing, and students should make it clear that there should be a visual center that attracts the audience's greatest attention in composition. Natural scenery is not self-arranged like still life sketch, and there are often unsatisfactory places in the scenery, which requires students to make certain choices according to their own feelings and ideas, and highlight the theme of the picture until they are satisfied. The process of framing is a process of composition exploration and practice. In students' practice, teachers consciously infiltrate the knowledge of composition, such as the basic laws of balance and symmetry, contrast and so on. , so as to continuously improve students' painting and composition ability.
Fourthly, outdoor sketching can improve students' ability to deal with painting space.
The expression of space is one of the important factors of painting expression. The space of painting is to pursue the illusion of natural depth through certain artistic means and express the three-dimensional form of the body. The space of painting is realized by means of focus perspective, shading and so on.
First, practice the perspective principle of painting through outdoor sketching. In the practice of outdoor sketching, students can accurately describe the visual characteristics of the body observed from a certain angle by combining the perspective theory in class with the perspective change phenomenon of the actual scenery, so that the image has a sense of space and distance. This practice promotes students' understanding and flexible application of perspective.
Secondly, it helps students to improve their ability to accurately grasp the proportional relationship of objects in practical practice. Any specific body structure has its specific proportion. Proportional relation is the formal law of physical structure, and sketch practice is to improve students' accurate grasp of visual inspection of objects. Handling the proportional relationship well can make the picture have a patchwork aesthetic feeling.
Finally, through sketching, we can improve our ability to deal with distant, middle and near scenes, and understand the important role of dealing with distant, middle and near scenes in sketching in expressing the sense of space in the picture and expressing the artistic conception of painting. In the training, let the students express themselves in different light and shade according to the distance of the scene, and try to express the background according to the needs of the subject, so that the picture appears rich, vivid and hierarchical.
Fifth, outdoor sketching creates a relaxed and harmonious learning atmosphere.
Outdoor sketching allows students to go out of the classroom and throw themselves into the embrace of nature, which is a brand-new experience completely different from conventional classroom learning. Learning in the natural beauty of flowers, birds, fish and insects has changed the seriousness and formality in class, and learning has naturally become relaxed and enjoyable. Students can choose their favorite scenery in groups of three or five, and their unique aesthetic personality is fully displayed.
Sketch class also strengthens the interaction between teachers and students and promotes mutual learning and communication in the process of sketching. Teachers need to inspire and encourage them to express their personal feelings boldly, and express their feelings fully and freely according to their own characteristics and advantages. Encourage students to explore and innovate boldly in expression. They can try different painting materials, actively expand from tools, materials, media and other aspects, and cultivate students' innovative quality with personalized aesthetic tendency.
Of course, outdoor sketching, as a special form of classroom teaching, requires teachers to pay more attention to management and guidance. Outdoor sketch can't "herd sheep", otherwise it will not achieve the teaching effect, but will have a negative impact. In addition, the location of sketch should be adapted to local conditions. Considering that we should make full use of the 40-minute class time, we should adopt the principle of sketching nearby, and the campus and the vicinity of the school are ideal places for sketching.
Outdoor sketch shows a harmonious learning atmosphere in the pleasant communication between students under the guidance of teachers. At the same time, outdoor sketching is also the harmony and dialogue between man and nature, and it is an artistic learning attitude based on nature. Outdoor sketch is a beautiful landscape in art teaching.
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