Li Kui is a fictional character in the Chinese classic novel "Water Margin". To draw Li Kui, one should depict Li Kui's physical features, such as dark face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, beard, etc., to highlight his rough image and emphasize Li Kui's appearance. Character traits, such as bravery and boldness, can be reflected through expressions and postures. You can refer to the following methods for painting:
Peking Opera facial makeup painting method: draw the outline of the facial makeup head, and draw the pattern between the eyebrows, roughly at the upper third of the facial makeup. Draw two lines on the eyebrow pattern, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, just to the center of the eyebrow; then draw two long inverted triangles next to these two lines. Blacken the two inverted triangle patterns. Draw the pattern of the eye sockets, bridge of the nose, and tip of the nose. The position of the bridge of the nose should be directly below the center of the eyebrows. Draw the nose, which is directly below the tip of the nose and roughly the same width as the width between the eye sockets. Draw thin eyebrows and dotted patterns on the tips of the eyebrows. Draw facial makeup eyes. Darken the forehead area and eye socket area. Draw a figure-shaped line from the nose to the chin, and expand it slightly.
Simple drawing method: Draw the headscarf Li Kui wears on his head. Draw Li Kui’s hair under the headscarf. Draw Li Kui’s big face under the hair. Draw Li Kui's two thick eyebrows and two big eyes. Draw his mouth and thick stubble. Draw the clothes and pants Li Kui wears. Draw his legs and two arms. Draw his two iconic axes.