Peking Opera Character Illustrations-How to Draw Peking Opera Characters

How to draw Peking Opera people

The method of drawing Peking Opera people is as follows:

First of all, drawing a character starts from the head, and Peking Opera characters are no exception. Then draw the details of the Peking Opera characters’ heads, including their hats and beards. Continue to draw the costumes of the Peking Opera characters. The costumes are relatively loose. Then draw the flag behind the Peking Opera characters, called the flag, which makes the characters appear majestic. Finally, paint the painted Peking Opera characters with nice colors.

Draw a phoenix crown. It's a bit complicated, so be patient. Draw the outline of the face and the hatband. Draw the clothes and the fan in hand. Make this part smaller to highlight the "face" part. Draw the patterns on the clothes. Draw the skirt underneath the dress. Draw eyebrows and eyes.

First draw the head, ears and beard of the character Jiang Gan. Then draw the eyebrows and eyes of the character Jiang Gan. Then draw the body and hands of the character Jiang Gan. Then draw the feet of the character Jiang Gan.

Peking Opera, also known as Peking Opera, Peking Opera, etc., is one of the quintessences of China and the most influential type of opera in China. It is distributed in Beijing as the center and throughout the country. Starting from the 55th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1790), the four major Anhui troupes, including Sanqing, Sixi, Chuntai and Hechun, which were originally performed in the south and were mostly Anhui artists, began to perform in the south. After entering Beijing, he cooperated with Han opera artists from Hubei. At the same time, he accepted some repertoires, tunes and performance methods of Kun Opera and Qin Opera, and also absorbed some local folk tunes. Through continuous exchanges and integration, Peking Opera was finally formed. Peking Opera character hand-drawing tutorial

The Peking Opera character hand-drawing tutorial is as follows:

1. First, draw the general position of the character to be drawn and so on with simple lines. Only the most important parts need to be drawn. That’s it.

2. Then start with the main head. The first one should be drawn with a single line. If you can be specific, you should draw it concretely. When the headdress is more gorgeous and complex, it must be painted. Please note that if something is too complex, you will definitely summarize it yourself and simplify complex issues.

3. After the head is the body part. The costumes worn by opera singers are basically relatively loose, but we cannot only look at the outer clothes and ignore the internal body structure. When we draw, we must Think more and avoid looking at clothing and ignoring physical features.

4. The expression of the facial features is also relatively important. Each character has different makeup and even each expression is different. When we draw or create our own creations, we should not be divorced from the realistic drama.

5. The decoration of clothes should follow the turning of the clothes. For example, when the flowers on the clothes are at a turning or squeezing position, when we draw, we should pay attention to the fact that the flowers also need to follow the clothes. If it becomes deformed due to wrinkles, it can no longer be drawn completely.

6. The last part is the overall coloring part. The color enriches the whole painting. We can determine the color according to our own preferences, but for real-life operas, we must first study thoroughly, and each character Everyone will have their own unique personality and preferences. We can only modify them on this basis, or we can make them up randomly. How to draw characters in Peking Opera

Character painter Zhang Yanjun also paints characters in Peking Opera and Chinese paintings

Zhang Yanjun’s ink painting of Peking opera characters

Zhang Yanjun’s ink painting of Peking Opera

Zhang Yanjun Ink Peking Opera

Zhang Yanjun Ink Peking Opera