Cartoons have begun to appear in China since the late Qing Dynasty, which are called "allegorical paintings", "allegorical paintings", etc. For example, in "The Complete Picture of the Current Situation", a bear is drawn in the northeastern part of the Chinese map to represent Russia, and a dog is drawn in the Yangtze River Basin to represent the United Kingdom.
The toad painted in the southwest region represents France...a vivid and vivid hint that China was carved up by the great powers.
Two years ago, "Literature Weekly" serialized Feng Zikai's paintings and marked them as "comics." This was the earliest work in China to be called comics.
Zhou Hexuan said: "The core of comics is nothing more than four words: exaggeration and deformation."
"Exaggerated and deformed?" Wanrong seemed to understand.
"Yes, we need to capture the characteristics of Shen Yun to exaggerate and deform it," Zhou Hexuan explained in detail, "For example, if someone has a big nose, then when drawing a cartoon, the nose can take up half of the face. Another example is that the person has a big nose on his face.
If it’s a mole, then draw the mole as big as the nostril. Or if the person has long legs, then simply draw the legs two or three times as long as the body.”
Wanrong has a very profound foundation in traditional Chinese painting. She immediately understood: "It is to highlight a certain feature to the maximum extent."
"Yes." Zhou Hexuan said.
Wanrong looked at her cartoon and asked, "But when you drew me just now, why did you have a big head and a small body? My head is not big."
Zhou Hexuan said: "The body is a common feature of characters. If you don't deliberately emphasize a certain part, you can draw it in any way. The cartoon I just made was mainly to capture your facial features."
Wanrong was still puzzled and said: "But there is nothing special about my face. And you made the eyes so big and the nose so small, all of which are exaggerations. Why didn't you draw it according to the actual situation?
It’s a painting, but I feel it’s very charming, and I can tell at a glance that it’s a painting of me?”
Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "This kind of cartoon is completed in three steps. The first is to observe and find out the character's characteristics, such as face shape, facial features, hairstyle, expression and demeanor, etc. The second is to exaggerate the appearance, such as your chin
It's a bit sharp, so I drew it almost like an awl. The third part is about exaggerated expressions. For example, if you are smiling, I will draw your mouth wide open."
"Oh, I understand," said Wanrong, who knew everything about painting. "Drawing exaggerated cartoons is just like drawing meticulous paintings. You must first refer to the real thing, capture the charm, and then perform exaggeration on this basis."
Zhou Hexuan praised: "A child can be taught."
"What kind of boy? I'm already a big girl," Wanrong said with a smile, "Then I'll try it first."
Wanrong squinted her eyes, recalling Cui Huifu's appearance and demeanor, and began to draw. But after she finished drawing, she always felt that something was awkward and looked uncoordinated, but she could not find anything wrong.
Zhou Hexuan said: "Cartoons also pay attention to skills and require sketching skills. Your meticulous style is too strong, so it looks nondescript. Let me teach you sketching first. Let's start with the simplest lines."
Zhou Hexuan didn't know anything about Chinese painting or oil painting. His poor sketching skills were learned blindly while traveling, but they were enough to teach novices.
The reason why Wanrong feels lonely is that she can't find any place of interest. Now that she sees a brand new painting method, she immediately dives into it and learns it with great joy. In addition, she has painting skills and can learn by analogy, which makes her learn extremely fast.
In less than an hour, Zhou Hexuan's sketching knowledge had been mastered by Wanrong, and the two quickly began to practice cartooning techniques.
"Beauties in comics usually have big watery eyes. Let's first draw an upward curve. The line at the highest point of the curve should be slightly thicker. This is the left eye of the character, so the left end of the curve is slightly higher than the right end.
.When drawing big eyes, the corners of the eyes can droop slightly, which will make them look pitiful. However, they cannot droop too much, otherwise the girl will turn into an old woman..."
"My painting is still not good, what's going on?"
"The line is wrong. It's too straight. Make it more curved. It should be like this."
"Hey, that seems to be true. What about painting eyeballs?"
"The eyeballs can't be drawn too far away. It's best to be oval-shaped. You can control the width according to your own preference..."
The two of them were painting and then sat down together. Zhou Hexuan occasionally held Wanrong's hand and taught him one stroke at a time. Wanrong's cheeks were slightly red and hot, but she pretended that nothing had happened and walked towards Zhou Hexuan without leaving any trace.
Come on.
When he was in the palace, Puyi often played with Wanrong, such as smoking and taking photos. Puyi taught her. But since moving to Tianjin, Puyi only interacts with her to show affection when they go out to socialize. Most of the time
, Puyi was busy with various social activities, and even when he was resting at home, he was busy with other things.
Wanrong has not had close contact with the opposite sex for a long time. She needs someone to comfort her, both physically and psychologically. Zhou Hexuan is tall, handsome, and interesting, and has a fatal attraction for Wanrong.
In the early hours of the morning, Wanrong not only did not feel sleepy at all, but became more and more excited. She almost leaned in Zhou Hexuan's arms and leaned on the man to learn painting. She enjoyed this feeling of rubbing her ears and temples together.
"It's getting late, let's study tomorrow." Zhou Hexuan said suddenly.
"Oh, okay then," Wanrong was vaguely disappointed, but quickly smiled and said, "Then I'll come back tomorrow night."
Zhou Hexuan sent Wanrong downstairs before going back to his room to rest. He had not touched a woman for nearly a year, which was a torture for a healthy young man. He almost went off the gun just now.
Should I attack Wanrong?
Zhou Hexuan is a little entangled. It's one thing to flirt with girls, but it's another thing to actually do something. As Wanrong, if he really wants to do something, there will be too many messy consequences in the aftermath.
Zhou Hexuan thought of Zhang Leyi and Meng Xiaodong again.
He now corresponds with Zhang Leyi every week, just chatting about trivial matters in life without any romantic content. He can be regarded as a close pen pal. But Zhang Leyi belongs to the ladies of the world and insists on writing letters to men. In terms of relationship, there is only one difference.
The window paper was punctured.
Meng Xiaodong was still as proactive as ever. Every time he came to Tianjin to perform, he would go to the newspaper office whenever he could. Such intense feelings made it difficult for Zhou Hexuan to resist. If it was just for a night of love, it would be easier for him to accept it.
Zhou Hexuan is so cowardly because he is afraid of taking responsibility. Because in his moral concept, he either does not take responsibility or he is responsible to the end.
Zhou Hexuan actually yearns for marrying his concubine. Which man doesn't dream of having three wives and four concubines?
For example, Shao Piaoping, who was killed by Zhang Zuolin last year, was known as "a man with an iron shoulder to bear moral responsibility and a tough hand to write articles." He was progressive, patriotic, and a well-known gentleman. But such people still have aunts and wives. There are also people who co-founded "Ta Kung Pao" with Zhou Hexuan.
Zhang Jiluan is also a well-known and decent person, but he will also marry his concubine in a few years.
This did not damage their reputation at all, but was considered a refined thing, which shows the tolerance of concubinage during the Republic of China.
Zhou Hexuan's current problem is that his ideas have not changed, and he is still the same as in the 21st century. It's okay for everyone to have fun, it's just for fun, but he is afraid of marrying his concubine.
