MINISTER PAINTING WITH DR TAN,2012
HOW TO PAINT DEERS ?
• FORMATION OF A DEER:
Head—neck—body—legs
• STEP BY STEP:
1. Draw 2 circles. One small one for head and a bigger one for the body.
2. In front of the small circle which is for the head, draw a small circle as the mouth of the deer.
Join the small circle with the mouth to form the head of the deer.
3. Draw the horns of the deer on the head. It must be with strong stroke. The longer horns
represent that a male deer.
4. For the body of the male deer, draw the 2 front legs to show the male deer lying down on the floor.
5. The female deer, the same method apply (i.e. like no.1-3)
6. The legs of the 2 deers must show its firmness and muscle of the flesh of the legs.
7. Use a fine brush and draw the outline of both the deers.
8. When the ink of the 2 deers are dried, use a dry brush and draw the furs on the 2 deers.
The brush must be spread out to paint the furs.Furs must be very fine and spread out.
9. When drawing the horns, one need to draw 2 lines for each horn to show it’s strongness.
10. When all the ink of the deers are dried, use only water to blog out the colour of the deer.
It must show 3 –D effect.
11. Use yellow and orange, make it 2-tone and colour the different parts of the body of the 2 deers
must show its 3-D effect.
12. Use yellow and green colour, mix the 2 colour and use it to draw the horns of the 2 deers.
13. Draw willows and maples trees on the 2 different side of the deers.
WHAT IS RED COUPLED ?
, The favorite colour during Chinese New Year is red.
Auspicious Chinese calligraphy are also written on red rice paper and are called ‘chun-lian”(春联，red couplets).
“HuiChun”（挥春,writing red couplets） is a Chinese tradition during Lunar New Year. There are many writing styles of calligraphy.
One way is to write a single Chinese character (i.e.春，spring)or two Chinese characters(i.e.吉祥，auspicious).
Chinese calligraphy can be written on a pair of red couplets
Here are some of artworks which were done by Dr Tan Ching Yam.
If you have any question on Chinese calligraphy, please feel free to email to Dr Tan
Thanks.
Contact: tanart60@yahoo.com.sg
HOW TO PAINT PEACHES ?
HOW TO PAINT PEACHES ?
About peach
-It is a type of fruit signifying longevity. In Chinese tradition, you can present a Chinese painting with the motif of peach as a birthday gift.
Procedure
Draw 2 peaches first .Draw the branches follow by one more peach .Finally add on some leaves on the branches.
How to paint peach with the color?
Use red color to make 2 tone and start coloring from the tip of the peach.
Leave the centre part of the peach blank .Do not color to show in the centre of the peach.
Use black ink to create light and dark strokes to draw the branches.
Mix black ink ,yellow and green color to draw the leaves. Then draw the veins of the leaves using black ink. Wait for the leaves to dry before drawing.
Add dots to show the branches to show that the branches are old.
Key points to be taken
In general, one must draw or color to show that the peach’s segment(or it is in 2 parts).One must use dark or light red color to show the difference.
To draw the branches, one must use strong strokes.
To draw the leaves ,one has to use strong strokes to show the strength of the shape.
HOW TO PAINT A PEACOCK ?
HOW TO PAINT A PEACOCK ?
About Peacock
It is an auspicious occasion when a peacock spreads its feathers! Hence its title “Peacock receiving the new year with ‘open arms’ . Peacock belongs to the big bird category. It is the most beautiful of birds among birds. Its fan-shape tail is the main attraction. Motifs on the tail is complicated to look at but if we start with simple steps in drawing then we can achieve a beautiful final result.
How to paint it?
The whole bird consists of the head (eye, beak and crown), body (including trunk, wing and tail) and legs (with joints).
No matter how complicated the subject is, we can simplify the lines on the fan-like tail. In this way, we will be able to master the technique. They are just a repetition after that. It does exact a lot of patience and perseverance on our part, but that is a kind of enjoyment if we concentrate.
As in all our projects, we must look at the subject as a whole otherwise everything will turn out lopsided!
Draw the body, the fan shape tail, legs in this order. Fill up details after you have done that step.
Don’t forget the crown (3 strokes) should not be crossed. We have to avoid obvious ‘crossing’ in Chinese art.
Another thing to note is the feet. Observe the joints. They must appear to stand on the floor. Most of us forgot about the joints of the legs.
