Study of the Artistic Expression Form of Watercolor

Abstract. The watercolor is now widely popular a kind of painting， with a unique charm and aesthetic value. It has experienced a long history as an independent art form of painting in its formation and development. Watercolor with painting is a "Western Learning and development in China”， but it has gradually formed a watercolor own unique ethnic characteristics. Its art forms include three aspects of composition， line， and color embodies.

Key words： Watercolor， Composition， Lines， Colors.

1 Concept of Watercolor

Watercolor initially came from Western painting. Broadly speaking， any watercolor paintings reconcile agent called watercolor. Other kinds of painting， watercolor own unique artistic charm and aesthetic value， due to the use of tools， materials of different characteristics， there are insufficient. Together， constitute the basic content and features of the watercolor. Watercolor painting materials （drawing paper， pigments， water） constitute a visual feast of the whole picture. Watercolor painting in watercolor handover formed ethereal， free and easy， elegant， and supports the United States， plus color between unconscious hazy beauty， texture beauty features fresh， refined， exotic effect， makes the watercolors with a unique visual appeal.

2 The Development of Watercolor

Watercolor originated in ancient Egypt， India， Persia， and later introduced to Europe in the 18th century in the United Kingdom to form an independent kind of painting. The truly modern watercolor significance paintings by 16th century German artist Albrecht Dürer - made. Later developed to become more energetic， and the emergence of many outstanding painters and good works. These painters due to the British watercolor of the various countries in Europe and the United States， it is also actively involved in research， makes the watercolors development wantonly and prosperity to flourish. The Qing Dynasty， the Italian painter Giuseppe Castiglione painter concurrently， in China opened watercolor courses， which marks the watercolor entered. Plus research and the creation of the domestic painter of watercolors by foreign cultural lessons， to further promote the development of Chinese watercolor， prompting the rise of watercolor in the true sense of China. The modern art of watercolor painting in China's national characteristics and cultural infection gradually becomes mature and unique. Not only exhibit a fresh， transparent， wet， cheerful effect， you can also reach deep rough， athletic realm. It draws on the style characteristics of the other arts， practices， ongoing development and innovation， making modern watercolor unique artistic form of expression unique artistic style. That we will be starting from its composition， line， and color.

3 The Art Manifestations of Watercolor

3.1 The Art of Composition

The composition of the painting refers to a certain aesthetic principles and the requirements of the theme， the theme， the screen layout， the relationship between the arrangements to show images of various parts and various elements to make a complete painting. The principle of the composition is balanced， contrast， integrity， unity. How viewfinder and organization of the screen structure in watercolor， the works reflect the artistic and ornamental. Watercolors depict landscapes， figures， still life， etc.， as long as we think can become something worthy of appreciation in the picture， can be rendered watercolor painting. Nature painting infinite wealth of material， we choose the elements when the range will be more extensive. To show the way outlined in the screen requires the composition techniques：

3.1.1 Reflect the Charm of Nature

We live in a natural environment itself should learn to observe and discover the beauty of this experience the natural charm of which explores the transformation of natural scenes， vivid， and features. Different geographical environments have different features and characteristics， different time of the season， also has a different changing variable. We want to find the most unique aspect to combine screen， the most characteristic performance object is presented to the viewer， and this is the purpose and meaning of our creation.

3.1.2 The Election， Framing and Summary of the Scene

An election scene like taking pictures， we see the beauty of the things you want to record it， but in the recording process， which we want to how good the shot is beautiful. The viewfinder is the same， in a screen， we want the essence of something worth embodies all drawn， which we need to learn to choose and summarized. The election scene is no fixed pattern， whether it is a simple or complex picture， the principle of the integrity and harmony of the screen. We want to be good at that summed up the scene， by the shape and proportion of point， line and plane， volume， black and white ash for the plane are summarized and compared. Generally， we must have a clear relationship between the scene and the composition. Tree of heaven， earth， physical size， color， light and shade combinations form of composition， performance purposes harmony between； far from clear， close-range level relationship； relationship between the screen sparse and dense.

3.1.3 Patterning

The basic composition of curved composition， vertical parallel lines， inverted triangle composition slash parallel composition， triangular composition， cruciform composition， the composition of the oval-shaped， diagonal composition， diamond composition， X-shaped composition. Curved into the S-shaped composition and zigzag patterned composition. The curve is smooth and flexible， looming， such as rivers， roads suitable for the performance of the screen. Undulating curves are continuous and wavy motion rhythm， rich mellow characteristics suitable for the performance of rolling hills， woods and the level of scattered buildings in the picture. Vertical parallel line composition is horizontal， vertical composition. Cross composition suitable for the performance of the screen such as oceans， Hirakawa， giving the feeling of endless. The vertical composition suitable for the performance of tall， majestic grand architecture， gives a solemn admiration. Triangular composition using a three-point structured composition， etc. equilateral triangle composition gives the feeling of stability and calm， on the contrary， the equilateral triangular composition gives a lively feel. Diagonal composition with dynamic elements， full of a sense of direction and movement across the screen walls， buildings suitable for performance on the screen. The rhombus composition gives a strong impression， with a sense of stability. In addition to the more than talk about the way， we cannot ignore the point is the composition of the center of interest. It must have a picture to express the main visual center， or painter intent， the essence of the part to the use of induction of "visual" and to mobilize all the form factors organizations to form the center point. The composition center generally deviates from the center position of the screen， which is very important. It is a method of density between the host and the guest with dew possession. Usually profound feelings of a section， it can be used as the subject or focus of the whole picture portrayed Fun Center. The composition different way， we are required to master the primary and secondary screen， center， balance and unity of opposites.

3.2 The Art of Lines

The lines are all common artistic language of painting， one of the artistic languages naturally watercolor. Leonardo DA Vinci once said： "drawing first from the point， followed by the line， once again surface， final regulations by the surface with the body." Lines are sketched in the art of painting morphology， the formation of the symbols of the language of painting， also has emotional imply， can express emotion and charm of the painter. The watercolor is the first lines outline the shape and coloring. Therefore， the same is the basis and premise of watercolor lines. Substantially the lines can be divided into two categories of straight lines， curves. The straight line is divided into three types： horizontal， vertical， slash. The curve is divided into round wire， spiral， parabola， wavy lines， etc.， the curve has a beautiful， soft， flowing， change characteristics， and has easy， pleasant， Patricia， elegant and emotional characteristics. All in all， the line is the most important manifestations of the art of painting， the most vivid part of it is the language of abstraction that a painter extracted from natural real upside down and used to depict figurative images. The rhythm of the line supports from the vitality of the whole painting， but also constitute a physical image， performance painter emotional symbol， and cause the viewer Lenovo.

3.3 The Art of Color

Color in watercolor form has a very strong emotion. Different colors give people different feelings. Watercolor painting， we can follow the natural law of the case， to be own imagination or modified. That is the inherent color of nature， we can be appropriate to change the color， in order to achieve their content to express or emotion. The color can be divided into three elements， namely hue， purity， lightness. Hue is the color of "looks"， for example， rose red， grass green， and lake blue. The percentage of the degree of purity is the color of bright， primary colors in color. Such as the incorporation of other colors or add water to reconcile， will reduce the purity. The brightness is the brightness of the color， which is generated to the brightness of color strength. For example， such as in the same red， divided into dark red， dark red， pink， light red. ， We have to generalize the use of color in watercolor. To be good in the face of the color class to add and subtract， merger， classified， and combinations of the desired color level. Refining and choice of color are also a watercolor important step.

4 Conclusion

With the development of painting technology innovation， the contemporary Chinese watercolor is rapidly developed. Changes in contemporary Chinese watercolor more than any era， rookie of giving birth to different styles， the quality and content of the work greatly improves and expands. The watercolor is a product of Chinese and Western， and China is constantly opening up new roads form of artistic expression. Chinese Watercolor Art in the symbiosis between contemporary visual cultures must show the characteristics of the nation.

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