My Painting-- Litchis 新春祝福 (荔枝)

Dear steemians:

Today I'd like to share with you a painting-litchi, a common fruit in the south of China, which we all like very much. Every summer, a great deal of litchis come into the market, my family always buy some to eat. Peel its rough shell, and white pulp is showed. Some green litchis are fresh and juicy, sour and sweet. However, those red litchis are quite ripe, pretty sweet. And they are so inviting and are pupular by people.

And in Chinese painting, its red color implies living conditons of the people are booming.
Do you like it?

今天给大家分享一幅大吉大利的小画，荔枝。荔枝是我们非常喜欢的一种南方水果，每年夏天荔枝大量上市的时候，我家人都会买一些来吃。剥去粗糙的外壳，露出白色的果肉，十分诱人。其中一些绿色的荔枝，鲜嫩多汁，酸甜可口；而熟透了的暗红色的荔枝则，十分甘甜；如果是核小瓤厚的，就更好了。

古人云：“日啖荔枝三百颗，不辞长作岭南人。”可见从古自今，一直深受人们的喜爱。你们是不是也一样呢？
而在国画里，它红彤彤的颜色，又寓意着生活红红火火，有滋有味。
下面就跟我一起来画吧。

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Material 工具：

Chinese brushes 毛笔 4 只
Chinese painting color :
Xuan Paper (raw) 生宣纸
Chinese ink 墨汁
Wool felt 羊毛毡
Small tray for washing brushes 笔洗

The Process:

1.先用中等墨色画出枝干的走向。然后画出荔枝的叶子。

2.用赭石，朱砂，曙红，胭脂调色画出荔枝果实。

3.胭脂加墨给果实点上一些斑点。趁半干的状态下点更自然。

4.要有耐心，一个一个都点上。中间部分可以留出一点空间。

5.画出荔枝果实的果柄，把果实串起来。

6.勾出荔枝叶子的叶筋。

最爱世间珍果，天然好滋味。

最后恭祝各位新春快乐，大吉大利！

@helene