A Comparative Study Of Figures In Chinese And Western Traditional Paintings

As the earliest human means of modeling, it generally makes it a decoration, a certain quality. Because of the influence of the geographic environment, mode of thinking, painting tools and other factors, the Western tradition of painting online modeling also show their own characteristics. China painting is a product of cultural sensitivity, the line shape pays great attention to the charm of performance, product of the western painting belongs to the rational culture, line shape tend to imitate the natural shape of things. The figures are more complex, so the line performance reflected in the traditional figure painting different is the most obvious. Although the different painting form different cultures, but the painting is essentially interlinked, and also have the same place in the form of performance. This paper try to compare, found the value and limitations of the character line in the western traditional painting style in an objective way, explore the meaning of existence of them, so that we can better for artistic practice.