Winning the Gaokao · Pencil Portraits (Dictation Version)

Author: Sun Kangsheng Zhang Lei
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: With an increasing number of students engaging in art studies, the competition in art college entrance exams is becoming fiercer. The difficulty and content of the exams are continuously rising, placing higher demands on students' painting skills. In art college entrance exams, it is common to see students who possess solid painting fundamentals and good intuition, often favored by classmates and teachers in regular painting evaluations, yet fail to achieve ideal results in the actual exam due to unfamiliarity with the format and content of the test. This has led many art students to believe that art college entrance exams are merely a matter of chance, with no discernible patterns. In reality, although the content and format of art college entrance exams continue to evolve and the evaluation process involves a degree of subjectivity, there are still certain patterns to be followed. As long as students understand and master the rules of art college entrance exams and acquire the techniques, the exams become less unpredictable.
Based on the new characteristics and changes in recent years' art college entrance exams, we have invited expert teachers who have participated in creating and grading these exams to meticulously compile this series of books. Through in-depth research and analysis of recent years' entrance exam questions from different regions and institutions, as well as tracking surveys of a large number of candidates' performance in art college entrance exams, the series comprehensively examines the content, features, exam strategies, and painting techniques of art college entrance exams. The aim is to help candidates familiarize themselves with the exams, maximize their potential, and approach the exams with ease, enabling them to perform at their best.
There is no shortcut on the path of art, but with diligent study and practice, coupled with the exam techniques introduced in this book, candidates are certain to achieve their desired results. This is also the greatest aspiration of our editorial team in publishing this series of books.