Path of a Young Painter in the 21st Century

Author: (UK) King P. Chen Chen
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Many children who love painting start by following traditional painting training from simple sketches, line drawings, and speed painting. After a period of learning, many children gain basic skills in painting, and their works may "win awards" in competitions or earn them the title of "little painters," or they remember a few stylized brushstrokes and perform painting in grand halls. However, soon, the parents become confused. Most "little painters" fail to become true painters as they grow older. When they are no longer dependent on models and teachers, they become lost and don’t know what to paint. Why is this? The renowned ABC Learning Company in the UK invited a group of experienced children’s art educators and painters to conduct long-term research. They developed a children’s art teaching method called the "Black System." With a brand-new concept, they creatively addressed this issue. "Black" bypasses the lengthy and tedious process of basic training, introducing the works, stories, and thoughts of masters, allowing children’s potential to collide with the genius of the universe and helping them grasp the essence of art. "Black" lets children independently choose themes, creatively use materials, and depict with their hearts, creating with their imagination. They observe with the eyes of masters, savoring the joy of painting in sync with the masters. "Black" teaches children to despise repetition and imitation from the start. Perhaps years later, that very work will hang in the halls of art under people’s astonished gazes, marking a new milestone in the history of human painting. "Black" injects the "blood" of masters into children from the source, treating painting as a training in thinking, awakening all their creativity. No matter what career children pursue in the future, their thoughts will begin with painting, always filled with progress, creation, courage, and the sparkle of success. This will influence their entire lives.