The History Of Line Drawing Art And Its Application In Elementary School Art Teaching

Line drawing is a traditional pattern of model ling,which places a vital role in the painting.With the development of history,line drawing varies greatly accordingly.The first painting with line drawing,"Dragon and phoenix figure silk painting",was come up in the Warring States Time.It has been adopted in people' s daily life.Nowadays,the pattern of line drawing is various.That is,it is no longer limited to the painting on paper but also plays vital roles in the various aspects in life.For example,the cartoon and games which are popular among youths also contents the art of line drawing.Some clothes,food,even the building of culture in some districts are also influenced by line drawing.Children in first grade,the basis of compulsory education,have great interest in painting.They like to draw on all the materials available,such as desks,bags,textbooks,or even the cover of books.But the content of their drawings is hard to understand.They are too young to express their own feelings using complex drawing skills.However,no matter how fantastic their drawing is,the "languages" of their painting are lines.The art teaching during primary school is to organize and melt these lines so that it can express more rich meanings.Line drawing art in this period bears the transmission of the Chinese tradition.Primary school is the longest period in the whole compulsory education,which plays the most important role in compulsory education as well.A good primary school will benefit students the whole life time.However,with a long time of education this period,students' mental and physical development will change greatly,the education of line drawing should consider the understanding ability of students into consideration.For better education,the designer of textbook as well as teachers should know students' different characteristics in different ages.Art lessons in primary school is a platform which can protect their imagination and also find their creativity.Different from other causes,art cause is an open cause,which will not infuse any boring knowledge to children.Instead,the practice drawing will be the main content in the art cause this period,for which it has become popular among students.In art cause,children can use their imagination to draw lines freely,draw colorful squares,etc.As a teacher of art of primary school,we should do well as a leader,leading children to draw wonderful pictures by their own.