Singaporean artist Keng Lai creates three-dimensional artwork balancing on the brink of reality depicting the inhabitants of the underwater world. The drawings look so realistic that they can easily be mistaken for photographs of octopuses, turtles, fish and shrimps floating in small containers.

The master achieves a stunning 3D effect with the help of epoxy resin, acrylic paint and a phenomenal sense of perspective.

Having passed the stage of hyperrealistic painting, Kang's work went beyond its scope and approached sculpture.

Now he is experimenting with the use of additional elements protruding from the painting, adding a new dimension to his volumetric painting.

The creative work of the innovative artist has won many fans around the world.

The technique in which he works, Keng Lai borrowed from the Japanese artist Ryuzuke Fukaori, known for his talent for manipulating illusion and perspective.

However, the Singaporean did not stop at the classic approach of his mastermind and went further - he made the representatives of the water world appear above the surface of the tarry surface.

This is not just another three-dimensional painting, the depth of which can be seen from a certain angle, but rather a sculpture painted with acrylics.

The process of creating voluminous masterpieces is long and painstaking - Keng Lai slowly fills plates, bowls, buckets or small boxes with alternating layers of acrylic paint and epoxy resin, which can be applied a huge number of times until a satisfactory effect is achieved.

A laborious task requires maximum patience and attention to detail, since all elements of the image must be carefully applied and dried, layer by layer.

The author spends a huge amount of time on each work - on average, a month of daily work.

Keng Lai got acquainted with three-dimensional painting in 2012.

At that time, at the age of 48, he had a background in graphic design, experience as a production designer in advertising and the creation of his own company, but his development did not end there.

Once Keng saw a video of Ryuzuke Fukaori, where he worked miracles with paint and resin, and decided to repeat the exploits of the Japanese. Initially, all his illustrations were "flat", and the depth of the image was given by an ordinary layer of acrylic and resin.

In 2013, the artist wondered if he would be able to raise his technique to a higher level and began experimenting with the possibilities of hyperrealistic painting, adding voluminous objects to the thickness of the varnish.

So once he included in his compositions depicting an octopus and goldfish, ordinary small pebbles, and used eggshells as a tortoise shell.

In general, the idea was to give the work of art even more 3D-three-dimensionality, therefore, from any angle, the picture was presented in the best possible way.

The Singaporean craftsman is confident that there are many more methods that can be used in art that lies on the border of painting and sculpture, and he is tirelessly exploring them.

Fans of Mr. Lai's creativity can only wait for the appearance of new results of his activities.

If you want to portray the inhabitants of the sea, the flora of this environment, then you need to know how to draw the underwater world in stages. First you draw. Then you can draw a turtle, a crab, a shark and other inhabitants of the sea and ocean depths.

gold fish

If you want a fish to float across the canvas, start creating a painting from it. Position it in profile. Draw a circle for the head. Inside it, on the right, draw two small horizontal lines. This is where you start to create the underwater world. The photo will tell you where to draw these segments. In place of the top, mark a round eye, turn the bottom line into a smiling mouth, slightly rounding it.

To the left of the head-circle, draw a small horizontal segment, which will soon become a body. At its end, two semicircular lines are symmetrical to each other. Connect them third - and the tail of the representative of the underwater kingdom is ready.

Now, with a smooth movement, connect it with the head, with the upper and lower sides, thereby creating a body. Draw a large fin on the top of the circle head and a smaller fin on the bottom.

Color the fish yellow or When it dries, make a few longitudinal lines on the tail and fins with a dark pencil. Now you need to decide how to draw the underwater world further - which particular inhabitant of the sea kingdom will be next.

Turtle

Start drawing this waterfowl with a horizontal oval. This. Draw the bottom of the oval. Draw small back flippers on the left side of the oval. There should also be a pair of fins on the right, but slightly larger. Between them is her head on a rather thick neck.

Here's how to draw the underwater world, or rather - first its representatives. It remains to complete the image of the turtle. To do this, draw circles, ovals of irregular shape on it with a pencil or felt-tip pen. On the shell, they are larger than on the flippers, neck and head. Do not forget to depict her with a small but keen eye and make her muzzle slightly pointed at the end.

Now cover the shell with brown and the rest of the body with green paint, let it dry and think about how to paint the underwater world next. The photo will help you with this.

Crustacean

Let the hermit crab, half crawled out of its shell, slowly move along the ocean floor. First, we create the basis for this representative of the underwater kingdom. Draw an oval in a horizontal plane, narrowing its left edge - this is the end of the shell. The other side is ajar. To show this, on the desired side of the oval, draw a line slightly concave to the left. From this hole, the curious muzzle of the cancer will soon appear.

In the upper part there are two of his round eyes, which are fixed on two muscles. On either side of them are two hermit's mustaches. Its large upper and thinner lower claws also protruded from the shell. It remains to make the shell twisted, tapering downward, paint it yellow, and the crayfish with scarlet paint, leave the eyeballs white, and draw the pupils with a black pencil, and the drawing is ready.

Shark

Talking about how to draw the underwater world, you can tell about the image of not only quite harmless, but also ferocious inhabitants.

First, draw 2 circles. Place the first, larger one on the right, and the smaller one on the left. Connect them at the top and bottom with semicircular lines. The upper arched is the shark's back. The lower one is slightly concave inward. This is her belly.

The left small circle is at the beginning of her tail. Finish this part of the drawing by making the end of the tail bifurcated.

Start drawing the details of the muzzle. The large circle is the base of the predator's face. Draw in it her cunning, slightly to the left, depict a long, pointed and a little shark. In the lower part of the muzzle, place the sharp teeth of the predator using a zigzag line.

Draw an upper triangular fin and two pointed ones on the sides. Erase the guide lines. You don't have to paint the shark - it looks impressive anyway. This is an example of how to draw an underwater world with a pencil.

Putting the drawing

Now that you know how to depict individual representatives of the ocean kingdom, it remains to talk about how to draw the entire underwater world.

As suggested above, on a piece of paper, first draw several fish. They can be of different colors and sizes. Place the hermit crab at the bottom. The turtle can deftly run away from the shark.

To make the picture of the underwater world more reliable, place plants, several bizarre corals on the bottom of the ocean. It is better to depict the fauna of the underwater world first. Then you need to paint over the background with blue or blue paint, let it dry. And only then draw corals and plants striving for light. Then the drawing will turn out to be realistic and irresistible.

Olga Kudryavtseva
Fine art lesson on the topic "Underwater world"

Abstract classes in fine arts

Topic: Underwater world.

Group: senior (5 - 6 years old).

Methods and techniques: Use of ICT (slides with illustrations, demonstration of a sample, art word, conversation, organization of a mini-exhibition of drawings.

Tasks: to clarify and expand children's knowledge about underwater world, the diversity of its inhabitants. Learn to create an expressive and interesting plot using colors. To improve technical and visual skills, abilities. To develop children's creativity when creating and implementing an idea. To cultivate love and respect for the animal kingdom, responsiveness and kindness.

Materials and equipment: illustrations phased drawing, slides with illustrations of inhabitants underwater world; A4 sheet; simple pencil, eraser; gouache; brushes, cotton swabs, a glass of water; samples of children's work; A3 format to demonstrate step-by-step drawing.

Course of the lesson:

Do you guys like making discoveries?

We will go down to the bottom of the sea today to explore underwater world... Close your eyes and imagine we're all on submarine, we dive to the depths of the sea. Through a special window we observe this unusually beautiful and mysterious underwater world.

This is what a sea - without end and edge.

Waves run on the sandy shore.

The wind on the sea will cease to be angry.

It will become clear who is hidden there in the depths.

What do we see in the depths of the sea?

Fish, shark, octopus, crabs, jellyfish, seahorses, etc.

Well done! Right. Many different mysterious animals and fish live in the ocean-sea. We will now try to guess the riddles about marine life. Listen carefully.

It looks like a horse

And he lives in the sea too.

That's a fish! Dap and Dap -

Jumping sea…. Skate. (Slide number 2)

He stings with his pincers painfully

And screams: "Enough for me!

I'm tired. I'm not your slave! "

Scared away the neighbors…. Crab. (Slide number 3)

He is a real circus performer -

He hits the ball with his nose.

Both French and Finn know:

Loves to play ... Dolphin. (Slide number 4)

What are you clever, you guessed all the riddles. And your imagination is extraordinary, and she will now give you stunning pictures underwater world... And the task today such: you need to draw a diverse magic mysterious underwater world. (Slide number 5)

And to make it easier for you to manifest it, consider how an artist begins to work on any idea. Artists always work according to rule: from general to specific, that is, first they draw the base, the outline of the conceived object, and then work out its details.

Let's see how you can generalize the forms of marine life. These are all geometric shapes. What kind? Having drawn any geometric figure, you can then make underwater inhabitant. (Show drawing method and corresponding slides)... There are many pebbles, shells at the bottom, there are underwater plants... What are their names?

Seaweed.

That's right, algae. Some fish eat them.

After you finish composing, let's start working with color. Fill the background with blue paint, make it transparent so that the pencil drawing is visible. When the paint dries up, paint the inhabitants of your drawing in bright colors. After they dry out, decorate them with paint and cotton swabs. This is the picture. (Show step by step drawing).

Practical part: the teacher invites children to draw their compositions underwater world... Children work independently. If necessary, the teacher provides individual assistance. Reminds you how to hold the brush correctly and use paints.

Analysis of finished works is being carried out. A joint exhibition is being organized in the ecological corner of the kindergarten.

How good it is to become a gold fish

To swim in the blue-blue sea!

So that everyone admires your beauty

Your beautiful lines

In the deep sea or the mighty ocean

So many secret unexplored wonders

And the sky is high above us

And human progress is unknown to us.

We ourselves are magic, we are just a fairy tale!

There are a lot of us: different and mysterious creatures.

We are a riot of color, bright colors,

We are a world of fantasy and miracles!

Drawing workshop "Underwater World"

Master class on non-traditional drawing watercolors and a paraffin candle "Underwater World"

We love to play
But we just can't,
Like a fish, keep quiet.
We want to frolic
And I want to scream
We want to have fun
And sing songs
About the blue sea
AND yellow flowers,
About colorful fish
We will sing you and me.
Dolphins swim in the sea
And the whales swim
We will bathe too
And he, and me, and you!
Imagine now, as if we were at the bottom of the sea. This is a wonderful world, almost fabulous. I suggest you learn how to paint the underwater world with watercolors. We will also use a paraffin candle. But what we need a candle for, you will find out later.

Stages of work: