This 3D drawing on the country road was written by Zhang Shixian, a young man born in the 1990s. Zhang Shixian is from Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. He is now a son-in-law from Fujian. His village is located in Xinghua Factory, Xushi Town, Nanping City, Fujian.
Zhang Shixian is keen on creating 3D paintings in the fields and the countryside. Recently, his "art creativity" has become popular on TikTok. The maximum number of views of a single video exceeds 80 million, and the cumulative number of views of the video has exceeded 300 million!
Zhang Shixian's partial 3D painting video (Source: TikTok)
3D painting first appeared in the 16th century. Western street culture gave birth to the 3D painting trend. There are already many well-known 3D painting artists abroad. Now, Zhang Shixian uses his hands and imagination to bring 3D paintings from the streets of the city to the mountains and fields.
On ordinary fields or mountain paths, a stream full of flowers, a staircase, a wooden bridge, and a well... Zhang Shixian achieved "creating something out of nothing" with his hands. A 3D painting that appears out of thin air in the simple and fresh rural landscape can indeed often bring people a refreshing feeling.
3D Stream Painting (Source: TikTok@3ddrawing_kk)
3D Stair Painting (Source: TikTok@3ddrawing_kk)
3D Stone Pit Painting (Source: TikTok@albakai1985a22)
enthusiastic netizens shared Zhang Shixian's short video platform TikTok. The wonderful ideas and realistic effects of these 3D paintings have attracted the amazement of friends from all over the world, and they are not stingy with their praise and encouragement. In addition to its super high number of views, these videos have attracted nearly one million fans on TikTok and have received more than ten million likes.
The young man's 3D paintings gained millions of fans and millions of likes in TikTok. You can also feel the enthusiasm of netizens from all directions, and even the screenshots cannot put their praise.
TikTok enthusiastic comments from netizens from all over the world
Rural 3D paintings have received a lot of praise
In addition to enthusiastic praise, foreign netizens can't control their curiosity, and many netizens have seriously started the online "revealing".
TikTok netizens’ curious comments
In fact, smart netizens have guessed that 3D painting can only form a three-dimensional effect from a specific perspective, just as TikTok netizens said, “From another perspective, there will be no real visual effect.”
Although the 3D paintings you see on the screen seem to be only one person tall, the actual paintings are about 4 meters long and wide - Zhang Shixian usually drafts on paper or in his mind, takes out charcoal to outline and fill it with color, and paints at least one hour, and at most it takes several hours.
The process of creating 3D paintings
He will choose to create on field paths in the non-busy season or on roads with fewer traffic and people. After painting, it will be cleaned in time, and charcoal and chalk are also easy to clean. After the video shooting is completed, the road surface is cleaned in time
3D painting mainly uses the principle of plane perspective. It not only requires painting skills, but also puts forward certain requirements for the creator's spatial imagination. In order to show the virtual 3D visual effect in front of the camera, Zhang Shixian's acting skills have also attracted the attention of many netizens. For example, after he drew a ladder on a wall and put a shadow on it, he made a gesture to climb the ladder to make the whole picture look more realistic.
Zhang guy showed 3D effects in front of the camera, his acting skills were full
"After drawing, he became an actor"
Many people in the village knew that after Zhang Shixian was painting 3D paintings, they would come to watch his creation curiously. Some villagers could not hold back the soul of the "drama spirit" and came up to perform. The cute "drama spirit" villagers also became vivid video materials. The villagers who painted and performed
Zhang Shixian also developed a unique skill - the "compass" of the human body. Take yourself as the center of the circle, hold the charcoal in your hand, turn it around, and draw a circle.A set of movements flowing like a top, very smooth, and many foreign netizens lamented that it was "too perfect".
Draw circles like a "compass" in the human body
TikTok comments
In fact, Zhang Shixian was interested in painting since he was a child. He officially learned sketching for a year in high school, but later dropped out of school because his family could not afford the tuition. After entering society early, he worked as a security guard and opened a studio. In the past ten years, he went from Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Shandong, to Zhejiang and Fujian, and finally settled down and became an wall painting master who supported the construction of the new countryside.
New rural wall painting (Photo source: Zhang Shixian)
Zhang Shixian and his wall painting (Photo source: Zhang Shixian)
In addition to working, Zhang Shixian uploaded his 3D painting on the short video platform. Unexpectedly, his creative platform became more and more widespread. The walls of the village, cement floor, under the stone bridge, and even the door of his mother-in-law's house... are his painting boards. The vast countryside actually contains endless artistic charm. A grass, a flower, and a tree can all become the scenery in the painting.
Zhang Shixian and his 3D paintings have appeared on the rural stage program of CCTV Agriculture and Rural Channel. Now, after he became popular on TikTok, not only domestic audiences, but also netizens from all over the world can see his works and see how this rural guy used his "pen" to draw a stage and go to the world.
Edited by: Duan Yalu
