苍夜剑鸣 Song of the Sword in the Night

苍山月夜剑匣寒
千峰踏尽未解鞍
依然是课上画的作品，课后进行了细化调整，画面以侠客半身像为主体。此构图数年前曾创作过一版，然彼时因技法尚不成熟且完成度较低便弃坑了。此次拿出来重绘，创作过程更为得心应手，两相对比也能证明这些年的进展了。绘制过程中着重梳理了作画步骤，未在细节刻画上过度深入。绘制时在绘画流程上思考较多，没有画得太细。后面背景本来打算做成纯色，后来来想了想还是画了一些内容，以此来破除一下视觉上的单调感。

Under the moonlit night o’er the green hill,
With sword case cold, the blade’s about to spill.
A thousand peaks passed, yet the saddle’s not eased,
It’s a portrait of a hero that I’ve teased.
I first made a draft in class, and refined it after school,
With a half-length hero as the main focal point to hold.
I made a version of this composition years ago,
But back then, my skills were raw, and the work wasn’t done, so I let it go.
Now I’ve picked it up again to repaint,
The process feels more natural, which is great.
Comparing the old and new shows my growth,
In the process, I’ve laid more emphasis on the steps of drawing, without getting too bogged down in details.
While drawing, I gave more thought to the painting process and didn’t make it too detailed.
For the background, I initially intended to use a solid color,
But then I decided to add some elements,
To break the visual monotony.