1, understand Li Bai's appearance. Li Bai, a famous poet in China in Tang Dynasty, has certain characteristics in appearance. Male, slender, with messy hair and beard, revealing heroic spirit in his brow. His face is slender, his eyes are bright, his nose is high and his mouth is slightly bigger.

2. Draw a sketch. Draw a sketch first, including Li Bai's head, body and limbs. Pay attention to proportion and posture to reflect Li Bai's personality and temperament.

3. Refine the head. On the basis of sketch, Li Bai's head is further refined. Draw his hair, beard, eyebrows and other details, pay attention to the smooth and natural lines.

4. Improve your health. Draw Li Bai's body and clothes according to the sketch. Pay attention to the texture and wrinkles of clothes, which should conform to Li Bai's personality and background of the times.

5. Add background. In order to better reflect Li Bai's personality and living environment, we can add some background elements, such as landscapes, flowers and birds. Pay attention to the coordination and echo between background and subject.

6. color. Color Li Bai and the background as needed. You can choose China's traditional ink color or elegant color to express Li Bai's poetic style and emotion.

7. Check and improve. After painting, check it carefully to see if there is anything that needs to be revised or supplemented. You can do some fine-tuning and retouching to make the picture more perfect.

Preparation for painting Li Bai:

1. Know the background information: Before painting, know as much as possible about Li Bai's background information, including his life experience and personality characteristics. This information can help you better understand the image and temperament of Li Bai and provide inspiration for your painting.

2. Study the image characteristics of Li Bai: You can study these characteristics by consulting historical materials, pictures or related works of art, and try to show them accurately in your own paintings.

3. Prepare tools: Before you start painting, you need to prepare some necessary tools, such as brush, ink, rice paper, etc. These tools can be used to draw Li Bai's character and temperament, and make your paintings more vivid.

4. Determine the composition and style: Before you start painting, you need to consider how to compose the composition and determine the style. You can try different compositions and styles to find the most suitable way to express Li Bai's image and temperament.

5, determine the color and tone: before you start painting, you need to consider the choice of color and tone. You can try different colors and tones to find the expression that best suits Li Bai's image and feelings.

6. Determine the theme and expression: Before you start painting, you need to determine your theme and expression. You can choose a historical period, literary works or life experiences of Li Bai as the theme and decide how to express this theme through painting.