WATERPROOF SKETCHES AS A MEANS OF FORMING ARTISTIC THINKING STUDENTS OF CHINESE UNIVERSITIES AT THE PLENAIR
A modern teacher of fine arts must have artistic thinking to teach and educate the younger generation. In the pedagogical education of Chinese universities, the use of watercolor sketches in practical classes is important in the development of the artistic thinking of the future teacher. An etude as a short-term painting is created in a sensual form of reflection of reality, conveying the mood and atmosphere of the state of the depicted object or object. For landscape sketches, the emotional characteristic that watercolors create is of great importance. Landscape sketches contribute to the mastery of the watercolor technique and influence the expansion of mental activity in the artistic and aesthetic education of Chinese students of pedagogical universities. Artistic comprehension of the surrounding world in watercolor sketches brings up aesthetic feelings of perception and reflection of landscapes at the sensory level of sensations. In the process of perception, the student’s sensations are reflected in artistic images. The use of watercolor painting is necessary for the development of artistic and figurative thinking of students at different levels of education. When painting landscapes, sketches are widespread in the teaching system of Chinese pedagogical universities with a specialization in the field of fine arts. The statement of the problem makes it possible to determine the direction of research related to plein air practice in Chinese universities.