创作练习是近年美术学院水彩专业的新设课程。全国各大美术学院过去有类似的下乡课和构图课却鲜有创作课。要在课程单上见到“创作”二字也只有到了毕业创作时期了。这原本符合几十年来中国学院教育的实情:注重基本功训练,学生在课外自主进行创作,到毕业时期达到一个高度。一些学生时代的作品就已成名。但是,随着近年生源状况的变化,表现在毕业创作中,作品整体质量不容乐观,因此加强创作教学,主动增设这一课程显得确有必要起来。可是创作练习课应该怎么教?教什么?也确实 Creation practice is a new course of art of watercolor in recent years. In the past, there were few creative classes in the major fine arts colleges throughout the country that had similar classes of countryside classes and compositions. To see in the course book “creation ” the word only to the graduation period. This was originally in line with the actual situation of Chinese college education for decades: pay attention to the basic skills training, students in their own creative extracurricular, to a high degree of graduation. Some student work has become famous. However, with the change of students’ living conditions in recent years, the overall quality of their works can not be optimistic in their graduation works. Therefore, it is really necessary to strengthen creative teaching and initiatively set up this course. However, what should be taught in creative practice class?