The origin of ink painting is as follows:
Ink painting is a kind of Chinese painting, which refers to a painting made of pure ink. Legend has it that it began in the Tang Dynasty, became in the Five Dynasties, flourished in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and continued to develop in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern times. Give full play to the function of ink painting with brushwork as the leading factor. "Ink is color" means that the shade change of ink is a hierarchical change of color, and "ink is color" means that multi-level ink chromaticity can be used instead of colorful colors. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo's "Tu Song" said: "The south of the Yangtze River spread to Ju Ran, and the light ink and light blue became one." Which is ink painting. People in the Tang and Song Dynasties painted landscapes with wet strokes, which had the effect of "water fainting ink printing". People in the Yuan Dynasty began to use dry pen, and the ink color changed a lot, which had the artistic effect of "giving color at the same time". In the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei put forward that "ink painting is the best", and later generations followed suit. Ink painting has always occupied an important position in the history of China painting.
Chinese painting is dominated by ink, supplemented by magenta. This kind of Chinese painting is also called "ink painting".
Ink painting is usually painted on silk and paper and mounted.
Dan Qing explained in detail:
Scarlet and cyan are commonly used in ancient paintings in China, so they are called "painters". The Biography of Hanshu Su Wu: "It was painted on bamboo and silk by Dan Qing." Du Fu's "Dan Qing presents General Cao Ba": "I am loyal to your art, I don't know my age, and my fame and fortune are like clouds." Folk call the painter "Master Dan Qing". It also refers to the art of painting, such as the biography of Gu Kaizhi in the Book of Jin: "Youshan Danqing."
Ink painting can also depict beautiful scenery and picturesque feeling. But the meaning of the word itself naturally refers to: history written with pen and ink.
Ink is divided into five colors: thick, light, dry, wet and burnt, which are reflected in ink painting. Painting with Dan and cyan represents history with painting.