Chinese painting is a traditional form of painting in China. It is painted on silk or rice paper with a brush dipped in ink and pigment. The main themes are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, flowers and plants; According to techniques, it can be divided into meticulous brushwork and freehand brushwork. Chinese painting emphasizes artistic conception, pays attention to writing spirit with form, and has both form and spirit. Chinese painting interacts with calligraphy and seal cutting, forming a remarkable artistic feature.
Before entering the real case study, beginners need to know some basic tools of Chinese painting, such as pen, ink, paper and inkstone, as well as conventional techniques, such as rubbing, rubbing, fainting and dyeing. This part is described in the chapters "Preparation tools before painting" and "Basic techniques of freehand brushwork". After mastering these contents, entering the example study will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. Apart from the "Four Gentlemen", the painting of flowers and vegetables is the simplest, and beginners can start from it; The painting of fish, insects and birds is a bit complicated. You can practice painting some flowers and vegetables before learning this part. It is difficult to draw animals and landscapes, and it needs careful observation and constant practice to learn. If you can master the painting methods of these subjects, your level of freehand brushwork will be by going up one flight of stairs.
Beginners need to prepare two kinds of brushes: wool brush (for splashing ink or smudging) and wolf brush (for drawing lines and inscriptions). The wolf's brush is made of fine hairs on the tip of the weasel's tail, and the lines drawn are straight and smooth. Wolf's brush is more durable than Yang Hao's, and the common pen types are Zhu Lan, freehand brushwork, landscape, flowers, Ye Jin, clothing patterns, small seiko and so on. In freehand brushwork, wolf pen is suitable for drawing hard objects, such as stones, bark and stems. Wool pen is made of fine hair on the beard or tail of antelope, which is soft and absorbs a lot of ink. It belongs to soft brush, and the common pen types are big open pen, fine lifting pen, Lianfeng pen and Feng Ping pen. Wool brush can draw a moist and round effect, which is suitable for showing a round and three-dimensional stippling. Double-stranded brush is a brush made of several kinds of fine hairs mixed together. This pen has the advantages of both sheep and wolves, moderate rigidity and moderate price, and is commonly used by painters and painters. Common pen types are Yanglang number, Ziyang number and double-line brush book.
The techniques of writing brush include center, side, exposed front, hidden front, reverse front and positive front. Center: The pen holder is perpendicular to the paper, and the pen tip is in the center of the ink line. The lines drawn in the center are strong and smooth, and are often used to outline objects. Side: the pen holder leans towards the paper, and the pen tip and belly touch the paper. The side strokes are uneven, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, and the pen tip is often biased to one side of the line, and its effect is rough and changeable. Because the profile uses the side of the brush, you can draw thick lines. Hidden front: the pen front is hidden but not exposed, and the lines drawn are calm and subtle, penetrating the back of the paper. Exposing the front: Exposing the front is the opposite of hiding the front. It touches the paper with the tip of the pen, deliberately exposing the front of the pen, and gradually lifts the pen when it is closed. The lines drawn in this way are flexible and elegant. Against the wind: when the pen is lifted against the trend, the pen tip is pushed against the trend, which makes the pen tip spread out and produces flying white in the brush strokes. This kind of point and line has a rich and spicy pen interest. Downwind: Downwind, contrary to the headwind, runs with a drag pen, with light and smooth lines, beautiful and lively.
In fact, it is quite easy to learn freehand brushwork Chinese painting. Freehand brushwork is far less demanding of portrait and realism than western painting. It doesn't matter even if you don't have any painting foundation and perspective. As long as you observe carefully, practice hard and use your imagination, you can create very good and interesting works. China ancient painting art has a very long history. In addition to early paintings on rocks, pottery and other media, Chinese paintings that have survived to this day can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period. The artistic style of Chinese painting has evolved with the development of history. The examples in this book are both traditional and modern. In the process of learning, if readers can observe more ancient paintings and ponder them carefully, I believe they can get a lot of inspiration and draw more interesting Chinese paintings.
The above are some basic knowledge and brushwork of learning Chinese painting, which is enough for beginners. I believe that it is not difficult to learn Chinese painting well as long as you have persistent determination. As long as you love and work hard enough for Chinese painting, you will be able to draw your own satisfactory works.