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What is the best pen for beginners of Chinese painting?

Chinese painting uses a brush.

Pens used in Chinese painting are generally called writing brushes, and there are three kinds of pen-making materials: soft, hard and double brush. Wool is the softest brush, followed by chicken feathers.

Wool circle has long front, center and short front. Long front wool pen has a long front and contains more water, which is suitable for expressing various ink color changes, but it is not easy to master. Short front, short pen. The center wool pen is between the length and the length of the front end is moderate, which is suitable for sketching clothes lines and rendering colors. Chicken feathers are soft and difficult to master. Bristle brushes include wolf hair, purple hair, badger hair and brown hair.