Is it better for children to learn Chinese painting or oil painting?

Well, as long as you can learn and persevere, it will be effective!

I think it is better for children to learn Chinese painting in China than western oil painting. First, learn Chinese painting from an early age to understand and improve the traditional culture of China. Secondly, I planted a seed in the young mind for the knowledge and development of China traditional culture. Let China's traditional Chinese painting stand in the forest of national culture in the world. In addition, oil painting is a western culture, which was introduced to China in the19th century. We can't surpass the west in oil painting. Because different nationalities have different aesthetic values and habits. Learn your Chinese painting well first, then you can absorb some advantages of western oil painting and develop China's Chinese painting continuously.

I think learning Chinese painting, you are a great artist with ethereal artistic conception, and you can better understand the inheritance of Chinese civilization. Chinese painting has an ethereal space, and some Chinese paintings feel its existence with thoughts. Although the shrimp and fish painted by Qi Baishi did not draw north, we could feel it swimming in the water. Western painting is concrete, and he can only see his existence from two-dimensional space. Personally, I think oil painting is still relatively dull.

It is a matter of course to learn sketch well and gouache to learn oil painting. Without a good sketch foundation and a good grasp of color changes, it is a waste of energy and money to learn oil painting. Oil painting pigments and pigments are chemical raw materials, which are harmful to health. If you master gouache painting techniques, it will be easy to paint oil paintings, but there are more oil painting techniques than gouache painting. Chinese painting is suitable for all ages, and it is suitable for children to learn by mastering pen techniques, calligraphy and seal cutting. In fact, it is not necessary for children to learn Chinese painting and oil painting early. Holding sketch gouache is the basic skill. If you have a deep understanding of painting, what will children choose to learn?

Learn any style he likes, just like it. The two you mentioned may not be listed.

Learn Chinese painting first, and then decide whether to learn oil painting according to the advice of the instructor and personal interest orientation.

It depends on the child's hobbies. If you have a strong sense of color, you can learn oil painting.