The difference between Chinese painting and oil painting

I was particularly interested in Chinese painting and oil painting before. I studied them and found that there are great differences between them. Let me share it with you in detail:

1. Use different pigments

Chinese painting is mainly based on brush, ink and rice paper, with ink as the main tone, paying attention to the change of ink color and the charm of lines. Oil painting uses oil painting pen, oil painting pigment and canvas, which is rich in color and pays more attention to the level of color and the effect of light and shadow. This difference makes them very different in visual effects. Chinese painting is more elegant and oil painting is more vivid.

2. Different expression skills

Chinese painting pays more attention to lines, ink color and composition, pursues artistic conception and charm, which is a bit like writing poetry and emphasizes the painter's personal feelings. Oil painting pays more attention to perspective, light and shadow, color levels, pursues modeling and three-dimensional sense, which is a bit like taking pictures and emphasizes objectivity and truth. This difference makes them have great differences in expressing themes and emotions. Chinese painting pays more attention to internal emotion, while oil painting pays more attention to external expression.

3. Different cultural backgrounds

Chinese painting originated from the tradition of calligraphy and painting in China, which contains oriental philosophy and aesthetic concepts and pays more attention to poetry and artistic conception. Oil painting, on the other hand, originated from western artistic tradition and was influenced by western philosophy and aesthetic concepts, paying more attention to realism and light and shadow effects. This difference in cultural background makes them have great differences in artistic connotation. Chinese painting pays more attention to poetry and artistic conception, while oil painting pays more attention to realism and light and shadow.

Generally speaking, Chinese painting and oil painting are really interesting, each with its own characteristics and charm. If you are interested in painting, try to understand and appreciate these two different art forms, and you will find them really beautiful.