What is the biggest difference between Chinese painting and ordinary watercolor gouache painting?

The biggest difference between traditional Chinese painting and ordinary watercolor gouache painting is that "traditional Chinese painting" is traditional Chinese painting and "watercolor gouache painting" is western painting.

Gouache is mixed with water, and there is a small amount of oil in the pigment to keep it dry. Paint with water when painting. And exclusive gouache paper. I also have my own special pen. Pens are divided into wool, wolf hair, double-stranded brush and so on. The wolf is hard and the sheep is soft, depending on personal preference. The picture is easy to modify and has strong coverage. But it is not recommended to modify it repeatedly, and the picture is easy to get dirty. The picture will be grayer when it is dry than when you adjust it. This is because the water has evaporated.

Chinese painting is a traditional form of painting in China, which uses brush strokes dipped in water, ink and color on silk or paper. Tools and materials include brushes, ink, Chinese painting pigments, rice paper, silk and so on. Themes can be divided into figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, etc. And techniques can be divided into figurative and freehand brushwork.

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Types of Chinese painting:

1, figure painting.

In order to draw a good figure painting, we should not only inherit the tradition, but also understand and study the basic shape, proportion, anatomical structure and the changing law of human movement, so as to accurately shape and express the shape and spirit of the figure. There are several ways to express characters, each with its own advantages, such as line drawing, cross filling, ink splashing, cross dyeing and so on.

2. Landscape painting.

The composition of landscape painting includes: mountains, water, rocks, trees, houses, houses, terraces, boats, bridges, wind, rain, cloudy, sunny, snow, sun, clouds, fog and the climatic characteristics of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

3. ink painting.

Refers to a painting made of pure ink and wash. There are three basic elements: simplicity, symbolism and nature.

4. institutional painting.

This kind of works mainly focus on flowers and birds, landscapes, court life and religious content to meet the needs of the court. They pay attention to statutes, have both form and spirit, and have a gorgeous and delicate style. Because different times and painters have different specialties, their painting styles are different and have their own characteristics.

5, meticulous painting.

Fine brushwork must be painted on silk or rice paper processed by rubber alum.

6. Literati painting.

Generally refers to the paintings made by literati in China feudal society. Different from the paintings of folk painters and professional painters in the Palace Painting Academy, Su Shi put forward "literati painting" in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Dong Qichang advocated "literati painting" in the Ming Dynasty, with Wang Wei as the founder and Wang Wei as the ancestor of Nanzong.

7. Flower and bird painting.

The painting methods of flower-and-bird painting can be roughly divided into two categories: meticulous flower-and-bird painting; Freehand brushwork of flowers and birds. Insects can also be divided into work and writing. The expression methods are: line drawing (also known as double hook), sketching, filling, deboning, splashing ink and so on. Like mountains and rivers, he has a long history. The learning steps of flower-and-bird painting are nothing more than copying, sketching and creating. Themes are: bamboo, orchid, plum, chrysanthemum, peony, lotus and so on. Birds are: chicken, goose, duck, crane, cuckoo, kingfisher, magpie and eagle; Insects include parrots, butterflies, phoenixes, dragonflies and cicadas, while miscellaneous insects include slugs, crickets, ants, snails and spiders.

Baidu Encyclopedia: Chinese Painting