Basic techniques of Chinese painting

The techniques of Chinese painting are as follows:

Conception-also called conception-is the process of thinking in images before painting.

Composition-that is, the "quotient position" in the six laws, also known as Chen Bu potential, etc. That is, the arrangement of the position, proportion and ink color of various objects in the picture.

Using a pen-that is, the "bone-drawing pen" in the six methods-includes drawing lines, sketching, scraping, wiping and pointing, and using a pen includes centering, attacking, hiding, revealing, dragging and breaking points.

Using ink-experienced the development of contemporary painters: the ink colors such as focal, thick, heavy, light, clear, retreating, loving and staying should be used in their proper places. There are also specific techniques such as splashing ink and breaking ink (that is, shading).

Color line drawing: no color, all lines, or only slightly rendered with light ink and fresh water. Heavy color: generally refers to detailed heavy color, outline filling color, cyan and so on. Light color: ink color is the main tone, and light color should be applied. Boneless: pure color painting, but not line. Pure ink stippling is also called boneless. )

Finishing-after painting, do a whole finishing, so that the whole painting can finally reach a vivid state.

The importance of Chinese painting techniques

(a) can make the painting more vivid.

The creation of traditional Chinese painting does not attach importance to the description of physical objects, but to the vivid expression of painting contents. Different techniques can show different effects, so the painter should choose the most suitable technique according to the actual needs of the painting when making concrete creation, so as to make the expression of the painting content more vivid. A painter's creative level is not only determined by painting tools, but also requires a painter to have strong technical operation level and production skills. This shows the important value of techniques in Chinese painting creation.

(B) conducive to the expression of painting content

The technical function of Chinese painting is reflected in various aspects. For example, the painter needs to consider what techniques are needed in this creative work at the conception stage, and what role this technique plays in the expression of painting content. Only by doing this work well in the early stage can the painter make the content and techniques complement each other.

(3) It is conducive to enhancing the painter's aesthetic concept.

Everything has its own laws and principles of development, and the creation of Chinese painting is no exception. Painters should fully realize this and practice it in their creation. Therefore, the application of techniques is not unlimited and random, it needs to be based on the essence of Chinese painting and combined with the performance content. In this process, the painter also improved his aesthetic concept, which is helpful to improve his painting quality.