The difference between comics and Chinese painting

There are obvious differences between cartoon painting and traditional Chinese painting in painting style and expression form.

Cartoon is a popular painting form, which usually expresses people or things in a concise, exaggerated and humorous way, and has a distinct personality. It usually uses exaggeration and deformation to describe life or current events as its theme, and generally uses deformation, metaphor, symbol, suggestion and innuendo in techniques.

Traditional Chinese painting is a form of traditional painting in China, which uses China's unique pen and ink and pigments to create according to long-term expression and artistic rules. Chinese painting can be subdivided into ink painting, heavy color, light crimson, meticulous painting, freehand brushwork and line drawing according to its materials and expression methods. Chinese painting has rich and diverse themes, including figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, etc.

Generally speaking, cartoon painting emphasizes the expression of interest, life and sense of humor, while Chinese painting pays attention to the expression of traditional aesthetics and artistic conception.