Introduction to traditional ink painting

A Chinese painting. Refers to a painting made of pure ink and wash. There are three basic elements: simplicity, symbolism and nature. Legend has it that it began in the Tang Dynasty, became in the Five Dynasties, flourished in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and continued to develop in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern times. Give full play to the function of ink painting with brushwork as the leading factor. "Ink is color" means that the shade change of ink is a hierarchical change of color, and "ink is color" means that multi-level ink chromaticity can be used instead of colorful colors. "Ink painting" composed of China's special cigarette ink has become a unique form of Chinese painting. Ink can be divided into five levels: ink, light ink, thick ink, extremely light ink and five kinds of ink in Jiao Mo, namely, Jiao Mo (original ink), heavy ink, heavy ink, light ink and clear ink.