If I want to learn Chinese painting, what should I do?

Brush (large, medium and small size white cloud and wolf hair, preferably also have a part-hair), ink (Yidege or other), rice paper (not too bad), Chinese painting pigments, water bottles, palettes or saucers, blotting paper paper test paper can be together (beginners would be best to have), wool felt (best to have), a good drawing book (Mustard Seed Garden Drawing Book and the introduction to Chinese painting tutorials).

If just for self-indulgence, first paint orchids, then bamboo, chrysanthemums, plums, birds and flowers, and then you can consider landscapes or people. It's okay if you haven't learned how to sketch, and we recommend practicing calligraphy at the same time.

The key to Chinese painting is the thickness of the brushstrokes, the length of the brushstrokes, the thickness of the brushstrokes, and the variation of the brushstrokes. It is important to grasp the relationship between the brushstrokes and the water, and the blend of the pigments, so that there is a rhythm of the ink. Secondly, composition and white space are also very important. It is important to have a good understanding of the relationship between the brush and the water, the pigment and the ink, and the composition and the white space.

People who have studied brush painting can basically pass the ink barrier.