What are the requirements of traditional painting brushwork?

The so-called "four diseases" of traditional painting brushwork, the first drawback is rigidity, meaning that the pen can not be degree, can not transit; the second drawback is withered, meaning that the pen is like pining bamboo haggard, no spirit; the third drawback is turbid, meaning that the brushwork is like a greasy hat and dirt clothes, no grace; the last drawback is weak, meaning that the pen has no bone, thin, brittle and soft, lack of strength. The last drawback is weak, meaning that the pen is spineless, thin, brittle, and lacking in strength.

The "six essentials" in the living and God is similar to the moist and clear, so that can be summarized into four essentials, and the "four diseases" to become a contrast. Through the traditional painting brushwork "six" and "four diseases", we can see that the traditional excellent brushwork is vertical and horizontal flying away from the spirit and vitality, while the poor brushwork is rigid and weak.

And, the Chinese painting brush method is also very important, which requires painters to finger real palm virtual, easy to eight out of the front, this is the general method, but the finger is not dead immovable, especially the middle finger, in the process of the pen must be slightly dialing, in the points and strokes to play a subtle change between the swaying, instead of the flat paddle over.

As for the up, down, lift, press and other techniques, but also requires the painter to lift the pen, press down, mention the pen breaks even, press to a press in the end, from the pen belly to the root of the pen, press the heavy in order to penetrate the back of the paper, to achieve the desired effect.

And, the Chinese painting brush requirements to be round, hair. The so-called "round" refers to the pointed, thin, biased, withered, stiff and other ills, and to achieve the round, the brush must always be hidden in the center of the ink marks, whether the brush is upright or diagonal, brush strokes thin or broad, must be the center. Only the center of the pen can naturally achieve the effect of round, thick, moist, glutinous and loose. The so-called "hair" is for the light, the pen is loose and hair, so that the painting will have the feeling of pale.