How to copy Chinese paintings? Especially flower and bird paintings. Detailed description.

Chinese painting copying is the first major course of study, this is the only way to absorb the ancient method to understand the 'language' of the ancient painting, only humbly learn, will understand to understand these languages, how to select the works in the model of the past generations is the most conceptual. The first to choose the best, to avoid taking the law is not high, into the mediocre, beginners are best not to their own interest, should be in accordance with the guidance of the teacher to learn. For example; Fan Kuan, Shen Zhou, Wang Meng, Li Tang, Wang Album. The second to read the painting, before copying, first of all, we must seriously and humbly think about reading the work, in the study of a lot of people care about not, attitude determines everything, the method can solve everything. Read and understand the enlightenment of the pen to have charm. How to read and copy;

1, the meaning of the process is to push the study of the ancients of the pen and ink, to understand the meaning of which, method, reason, interest.

2, with a large view of the small, from the whole to the local, the ink and brush is localized in the local, called the Chinese painting of the 'unit of language elements' that is, Shih Tao's 'a brush painting'. Starting from a point, a line to analyze. The method of starting the brush into the paper, whether to hide or reveal the front, the weight of lifting and pressing, the relationship between the intensity of the ink, the change of the side and center fronts, the speed of a wave of three speed. Where does the potential of the closing brush fall, whether or not it returns to the front, etc.? The quality of the dots and lines is which kind of pen appears, and the selection of rice paper. Only these units of language elements solved, in order to learn the essence of the ancients. Fang can copy the overall works.

3, copying three, top Pro, Pro, back Pro. Topography is fake such as engraved plate watermark with, remember to die copy, it is best to first of all, and then in the back of the Pro, emphasizing the idea of seeking law and reason, for the type to do as much as possible, like. Like and unlike, like and unlike, not the real thing of Chinese painting, the real thing is 'body Tao', is to see through the physical image of the 'heart image', is due to the object and sent to the situation of the wonderful monologue.

4, the overall copy of the understanding of the model of the weather, to grasp the works of the inner and outer style appearance. Such as the murmur, quiet, neat, flat, dangerous, deep, distant, misty, and so on. Rational wisdom to analyze, study, interpretation, the intention to store in the heart, naturally and with the ancients dialogue, naturally and with the ancients paintings, their feelings, their situation, their escape are all under the pen, into a forgetful 'realm of truth'. The life force of his works is born in a leisurely manner.