The difference between gouache and Chinese painting

The difference between gouache and Chinese painting is as follows:

1, different meanings: gouache painting is a kind of painting painted using water and powder pigments. Its performance is characterized by in between opaque and translucent, color can be produced on the screen brilliant, soft, bright, thick and other artistic effects. Chinese painting mainly refers to scroll paintings painted on silk, rice paper, silk and framed. Chinese painting is a traditional form of painting in China, in which a brush is dipped in water, ink and color and painted on silk or paper.

2, different characteristics: the general gouache painting shows the reflective effect and transparent watercolor paintings of the bright effect is very different, therefore, gouache paintings generally do not use the method of multi-moisture color mixing, and the use of white chalk to adjust the brightness of the color to the method of thick paintings to show their own unique color effect. Chinese painting in the observation and understanding of objective things, to take a large view of the small, small in the big method, and in the activities to observe and understand the objective things, and even can be directly involved in things, rather than do the bureau appearance, or confined to a fixed point.