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What is the painting method of splash-ink fairy painting?

The painting method of splashing ink on immortals is a freehand brushwork method of ink painting that does not seek to look like a god.

The Painting of the Fairy Splashed with Ink is a paper-based ink figure painting created by Liang Kai, a painter in the Southern Song Dynasty. This painting is the earliest existing freehand brushwork figure painting, which deviates from the traditional linear classical language and marks the true independence of ink image language. The picture of the ink-splashing immortal depicts an old man who is already ecstatic, looking at the front with blurred eyes.

In the description of the five senses, the author adopts a compact and exaggerated contrast technique. The facial features are compact, but the forehead is wide, accounting for two-thirds of the face. In the use of pens, only lines are used to outline the five senses, while large horizontal pens are used to describe hair and beard, and the dry and wet shades of pen and ink change accurately and naturally.

Appreciation of the painting style of "splash ink to paint a fairy";

In ancient paintings, Kai Liang's painting style is described as free and easy. This kind of elegance refers to the free and unrestrained, free and easy natural style, which is not limited to the etiquette at that time, and profoundly reflects the needs of painters in the Song Dynasty for aesthetic taste. The advocacy of this style has played a very important role in China's painting art in later generations.

Through this painting, people can enter the highest spiritual realm of an ideal life without the need for the painter to interpret the theme of this painting too much. The painting style of the picture is simple and extraordinary, the use of big splash ink, the simple outline of lines and the change of color shades make the picture present a stunning feeling.