What does the sketch mean?

. Miniature painting is not a masterpiece with rigorous structure and rich plots. However, small-scale painting and small-scale painting are not the same. Small-scale painting should have its own characteristics in addition to small space. "Essays should have great sustenance", which is Mr. Zhang Daqian's cognition of sketch painting. This is a very classic sentence, which is also the purpose of sketch painting. Sketch is not a random sketch, but a thoughtful, skillful and expressive work of the mind. The word "sketch" originally came from Buddhist scriptures. Buddhists generally call the detailed version of Buddhist scriptures "masterpieces" and the simplified version "sketches". The definition of "small painting" in Chinese painting is relative to a rigorous and large-scale theme creation. They have different aesthetic functions. Theme creation often plays the role of art serving society and politics, that is, "educating and helping others". The function of "small painting" is mostly to express the painter's leisure, or a useful attempt of various techniques. As far as Chinese painting sketch is concerned, it is a kind of random work in which the painter expresses his feelings and interests with paintings, improvises and freely expresses his feelings with the concept of literati ink play or for the purpose of exploring techniques. It inherits the tradition of "literati painting", and inscriptions and seals become an important part of the picture form. It emphasizes poetry and painting, and emphasizes the writing of brushwork. A "sketch" is usually within a foot or several feet. The content requires conciseness, generalization, and seeing the big from the small. Interesting and meaningful is the highest realm pursued by "small painting" The themes it expresses are small feelings, ordinary stories, folk customs, myths and legends, historical figures, poetry and so on. Because of its small size, one stone and one flower, one tree and one pavilion can be painted by everyone. Because the space is small, the ink writing is simple, it doesn't take much time, and it is convenient to brush it off after meals, which is in line with the fast-paced life of modern people. Although the "small painting" is small, its elegance can give people a sense of beauty and also has high aesthetic value. "A picture in the distance is a scene in a hundred miles", "It's quite crucial" and "A drop of water to see the world" are small but not small, and small paintings still need to be done.