Calligraphy ink, how to master the thick and light

Ink is divided into five colors is one of the techniques of Chinese painting expression, refers to the water to adjust the intensity of ink to express the five-color phase of things. Ink can be divided into ink, light ink, thick ink, very light ink and burnt ink, and each ink color has dry and wet changes, which is the wonder of Chinese painting with ink. In the same way, Chinese calligraphy and painting have similarities, and both belong to the same sisterhood, with the same origin of calligraphy and painting.

Chinese calligraphy and painting can be referred to as ink and brushwork, a good piece of calligraphy, the ink color is wonderful, just like a person's blood color is rich and moist, the spirit of light.

How to master the ink of calligraphy?

To learn how to use ink, first of all, we must master the thickness, the amount of moisture. All good calligraphy works, ink and water are thick and light appropriate. Ink must be thick and doubtful. Doubtful pen is not smooth, doubtful strokes dull, dry; ink must be light and not dead, dead is hurt, calligraphy is concerned about the form of both God, so light ink to live, to have the charm of God. Ink thickness appropriate, dry and moist mixed, is a major key to the beauty of the art of calligraphy.

The art of light ink

Huang Binhong cloud: "the ancients painting and calligraphy, ink color is flexible, thick not stagnant, light not thin floating, but also have their own art. The method of the first pen dipped in thick ink, ink, if too rich, it is appropriate to wipe the inkstone slightly force, and then dip the pen slightly into water, then the book for painting, ink color naturally moist and flexible. ″

So the calligraphers have the ability to master the ink skills, ink thick and light, dry and moist, so that the word flesh and blood, color and bright. Thick ink works can glow with spirit and vitality, light ink works can also be distinctive and flavor. The Qing Dynasty's Liu Yong good use of ink, the essence of the content; Wang Wenzhi good use of light ink, elegant and elegant, then known as "ink prime minister, light ink flower".

Thick ink prime minister

How can write a good ink color? First of all, the water, ink and inkstone should be pure, clean, clean. Inkstone can not stay in the ink, used up to be washed with water. This research out of the ink in order to ink and water, write out of the word in order to "flesh and blood to get" specific practices are:

First of all, before writing, the pen should be released slowly with water, so that the pen hair through the moist. In the ink stone surface slowly and gently, the four sides of the hair moistened ink, natural and smooth and quite round. Under the swing, so that the ink from the tip of the pen, the ink color is vivid and vigorous.

Light ink flower

Secondly, the pen and ink must be a perfect combination of pen and ink. Pen can take ink, sharp to ink, ink with the pen and hair, and therefore dense. Ancient people have "ink now" and "splash ink like flying", meaning that the pen is not under the influence, ink is not false hair, management of the mood, flexible use. Write out of the calligraphy works, extremely thick and thin withered wet intricate changes.

The ancients said: "ink is too light to hurt the spirit, too thick is stagnant brush. Too light and too wet, the pen can not control the ink and ink, ink overflow in the millimeter, resulting in ink up malpractice; if the ink is too thick, the front of the operation of the hair is not moving, can not be released. Writing should give full play to the effect of ink color. Yuan dynasty Chen Dedi in the "Hanlin tips" said: "the word born in ink, ink born in water, water is also the blood of the word. The tip of the pen is subjected to water, a little bit has been withered, water is too impregnated with meat scattered, too dry is withered meat 丨.

The ancients used ink to be thick and thin, dry and moist mixed, it is a major key to the art of calligraphy.

The above is a little ink skills, for your reference only, there are shortcomings, look forward to the masters point of correction, thank you!