raw rice paper
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It is best to use raw rice paper to create freehand Chinese paintings or calligraphy. Raw rice paper has not been brushed with alum water, so it absorbs water quickly. In addition, Its pulling force is even greater than that of Shuxuan. Suitable for creation.
Make rice paper brushed with alum water, which absorbs water slowly and is suitable for creating some meticulous paintings.
Texture is the most important thing when choosing paper. Paper with poor quality is easy to damage pens and difficult to preserve. Famous papers from ancient to modern times are all famous for their quality, such as Chengxintang paper "Miruxi" ”, the jade plate declares “flexible and durable”. Tough and tight paper is the best, and you can tell by visual inspection when choosing.
If the paper is not white, it means that the raw materials are not good, or the water quality is poor, it is not considered good paper. The extremely white jade board Xuanbian uses sandalwood as raw material, and the Shujian "paper is made from Huanhuatan water" are both examples. If it is dyed, it must be pure and white, which is the paper with good nature. However, dyed paper is not easy to pass down for a long time. If you hope that the work will be placed in a museum a hundred years later, it is better to avoid using it.
The surface of paper can be divided into smooth and rough. Smooth paper is solid and easy to write on, but if it is too slippery and the pen passes lightly, there will be no writing power. If it is rough, the opposite is true, and it is easy to write. It can gain writing power, but if it is too astringent, it will be difficult to apply the brush and it will easily damage the edge of the pen. This is the so-called "thin but not astringent".
The paper must be able to absorb ink, otherwise the ink will float on the surface of the paper, which will easily fall off and cannot be stored for a long time. Generally speaking, rice paper absorbs ink better, while paper paper has the opposite effect. The ink absorption is too strong. If you move the pen slowly, all the dots and strokes will become ink balls. However, if the ink absorbency is too weak, it will be difficult for the ink to enter the paper, which is not suitable. Therefore, when choosing paper, you should consider the style of calligraphy and your personal writing speed. It is better if the ink can enter the paper but not form "clumps". When purchasing, if the store allows it, feel free to try it with ink. You will know after you try it.