Ink painting: A painting made by mixing water and ink with the concentration of water and ink. It is a form of painting. More often, ink painting is regarded as traditional Chinese painting, which is the representative of traditional Chinese painting. . Also known as Chinese painting, Chinese painting. Ink painting is one of the traditional Chinese paintings. Ink is the origin of Chinese painting, and ink paintings are drawn based on the branching method used in pen and ink. Line center strokes, side strokes, straight strokes and reverse strokes, stippling, rubbing, breaking ink, and ink brushing techniques. The changes in ink and water are divided into five colors. The painting is completed, inscribed and stamped. It is a complete ink painting work.
Basic ink painting is only water and ink, black and white, but advanced ink painting also includes meticulous flower and bird paintings, which are colorful. The latter is sometimes also called color ink painting. In Chinese painting, one of the unique materials of Chinese painting is ink as the main raw material, and the amount of water is added as thick ink, light ink, dry ink, wet ink, burnt ink, etc. to draw different shades (black, white, gray) . There is a unique charm called "Mo Yun". It forms a form of painting mainly based on ink and wash.
? From ancient times to the present, China has invented a variety of painting methods, the most common of which is painting with a brush. Later, it became more common to bite the pen with the mouth, hold the pen with the toes, hold the pen with the feet, hold the pen with the armpits, and ink the body (including fingers, toes, hair, elbows, etc.). When contemporary Chinese ink painters create ink paintings, they use a wide range of materials. It has become a trend to create ink paintings on non-rice paper, such as on clothes and the human body. The subject matter is more diverse, not only limited to landscapes, flowers and birds, but also extended to the category of performance art in addition to abstract ink paintings.
Six Methods of Ancient Painting
The Six Methods of Painting were written by Xie He, a 5th-century painter and art theorist, and recorded in the preface to his book "Ancient Painting Pinlu". The six methods mentioned are:
It means that the charm is vivid. One way of saying it is to express the spirit, and there are also ways to say it expresses the artist's character or the technical essence of using brushes and ink.
The bone method uses a brush, that is, the technique of using the brush must have "bone strength" when expressing hooks, lines, and points. This is related to the inseparable relationship between calligraphy and painting at that time.
Ying object pictogram is to feel the structure of the object and then describe the shape of the object.
Applying color according to type means adding appropriate tones to the work according to the original color of the object and showing a sense of hierarchy.
The business position is also, that is, thinking about the composition and depth of the work.
Transfer copying means adding, deleting, and redrawing your own drafts to complete the work. In addition, it also means imitating ancient works as a way of learning.
Characteristics of traditional painting
Ink painting has its own obvious characteristics. Traditional ink painting, based on the ancient painting catalog of Xie He of the Southern Dynasties, commented:
It pays attention to "vivid charm" and does not stick to the likeness of the appearance of objects, but emphasizes the expression of the author's subjective taste. Chinese painting emphasizes "writing spirit with form" and pursues a feeling of "beautifulness lies between similarity and dissimilarity"
It pays attention to the charm of pen and ink, and the brushwork requirements are: flat, round, remaining, heavy and varied. The ink method requires that ink be divided into five colors: thick, light, broken, splashed, stained, burnt, and settled.
Pay attention to the "bone method of using brushes", do not pay attention to focus perspective, and do not emphasize the impact of the environment on the changes in light and color of objects
Pay attention to the layout of the blank and the "aura" of the object.
It can be said that Western painting is the art of "reproduction", and Chinese painting is the art of "expression". Chinese painting is not just a dotted outline on rice paper. Chinese painting is to express "charm" and "state". It is actually the final expression of a systematic integration of thoughts. The mind, consciousness, and spirit are all integrated, and poetry, calligraphy, and painting are integrated. Poetry is the meaning of painting, and calligraphy is the bone of painting. Familiarity with techniques can reveal your thoughts; outside the picture, you can leave thoughts. This is also the essence of judging the artistic value of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting works.