Meticulous brushwork is usually made of cooked rice paper and alum water. Ink is not easy to penetrate, so it can be painted neatly and carefully, and can be repeatedly rendered and colored. It is suitable for painting green and colorful meticulous landscapes, showing a magnificent artistic effect. This kind of paper can well control the trend of ink and wash, and can also be dyed with water to achieve the desired effect. Beginners are advised to work hard on cooked rice paper, because meticulous brushwork is the basis of freehand brushwork.
Familiar with propaganda, it is easy to master ink painting, but it is also easy to have problems of fluency and stagnation. Although Sheng Xuan's paintings are full of interest in ink, they are written immediately, and ink permeates quickly, which is not easy to master. Therefore, general landscape painters like to use semi-cooked Xuan paper, because it has both Mo Yun changes and is not too transparent, and it is easy to master rubbing, rubbing, tracing and dyeing, and can express complex and rich brushwork.
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