Beginners learning Chinese painting should first pay attention to the "homology of painting and calligraphy". China's painting and calligraphy are closely related. Zhang Yanyuan, a painter and painting theorist in the Tang Dynasty, said in "Records of Famous Paintings in Past Dynasties: The Origin of Painting": "The integration of painting and calligraphy without separation ... is meaningless, so there are books; I can't see its shape, so there are paintings. "
Books and paintings are both pen and ink art, and their emergence and development complement each other. Therefore, it is best to practice calligraphy while learning Chinese painting. There are many similarities in points, lines and ink use in book countries, so a certain calligraphy foundation is of great help to learning Chinese painting. But painting and calligraphy are independent art forms after all. Learning calligraphy is of great help to learning Chinese painting, but it is fundamental for beginners to learn Chinese painting. Practicing calligraphy is to learn Chinese painting better, which can't be forgotten at first.
2. Beginners should pay attention to basic exercises when learning Chinese painting.
The foundation is very important, and beginners should pay attention to basic exercises when learning Chinese painting. Line is a basis for learning Chinese painting, and the basic brushwork of Chinese painting is line modeling. In painting theory, it is often said that "building bones with lines" means using lines, and expressing the expression, shape, texture, momentum, rhythm, space and other modeling factors of objects with the changes of line length, thickness, turning point, frustration, weight, stiffness, shade and luster. The application of ink color in Chinese painting is one of the foundations of learning Chinese painting. Ink is divided into five colors: dry, wet, thick, light and burnt. In addition, there is "white". The use of blank space is also the unique artistic beauty of Chinese painting.
3. Beginners should pay attention to studying and practicing Chinese painting.
Chinese painting is a combination of technique and art, and the study of Chinese painting needs long-term practice. We should have the spirit of "sitting on the bench for ten years", study hard and practice hard, not just a few months, and it is difficult to achieve anything without paying attention to the basics of Chinese painting learning. Everyone in the past dynasties said that "learning from the ancients, learning from nature" means learning from ancient masters and copying many famous works.
4. Beginners should pay attention to specialization when learning Chinese painting.
There are many themes in Chinese painting, such as landscape figures, flowers, birds, fish and insects, natural phenomena and so on. Techniques are divided into strokes, freehand brushwork and simultaneous writing. For beginners, every subject and technology is like a mountain. Not to mention lifelong efforts, three or five years, or even ten or eight years, may not be able to climb the peak. Therefore, beginners should pay attention to specialization when learning Chinese painting. It takes three to five years to learn one category of Chinese painting before working in other categories, so as to complete one's knowledge and promote the upgrading of specialization.
5. Beginners should pay attention to systematic learning when learning Chinese painting.
It is difficult for beginners to learn Chinese painting by themselves, so it is necessary to study it systematically. For beginners to learn Chinese painting, I suggest learning from teachers. A good teacher can explain clearly the confusion when they are beginners, lay a good foundation, take fewer detours, get started quickly and save a lot of time. In addition, Mustard Seed Garden is an introductory course for ancient and modern people to learn Chinese painting, and Qi Baishi copied it for a long time. It is a systematic and professional painting learning course, and it is worth for beginners to learn Chinese painting copying slowly, absorb the essence of painting in previous dynasties, and have a systematic foundation.
6. Beginners should pay attention to the improvement of literary literacy when learning Chinese painting.
The creation of Chinese painting has two levels, one is the expression of technique and pen and ink, and the other is the expression of the painter's humanistic care, emotion, aesthetics and ideological spirit. Therefore, beginners should pay attention to the improvement of literary literacy when learning Chinese painting, which is a process for the author to polish his mind and enhance his pattern and vision. Wei, Su Shi, Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, these famous artists are all good at poetry and painting and have profound literary attainments.