The classification and usage of traditional Chinese painting brushes are as follows:
According to different types of hair, they are divided into soft brushes, hard brushes and both brushes.
According to the length of the stroke, it is divided into: long stroke, center stroke, and short stroke.
According to the size of the pen tip, it is divided into three models: small, medium and large.
Soft brush pens mainly refer to sheep brush pens, fetal brush pens, chicken brush pens, etc. These soft brush pens have a soft tip and absorb ink. Most pens are used for sweeping and pendulum. They are generally used for Paint landscapes. Soft brushes and sheep brushes are mostly used. Yanghao pens have a pen head made of goat hair. Among Yanghao pens, Hu brushes are the most common. The more common ones include large regular script (Changfeng), banners, and jade pens.
Hard-hair pens mainly refer to purple-hair pens, wolf-hair-brushes, mouse-hair-brushes, etc. These hard-hair brushes have a sharp tip and are generally used for figures, flowers and birds. Purple halo pens are made from the hair on the back of mountain rabbits. Purple halo pens are divided into pure purple, two-flowered, three-four-flowered and so on. Jianhao mainly refers to a brush made of a variety of hairs mixed together. This kind of jianhao pen has a moderately firm and soft tip and is mostly used for inscriptions and calligraphy. Common types of jianhao pens include sheep wolf jianhao, sheep purple jianhao, etc.
Long tip has longer bristles and is easier to draw thin lines. Short tip has a shorter brush tip and is easier to draw thicker lines. Center tip combines the characteristics of both. Generally, the center tip is the most suitable for landscape paintings. good.
When painting Chinese paintings, in addition to considering the bristles and length of the brush, you should also prepare brushes of various types and sizes.