Five-color ink is a technical term of Chinese painting, which refers to the five colors commonly used in ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy, namely black, white, red, yellow and cyan. These five colors are also called "five elements colors", which correspond to the five elements. Black belongs to water, white to gold, red to fire, color to earth and green to wood. In the traditional culture of China, the five elements are closely related to the five colors and are widely used in various art forms.
Ink is divided into five colors, and the ancients had two meanings: after the Song Dynasty, it refers to the depth of ink, and before the Song Dynasty, it refers to the different depths of ink corresponding to the five colors. The ancients believed that the five colors in mountains and rivers showed different colors with the change of rain or shine and seasons. If the characteristics of change are generally expressed in pen and ink, it will produce the effect of mountain green, grass green, bonus and snow.
Detailed statement and use of five-color ink;
1, Jiao Mo: Jiao Mo has a strong color, which is often used to draw the contour lines and Jiao Mo textures of solid objects such as rocks, showing the Mo Yun effect in the dark.
2. Thick ink: Thick ink is used to show large areas of shadows and dark parts, and is often used to draw the outlines and dark parts of objects such as litter and houses. The ink is bright and deep.
3. Light ink: Light ink is often used to express the sunshine and bright parts of objects, especially suitable for drawing clouds, gradual changes and ethereal atmosphere. The ink is elegant.
4. Light ink: Light ink has strong fluidity and fresh and natural color, which is suitable for expressing soft and light object contours and unpredictable atmosphere.
5. Dotting ink: Dotting ink has the effect of dyeing and thick ink, which is used to express small details and distinctive features of objects.