There are different opinions about "five colors", or they mean burnt, thick, heavy, light and clear; Or refers to thick, light, dry, wet and black; There are also "white", which are collectively called "six colors".
Actually, it refers to the rich changes in the use of ink color. In Qing Dynasty, Lin Shu used the same amount of ink and put it in five bowls with different amounts of clear water, which was used for painting to distinguish the shades, and it was inevitable to understand mechanically.
China is the hometown of ink. Since ancient times, there have been rules for making and using ink. From ink pill to Mo Ding to ink, from pine smoke to oil smoke ink, all of them reflect the essence of ink method.
In China's art, both Chinese painting and calligraphy attach great importance to the control of ink. Judging from the provisions of ink in ancient and modern book theories and various ink handed down from ancient times, the use and skills of ink have always been one of the important issues concerned by creators, even appreciators and theorists.
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The characteristics and uses of various ink colors are as follows:
"Dry" ink contains less water, and is often used for rubbing rocks, which can produce vigorous and illusory interest.
"wet" ink contains a lot of water, which is mixed with water, and is mostly used for rendering, or for spotting leaves and moss in a rainy scene to make the picture feel moist, or for splashing ink to show the charm of ink dripping.
"light" ink is light in color but not dark. Whether it is dry or wet, it should be light and vivid, and it is mostly used to draw distant images or bright faces of objects.
"Dense" is a thick black color, which is often used to draw close images or dark sides of objects.
"Jiao" is darker than thick ink. It is used to dip a pen with extremely black ink, which is Jiao Mo. It is often used to highlight the darkest part of the picture, or to tick or scratch.
Baidu encyclopedia-five colors of ink.