This needs to be distinguished. Chinese painting is divided into ink and fine brushwork~!
Ink painting uses raw rice paper, and the pigments are special Chinese painting pigments, usually Mary brand!
For gongbi painting, you need to use cooked rice paper, and the pigments are also traditional Chinese painting pigments.
As for the brushes, there are three types: soft brush, hard brush and mixed brush.
The majority of soft pens are sheep, followed by chicken. There are three types of brushes: long-edge, center-edge, and short-edge.
The long-edge brush has a long edge and contains more water. It is suitable for expressing various ink color changes, but it is difficult to master.
The short-edged brush has a short edge and is easy to write thickly. The center brush is between long and short, with a moderate length, suitable for outlining and coloring clothing lines. Chicken hair is softer and difficult to grasp. Hard brushes include wolf brush, purple brush, badger brush and brown brush.
Hard pens generally have strong elasticity, are strong and sharp, and are easy to master and use. Among them, Langhao pen and Zihao pen are commonly used. It is mostly used for drawing lines, dotting rocks, flowers and painting orchids and bamboos. The brush pen is made of two or more different materials. This pen has moderate softness and hardness, and is suitable for drawing lines and rendering. For example: "Dabaiyun" is a combination of sheep and wolf hair. "Five Purple Five Sheep" is a combination of purple hair and sheep hair.
When writing running script, couplets, and flat foreheads, you can use a brush pen, which is soft and tender, and has a wide range of uses. Zihao and Langhao pens are hard and elastic. The short edge is used for regular script and the long edge is used for painting. With both hair and hair, it is both hard and soft, and can be used for writing and painting. The three numbers of large, medium and small brushes are divided according to the length and thickness of the brush head. Users should choose the model according to the size of calligraphy and painting. The longest "crane's foot" on the pen tip is 12 centimeters long, and the shortest "man's eyebrow" is only 1.5 centimeters. The hawthorn pen with a "fat" tip is 8 centimeters in diameter, while the pen used for tracing flowers is the "thin" one, with a tip as thin as cotton thread. When choosing a writing brush, pick the tip. The nib of the pen should be pointed, even, round, and key, that is, the edge of the nib should be both sharp and cone-like but also rounded. The nib should be neatly trimmed, and the nib should be plump and elastic. Generally, pen holders are mostly made of phoenix tail bamboo, Xiangfei bamboo, flower bamboo, and purple bamboo. When choosing a pen holder, you should check whether the pen barrel is round and smooth, not flat, cracked, bent, or tilted, and the length is appropriate. If there is seal engraving on the pen barrel, it depends on whether it is beautiful and clear; if there is inlay, it depends on whether it is elegant and simple. Finally, check whether the pen tip and pen holder are firmly adhered to each other, and whether the pen tip is moldy or moth-eaten. First, gently shake the pen tip with your hand to ensure there is no looseness, and then gently flick the pen barrel to see if there is any hair loss, if there is hair loss, it is either insect-eaten or moldy. Check whether the tip of the brush is moldy and smell if there is a musty smell.