Also known as "blood method". One day: using ink. The predecessors called it ink painting, and the blood of the word is also. Therefore, when writing books in the field, I am extremely particular. Too light ink will damage the color, too thick ink will delay the pen. Must be "eager to live, talk about it." Song Jiangkui's "Continuation of Book Spectrum with Ink" says: "To write a script, you should do it, but not too dry. When the grass is dry, it is good to moisten it, and it is risky to dry it. If the ink is thick, the pen will be sluggish, but if it is dry, I don't know. " Bao Qing Chen Shi's "The Story of the Art Boat II Series" said: "Painting and calligraphy are both based on pens and formed in ink, so ink painting is a key to calligraphy. In fact, the pen is heavy, but it is floating. ……
"Pen and ink style, on the one hand, often varies from person to person. For example, the thick ink in the Northern Song Dynasty is practical, while the thick ink in the Southern Song Dynasty is flexible. Liu Yong likes to use thick ink, while Meng Lou just uses light ink. On the other hand, it is often different because of different book styles and paper properties. Second: the method of grinding ink. Su Song Jianyi's Four Books in the Study: Ink Spectrum said: "Studying ink is like a disease. It is important to mix it evenly without mud. "Grinding ink to cool, cool will be light. Don't heat the ink, it will blister when heated. The cover avoids the urgency and ink fever of its research. Li said, "users won't stop for a long time, but the dust pollutes each other for a long time and the glue will die." It's so boring that I can't write. " One once said in the book "The Essentials of Hanlin Meat Method": "The method of grinding ink is to press and push, and the operation is nearly folded." "Where the ink is ground, no inkstone water is allowed to make the ink stagnate. It is necessary to temporarily consider it with water droplets. " "All books are not allowed to grind their own ink, making their hands tremble and their bones and muscles strong, which is a big taboo. "
The application of brushwork originated from the production of brush, but the application of ink painting originated from the production of papermaking in China. It is the characteristics of China Xuan paper that produce the special aesthetic feeling of using ink. Together with brushwork, it constitutes a unique painting form of China culture.
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The word "pen and ink" is always the essential feature that distinguishes China's painting from other paintings.