Chinese Ink Brush
Brush Techniques and
Strokes
The ancients used the expression yu pi yu mo(to have brush, to have ink).
These show the significance of the meaning for the two terms pi(brush) and
mo(ink).
The brush techniques so much
emphasized in Chinese painting include not only line drawing but also the
stylized expressions of shade and texture (cunfa) and the dotting methods(dianfa)
used mainly to differentiate trees and plants and also for simple embellishment.
The brush strokes give the painting rhythm and beauty and depict the subject's
outward and inner qualities. At the same time, they reveal the individuality
and style of the painter himself.
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