11th - Learning Chinese traditional painting

Now I am trying to paint faster, well, not so slow at least, because it was taking me several sessions to finish every painting, and I was feeling fear of ruining them. I think it was restrainning my learning. I painted this one last night, and I have been practicing today my signature (I am not sure if it is right). It has been more difficult than I thought! But I like the result with the calligraphy and the seal. Next step: I must learn to mount it!

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Howto & Style

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• arts
• crafts
• chinese
• brush
• traditional
• painting
• sumi-e
• ink
• landscape
• Guilin
• Painted
• Veil
• papel
• de
• arroz
• suibokuga

[bbornets]

I like your distant background which reminds me of master painters.

[shybuttcute]

Thanks Barbara for your comment, and for getting in touch. How are you doing? I miss you all.

[lotusfae]

This is fantastic! I love watching you grow as an artist.

[shybuttcute]

Thank you very much! :) Hope the next ones are better

[xiaowensh]

Wow, your Chinese writting is very impressive! Especially with brush, it's very difficult to write. But I have to say you did a very good job! And the stamp is very professional. Did you buy it in China? Overall I love the whole painting. But if you can make the color more contrasting, that is, make the dark sides darker, it'll be even better. Well done! Keep the good work! :)

[shybuttcute]

hi! thanks again for your comments, I was missing them, and missing you of course. Yes, the seal was made in China, a friend of mine brought it to me :) I will try to add more contrasts next time. It was the first time I used ink stick, and I think it was not as dark as my liquid ink. How are your paintings going? I have not painted much lately, I still have 2 weeks more of hard work, and I hope to paint a lot later!

[Ronwang]

Thank you for sending me messages.

Best wishes,

Ron Wang @ Chicago \^v^/

[xiaowensh]

Now I see why, yes, the ink stick is not easily used as the liquid. But you can combine them, put a bit of liquid ink into the stone plate, and then use the ink stick. It has the benefit of both. I hope to see more of your new works later. You're a very productive artist, you put me to shame 'coz I've been so lazy! :p Good luck! xoxo

[familguycom]

very nice, gettin good man keep it up