Chinese Brush Painting Basic Lesson 1:2

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Howto & Style

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• Chinese
• Brush
• Painting
• Lesson
• Sumi-e
• Demo

[laughingatducks]

Is there a correct ratio for mixing the watercolors? when i mix them either they look too dark or too watery and never seem to mix well with my ink.

[blueheronarts]

@laughingatducks You don't have to mix well or evenly. It is supposed to have a gradation in load, from dark ink on the tip to clean water at heel. Again, watercolor binding medium is quite different than ink. You might not get the smooth gradtion with watercolor black. So ink is preferred. You might want to get a bottle of Chuang Hwa ink from our online store.

[freedom2minitokyo]

Do you have to use ink? I'm doing a project for my adv. art class, and the art department is very poorly funded. Most likely, I won't have access to ink, so I'm curious if its really needed, or can I just use black water color paint?

[blueheronarts]

@freedom2minitokyo Black watercolor is different than ink on rice paper but it is ok to use if you have no ink. It tends to be too sticky to brush, not flowing as much as ink. Add lots of water to dilute the watercolor may help. No use of white to get grey to keep it transparent.

[CocoHotpix]

what does the Chinese words say. And how should people who speak english sign their painting? Just curious.

[blueheronarts]

@CocoHotpix It says "A couple of herons standing by the water". You may sign in English. I can help translated English name into Chinese and can also help create a personalized Chinese name chop.

[Shizznickel]

Hey.. I love your work! I am just starting out with a beginner set. Is there someway to practice to get like.. the feel of the brush? I feel so awkward so far and I cannot get the look you have. Does brush quality make a huge difference? I just a small beginner set so the brushes are short and simple. I figured it'd be good to start because I don't want to put a crazy amount of money into brushes when I'm just starting. Opinions or suggestions?

[TiedGangstar]

give us some new chinese painting demonstration please, but this one is very nice.

[StrategicMedia]

What a wonderful lesson! Thank you. Your work is just gorgeous.

[blueheronarts]

@bvandusen I use a goat(soft) hair or a combination brush with goat and wolf(stiff) hair brush for the body and a wolf hair brush for the beak and the leg. You may find brushes at our online store. Thanks!