Ink Wash Landscape Painting Copybook

Author: Zhou Yi
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Primarily featuring ink wash, the technique resembles splashing porcelain, dynamic and fluid, known as "ink-wash landscape painting." The ink-wash landscape techniques discussed in this book are extensive, not only including ink-wash techniques but also breaking ink techniques, accumulating ink techniques, rubbing ink techniques, staining ink techniques, thirsty ink techniques, planting ink techniques, and (jiāo mò jì hàn). It also encompasses various dyeing methods of ink and water, where both water and ink are equally important, intertwining into the five colors of "thick, heavy, light, clear, and dry." Sometimes, the pursuit of mixed ink is considered an experience-based approach. The techniques of ink-wash landscape painting are special because they involve chance, randomness, free expression, and emotional expression. Therefore, in creation and execution, the intention precedes the brush, bold strokes are made, careful refinement follows, the flow is guided, and development occurs gradually.