White painting is a technique in Chinese painting, that is, using ink lines to outline objects and highlight their charm. White painting is the basis for learning Chinese painting, through painting white drawing can not only practice modeling, collect materials, but also help us to understand and study the object.
1. The concept of white drawing White drawing is a technical form of using brush ink lines to outline the contours and structures of objects. White painting was called "white painting" in ancient times, and now it is also called "line drawing".
The artistic language of white painting is rich, and the length, thickness, square circle, twist, density, virtual reality of the line, as well as various rhythmic changes such as the weight of the pen, the setback, the rigidity and softness are its unique artistic expressions.
White painting is one of the basic training forms of Chinese painting, which is an indispensable process for training modeling ability. His paintings can also be independent works. White painting has the artistic characteristics of clarity, clarity, rigor, conciseness, simplicity and elegance, so it is deeply loved by people.
2. Characteristics of white painting As a unique art, white painting has its own unique artistic language, which mainly has the following characteristics. (1) The high performance ability of the line. (2) Highly refined, generalized and exaggerated expression methods. (3) Artistic processing to strengthen the image characteristics of objects. (4) Pay attention to pen and ink skills. (5) Longer than expressing emotions.
3. The expressive power of the line As the most basic, simplest, simplest and simplest modeling language, the line has a special place in Chinese painting.
In the painting, the line plays the role of shaping the shape and defining the image, and is the soul of the painting. Although the line language is simple, when expressing different objects and objects, through various subtle changes in the lines, it produces various personalized expression forms, such as using different linear, dynamic and elastic lines according to objects of different textures such as silk, cotton and linen.
The pen is smooth and vivid, making people feel that the lines of the whole picture are rhythmic, layered, vivid and fresh. The line of white stroke can not only represent the shape and structure of the object, but also use the change of the pen to express the texture and sense of space of the object.
The thread itself also has a high sense of abstract beauty. The thread is lifeless, it is people who are in love with it, it seems so vibrant; the thread is a very simple thing, it is people who use it to lyrically write, it seems so mysterious. For Chinese painters, the ability to control lines will directly affect the quality of the work.
4. The role of white painting White drawing is one of the introductory trainings of Chinese painting, and for the study of Chinese painting, it has the important significance of enabling learners to master the correct observation method, establish a good concept of modeling, improve modeling ability, understand and master the organization and application of chinese painting lines.
White painting is a profound understanding and refinement of natural objects, and strives to express the image of the object concisely and generally. And to draw "nutrition" from calligraphy, it has strong imagery and unique aesthetic value. Learning white painting is not only an understanding of the basic modeling methods of Chinese painting, but also an experience of beauty.
White stroke pays attention to the strength of the pen, through the change of the strength of the pen, resulting in light and heavy, strong and weak, fast and slow, virtual and real and other lines with different emotions, the ancients said that "into the wood three points", "force through the back of the paper", "such as folding strands", "such as house leak marks", etc. are for the pen force and the charm of the line, the impact is particularly far-reaching is sheikh in his "Six Laws" on the importance of the "bone method pen" emphasis.
It can be said that it is precisely because of the spirit and role of "bone" that the lines in the white painting are freed from the state of weakness in appearance, so as to have a strong sense of strength. Therefore, when learning white drawing, no matter the length of the line, the thickness and thickness, or the rapidity, we must strive to highlight the "bone" of the line, with the air pen, the pen to the force, in one go, so as to produce the beauty of the natural connotation.