Chinese Brush Painting is the use of equipment and traditional materials. Like many traditions, different materials are often more interesting for themselves. In the past, scientists and artists in the beautiful objects they have created a whole kind of pleasures of scholars of antiquities office. Both are essential elements and social elements that contribute to the flow of the ideal environment for the arts.

Although expensive equipment to buy, no loss of Chi in the table, such as cost. Beautiful pictures, but can reasonably be achieved with standard equipment. The main points are called the Four Treasures, and consists of stone, ink, ink stick, paper and brushes. Good advice for the material is hard to find, because very few suppliers is also a painter. Many teachers, or sell equipment or be able to determine the most appropriate or most readily available to advise objects. There are several experts in e-mail for business and some good art shops may have a limited choice. Make sure that the shops in China, some of the equipment in stock (mainly the color and brush) is Japanese and can not be loaded.

Ink Ink Stones Stones (Yan) of slate or stone, carved in the best Duan. It is ideal for one with a lid, so the ink does not dry too quickly. The surface should be neither too soft nor too hard. Beautifully sculpted versions are available, and students-stones. Square, round, rectangular, hexagonal or free style, available in a variety of colors and designs.
Some use natural layers in the rocks and studied carefully before cutting.

There are many wonderful ancient coins in different shapes and sizes. To be observed in the past used by famous artists, or valuable. The size can vary widely, from tiny stones Voyage major studio releases, which can hardly be removed. The eyelids may be made of the same stone or slate as the main slip surface or stone, may have a wooden or placed in a closed box.
Its all about taste, availability and cost. We pay attention to prevent stone chips or breaks, and when collecting too much ink dried, ground smooth with a clean cloth (or) very soft brush. When color at home, and travel in groups, and should consider buying two pieces. Often, the first stone is bought is cheaper and smaller, so if you are addicted to this style of painting the highest quality performance and more to buy for your studio.

The stone must be large enough for the size of the quantity of ink painting takes too long to grind very small stone not unnecessarily disrupt the image and to prevent movement, rhythmic sound painting. For simplicity, many painters use liquid ink on the planet, but some colors are of poor quality. Some fans believe that Western artists have to prepare the ink on a stone to the scene and the desired atmosphere. I deleted the use of liquid ink, brush, rinse with clean water.

Above all, the grinding of the ink is a time of reflection on future work and to prepare both the brush and wrist. Good ink can help to produce better work, as it is fresh, the Conservatives are missing, and therefore calls on the paper correctly.

Sublimation Ink (MO) is usually supplied in the form of stick. It is made of pine wood, oil, paint or soot. Smoke may be in different places of the oven, the view from the top and over the fire to be better than the neck and body smoke. There is also smoke herbs (the ash of burnt cream), said to be good for painting hair, beard and wings.

The ink sticks are often highly decorated and come in many shapes and sizes, often described as one ounce, two ounces, etc.

When you buy a fountain pen, find a topic area and less weight. A glossy, heavy resin stick is probably too much.
More glue can be mixed in color since the techniques learned, and taking natural substances such as glue or bone horn. Pay attention to the ink pen, supporting the edge of the ink stone, or find another specifically for them. This can be patented product or something like chopsticks rest, giving the floor to dry. When not in use, store away from moisture and heat.

PaperThe paper (Zhi) used for Chinese brush painting can take many different forms. There are four main types: practical paper (semi absorbent), tissue paper, document size and specialty papers. With so many cards in the East and a growing number of Westerners, it is important to preserve samples of all documents and take notes on the results and preferences. Try as much as possible and make a file or a reference book.

Practice papers are best for beginners and good images can be designed independently of the paper. Paper Grass (MAO bian) is a yellow color, and such 297x420mm/11.7x16.5 sheets or more. For those who like the color of paper grass is Japanese and Taiwanese newspapers to form roll is called Moon Palace, which is very white and soft to the touch, but a popular painter of flowers. This paper is strong and is also useful for backup.

Tissue paper is mainly under the name of Xuan Paper, Xuan has many variations, single, double or triple-layer-Xuan, or bark. The extinction is variable, both between different paper types, even between different batches of the same paper, so that proper control is essential.

A highly absorbent paper teddy painting helpful but a bit on the size of the paper is better for the flowers and insects. The document may in some art shops are often very absorbent, try to get a letter in fuzzy at first. All these books can be purchased in large sheets, and some are not in rolls of 10 or 12 sheets.

For Gongbi require meticulous style or form of Xuan paper. You can size it is, but it is difficult to achieve a result, even the weather is more efficient (and enjoyable) spent painting. There are three main features of this document. The best (and thinner) called Cicada (by sound IT), when shaken, followed by Clearwater and ice (thicker follow). Some of these articles have reflected on the surface of the glue. These materials are more expensive than Uncalibrated versions.

The ties with China, the increasing availability of unusual materials. Often associated with long fibers such as mulberry and pineapple, some of which are visible on the surface of the paper. These newspapers and others called hemp, leather or paper, are thicker and have more procedures when multiple layers of paint or wash the surface to be applied.
Many come from Korea and Taiwan and China. It is more expensive to buy and come in a wide arc.


The most commonly processed fiber. The use of natural fibers is needed to provide the required strength and fluid retention plans for the fluid and varied. The brushes were characterized mainly by rigid or flexible and how it affects the characters on paper. Compared with the brush of the West, is the belly of the brush to a different location, maximum flexibility, recovery and resilience can.

Soft brushes are usually made from sheep (or goat) hair, and need time to absorb the liquid. Once absorbed, the brush is very soft. This means that sheep, brush may be tired when you are painting all day, and it makes sense, brush seconds, while the former is based. Turnout is often used for rabbit hair brush, or even human hair. Some brush-service with the first cut of a baby brush her hair put up in the brush head and is in a door is decorated with childs name engraved on the handle. Soft brushes are used principally for their flowers, leaves and animals, where a soft, large stroke is not necessary. It is most common in northern China.

The brushes company is often described as a wolf, but this may be misleading term. This may Ferret, bear, fox, or hair. You are responsible for painting and industries, it is clear the trees, calligraphy, and everything requires power. If you need a good place for the brush stroke will be easier to achieve with this type of brush. The stiffer brushes from pig bristles, brush, or horse hair or tail. Used primarily for landscape and scenic work, where dry, textured features are desirable.

Brush fibers may be blended hair soft for those outside and stiffness in the middle, or vice versa. The combination of fibers is often the artists paint brush with the standards are different. Some artists find that they do everything brush preferred, however. These descriptions are only a guide, and you only need two or three brushes to start.

Color Color Color Watercolor, available in several formats. Most Western artists have used tubes or containers, and can be used for Chinese brush painting. However, the resin oriental painting or glue mixed with paint) (often called a binder, and fewer additives, so that the ink penetrates the paper is static, when dry. Colors The two main components: vegetables divided (eg, MADDER , rouge, clubs, Indigo) and minerals (eg, Vermilion, cinnabar, orpiment, azurite, malachite) colors. The first is transparency, transparent or opaque. When applying for one over the other, you will notice that the deterioration of color or exposure below. These properties can be used selectively.

There are many manufacturers of tube colors, variable quality. Specifies the Chinese tubes can be purchased at reasonable prices, but often even the tubes lead. Other options include Chinese Color Flake (also known as chips or pellets) which are placed in a dish or tray, and water with the brush to publish color. The colors are very clean. Opaque, metallic colors using a pipe or powdered pigments mixed with a binder and adhesive prepared in the mortar and pestle. The colors are strong, but it is reasonable to use only the first glance, a picture (on the application very often silk painting, where color is back too) ahead. The process and cost more to restrict the use of color for most artists. When modern paint mixed with glue, which is often called pasta.

Japanese kitchenware colors are very convenient but expensive compared to tubes or grains. Available in a variety of colors good, if the mixture of colors is less of a problem. Although they are more adhesive than the colors of the West will not, some Chinese artists like her.

The pallet or white plate is ideal for mixing colors. A white ceramic tile floor is also useful for mixing paint in brush. The traditional round seven to nine sections chrysanthemum as a palette.

EquipmentFelt or other coverage required to cover the surface of the table. It can act in your newspaper or a wide area to cover. Shirt or films are not suitable, because both are very absorbent. Regular perceived not as good as a piece of old-fashioned warm blanket.
Considered correct color is available in China, but is very expensive maybe you could share with a friend, because they usually have at least 1 meter (just over 3 feet) square.

Water pots or glasses may be just beautiful things. The most important condition for plastic pots easily win a regular basis, especially when using the board to clean the brush. Two or three containers are better than someone who is not an option to wash the paint or ink, and other drinking water.

Brush should be based on an old store looks very nice, but based in bars or other forms of rest is sufficient. It helps if you do not leave brushes and select the smallest possible residual pretty good note. Ink stick is in the same category is the wet end of the stick should be air dried.

Brush hangers used in the studio and cut often complex and well. Since the adhesives used in the brush head to the handle for use are not always reliable stable (do not wash more than hot water), it is necessary to air dry thoroughly.
It is a brush attached to the loops provided, or let the rest dry. Not fall into temptation, stand in a brush pot head.

Paperweights differ in shape, size and weight. Weight curtain or roller is adjusted, one for each corner. Others are flat bars of metal or wood, only the top, or both edges of the paper.

Rush brush or roller / bamboo mats allow air circulation around the store brush. West rolls bags can be good, but do not allow the brush to breathe.

Other beautiful plants for the students at home may include a brush pot (porcelain, ivory or wood) for the promotion of shark water (to control the amount of water dripping ink on stone) or an interesting article in mood and anxiety.