Calligraphy

I told you about the tools used by Chinese artists (ink, brushes, paper), how they frame finished paintings. The question arises: well, how do the paintings differ? Answer: the difference is almost everywhere! Let's begin with the things that are immediately evident. On a Chinese painting in ...

We learned how they make paper and brushes for painting and calligraphy in China. Now it's time to talk about ink, because according to the treatises on painting it is the blood of images. The main ingredient of Chinese ink is soot. To get 10 pounds of wood soot one have to burn 400 pounds of ...

Chinese craftsmen believe that a brush connects heaven and people. In the moment of creating a painting or a calligraphy work it becomes a conductor for energy, to which the artist connects if he is ready and is in the correct state of mind. Therefore, the brush is not just an operational tool, it ...