Ink & Wash Chinese Painting

Cultural context

Traditional Chinese painting (国画) values suggestion over detail — capturing the spirit (写意) of a subject with economical, confident brushwork.

What you'll do

1. 0:00

   Ink tones and brush loading on absorbent xuan paper.

2. 0:40

   Paint the "Four Gentlemen" motifs step by step.

3. 1:40

   Compose and seal your own finished work.

Etiquette tips

• ✓Load the brush with multiple ink tones at once for depth.
• ✓One confident stroke beats ten hesitant ones.

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