The first unit we did in the traditional arts part of CyberARTS was Chinese brush painting. It was very different from what I am used to because there are very many strict rules and procedures to the painting style. First the way you hold the brush is different, to properly hold the brush you have to make a peace sign then hold your thumb behind, and you have to hold the brush up vertical. And when doing lines you have one chance, because if you mess up it is against the “rules” to touch it up and fix it. And when making flowers there is a certain way you have to draw them, and a certain order you have to draw the pedals in. Since the rice paper is so absorbent it is really hard to get the amount of water so it doesn’t bleed or make your brush strokes rough.
This is my best painting. It is of a branch of a cherry blossom. The flowers are really hard to do because they are so small and fine,
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