1. 国画 guó huà

2. Chinese Traditional Painting

3. The Types: ‘Meticulous’ Painting Realistic painting with fine brush strokes, close attention to detail 工笔 G ō ng Bi

4. Landscape Painting 山水画 shan shui hua One of the most popular forms Black ink or colour Mountains, Rivers

6. Figure Painting Historical Figures Story Characters Females

8. Flower and Bird

10. Brushes Specific brush techniques and strokes Dotting methods, especially for plants Rabbit hair, sheep hair, deer and ox, goat hair. Round brushes regain ‘bounce’ when wet, and enable painter to vary width by adding or decreasing pressure

11. Ink Often black, similar or the same as calligraphy ink Ink cake ground onto painter’s stone slab with water – amount of water changes consistency of ink Thick ink is glossy Thin ink is lively and translucent

12. Paper and Silk 纸 和 丝 Zhi he si Painted on silk or paper Original paper made from pulp and bark Different paper absorbencies Silk less absorbent, doesn’t show brush strokes

13. Ceramics

14. Scrolls