What are Chinese painting, watercolor painting, sketch, print, calligraphy and oil painting?

Chinese painting, also known as "Chinese painting", is a traditional painting in China (different from "Western painting"). Tools and materials include brush, ink, Chinese painting pigments, rice paper, silk and so on. Themes can be divided into figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, etc. Techniques can be divided into brushwork and freehand brushwork, and its spiritual core is "pen and ink". Watercolor is a painting method of mixing transparent pigments with water, which is called watercolor for short. Because the color is transparent, one layer of color can cover another layer, which can produce special effects. But too much mixing or covering will make the color dirty and the water will dry quickly. Therefore, watercolor painting is not suitable for large-scale works, but suitable for fresh and lively small paintings such as landscapes. The color is easy to carry, and can also be used for sketching and collecting materials. Sketch, as its name implies, is a quick method of sketching. Sketch is China's original vocabulary, which belongs to a kind of sketch. Sketch, like sketch, is not only the foundation of plastic arts, but also an independent art form. This independent form was established after Europe18th century. Prior to this, sketch was only the preparation stage and recording means of artists' creation. Printmaking is also an important category of China fine arts. Ancient prints mainly refer to woodcuts, but a few copperplate prints and overprinting are not allowed. The unique taste of knife and wood makes it have independent artistic value and position in the history of China culture and art. Calligraphy, also known as "China Calligraphy", is a unique traditional art in China. Calligraphy in a narrow sense refers to the methods and laws of writing Chinese characters with a brush. Including writing, calligraphy, stippling, structure, layout (distribution, lines, composition) and so on. Calligraphy in a broad sense refers to the writing rules of language symbols. In other words, calligraphy refers to writing with its brushwork, structure and composition according to the characteristics and significance of words, making it a beautiful work of art. Oil painting (an oil painting; A painting in oils is a kind of painting made on canvas linen, cardboard or wood by mixing pigments and quick-drying vegetable oils (flax oil, poppy oil, walnut oil, etc.). ). Diluents used in paint are volatile turpentine and dry linseed oil. The pigment attached to the picture has strong hardness and can keep luster for a long time after the picture is dried. With the hiding power and transparency of the pigment, the painted object is vividly displayed, with rich colors and strong three-dimensional sense. Oil painting is one of the main types of western painting.