Chinese Painting Pigments: High-Quality Colors for Artists

Art supplies including pigment art tools are important for the practicing artist who specializes in Chinese painting. The most important of these are the different kinds of pigments, which come in many forms and colors. In addition to the pigments, There are other components such as brushes, inkstones, and a wide variety of different papers. Brushes may have varying sizes and hair types so that different strokes may be made. Inkstones serve the function of grinding inksticks in the process of traditional ink making. Papers such as xuan paper have special absorbent qualities which affect how pigments appear. In order to use the art supplies meaningfully, artists have to implement creativity to capture the essence of different types of Chinese paintings forms, for example, the fine details in gongbi or the strong strokes in ink wash painting.