Bamboo os an essential elemant in Chinese landscape painting. To Chinese scholars it symnolized an upright yet humble man who could adapt to adversity and change without sacrificing his integrity.
The plant grows very straight, and is hollow inside. So when you are painting bamboo you should make each stroke with a vertical brush. This requires a strong, decisive arm moveement.
A painting of bamboo demonstrates the close relationship between painting and calligraphy: the same brush can be used for both. In both cases the work must be executed in a single folw, without hesitation or revision.

ELABORATE STYLE (OUTLINING METHOD)
To paint bamboo in this style, first fill in the outline in ink. Then progress to the leaves. These may be done either in ink or in indigo-darker near the joint, and lighter towards the tip. Colour may be applied in two or three layers to produce subtle tonal values.
To paint the stems, add yellow to green. Make the joints darker.
Bamboo shoots require a shading of light ink first. Let it dry for a while, then add colour.

IMPRESSINOISTIC STYLE (NON-OUTLINING METHOD)
First paint the main stems, using indigo mixed with gamboge yellow to produce shades of green. The young twigs, however, are a brighter colour, so use green sdded into emerald.
Next paint the leaves. Soak the brush with ample ink. At the start of each stroke, press the brush down firmly. When you have completed about two-thirds of the stroke, raise the brush gradually to form a bayonet shape.
Whichever method you use, note that the small branches grow from the knots on the main stem on alternate sides.