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What
are Cun and Miao?
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Their
are stroke of differnt style.
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Is stroke
important?
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Of course
it is. Strokes of different thinckness and strength are the artistic
expression of brush on paper.
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What
is the differnet between Cun and Miao?
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Cun is
mainly used to draw landscape, and miao is used to draw figures.
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Let's
go and see the Cun and Miao!
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Draw
the outline first then add the cun. Use light ink first then gradually
add darker according to need. It is nice to show Jian-Na's rocks.
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This
is the variation of the long- hemp-fibre cun with waving strokes, like
the fibre of a lossened rope.
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Draw
outline first. add dots in such a way as to make them look natural,
by using dots of varying sizes and ink tones.
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Draw
the outline first, then add the cun. Handle the bursh hardly such that
it make the stroke appear like chopping make by a axe. There are 2 types
of axe-chop cun: the small axe-chop, and the large axe-chop.
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Start
from the hill top to make an "arterial" stroke and branch
offf from there with veins like those of a lotus leaf.
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Just
like how it is called, the bent ribbon cun look like a bent ribbon.
This stroke is done with a dry brush dragged slanting to the right.
Then at the required distance dragged downloads with the brush handle
slanting at the same angle.
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Again
each unit formed is similar to a horse-tooth. This is make bt a successive
angular strokes with the brush held in a slanting position, alternately
dragging and pressing it to produce a aquired effect.
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It is
so called because reputedly first used by Mi Fu of the Sung Dynasty.
No outline is needed. The dots shoiuld have a good balance of light
and heavy ink tones.Just like using the layered-ink.
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The alum
rock should be painted first, then add in the Cun. The rocks should
not be make to appear disorderly bit should be of different sizes and
ink tones.
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This
is a variation of the Lotus Leaf Cun together with Tangled Hemp fibre
Cun. However the stroke of Jumbled Cun should be more coarse and vigorous.
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Draw
the outline first then wield brush in a way so that the strokes are
woolly and full of vigour. Produce a 3-dimensional effect by skillful
use of light ink and shade effect.
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The outline
should be faintly indicated, then use the Cun strokes with "vibrating"
figures. The result is like a grotesque rock complete with cavities.
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This
is a combination of Lonf Hemp Fibre Cun and Lotus Leaf Cun.
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Draw
the outline first then apply fine waving strokes with a not to dry brush.
This is necessary as strokes make by avery wet brush will tend to merge
and fail to produce a ox-hair effect.
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