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Chinese Painting Basic Supplies Check List

Chinese Painting Basic Supplies Check List

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If you are a beginner to Chinese brush painting, here is what will you need to prepare for your Chinese painting class.  A student value package is also available.

 

1. 3-5 Chinese Painting Brushes.

You need the basic set of three brushes - a soft brush, a stiff brush and a small detail brush, to get a start. Good varieties in size and shapes are available here for you to choose from. If you already have some Asian brushes, try them to see if they work for you.

2. Sumi Ink. You may use bottled liquid ink or the ink cake for convenience. Traditional inkstick and inkstone and are recommended. You may grind the liquid ink from bottle further to make it into a paste. 

3. Rice Paper. The high quality of authentic Chinese rice paper is available at moderate prices. We recommend semi-sized Xuan rice paper and mulberry papers to beginning students because they are less bleeding.  For advanced students, you might want to try our unsized absorbent Xuan(shuan) paper.

4.  Watercolor Paints. Marie's Chinese painting watercolor and traditional color chips are available in our online store. You may also use artist quality watercolor or gouache.

5. A Palette and Two White Ceramic Saucers.  

6. 2 Water Containers: one for rinsing brush, and one for clean water. 

7. A piece of Felt Pad. It should be in white or light color, no black! Synthetic is fine. Wool is the best. Recommended size: 18"x20". 

8. Paper Towel or Hand Tissue. for blotting or to dry the brush.

9. Brush rest: You need a brush rest to prevent your brushes from staining your table or accidentally rolling over onto your painting.

10. Paper weight:  a pair of paperweights are needed to hold the rice paper in place when you paint.

11. Seal and red ink paste (optional): Don't worry if you don't have one at the beginning. You may write your initials in a red square as your seal. You may order a personalized Chinese name seal later from Henry.    

1 x Indigo Chips 5g
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(20) DOWNLOAD
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(08) DOWNLOAD
2 x Basic Four(4) Chinese Painting Brushes(all 4)
1 x Fu Baoshi Landscape Stippling Stabbing Brush
1 x Short-handled Wrist Brush #2
1 x Red Hair Brush for Fine Outline and Calligraphy(S)
1 x Pure Sheep, Goat Hair Extra Small Brush
1 x Blue and White Porcelain Brush Rest w/ Dragon Pattern(6 slots)
1 x Shuniku Red Seal Ink Pad for Inkan Hanko Name Chop(5CM)
1 x Japanese Shodo Calligraphy Inkstick
1 x Magic Cloth for Practice Painting or Calliphy Plain(Small)
1 x Lesson 5: Peony Flowers (DVD)
1 x DW0001 Snake
1 x Magic Cloth with Red Outlined Stroke Guides
1 x BHA Super Wash Soft Brush
1 x Mulberry Paper #2B Pi/Kozo Thin (13.3x26) 10 sheets
1 x ACEO-F0501 Pink Lotus with Pouring Ink Leaves
1 x The Deer-Mountain Horse Hair Biiff Brush Master-Crafted by Xu Laosan
1 x Black Sable Stallion Brush by Xu Laosan
1 x Lablab Bean Flowers
1 x 2 Japanese Shikishi Boards (10.5 x 9.5)
1 x Custom Chinese Seal Design Service(digital Only)
2 x Plain Hanging Silk Scroll 69"x22" L-Scroll-#1A
2 x 2-1/8" Long bristle Wolf stiff hair brush by Xu Laosan
1 x Mountain Horse Hair Big Chinese Painting Brush
1 x Bamboo Inkstick Clamp or Clip Holder(L)
1 x Lesson 15: Fruits and Veggies Etegami (DVD)
1 x ACEO-F0500 Outline Pink Lotus with Pouring Ink Leaves
1 x Portrait of a Himalayan Cat
1 x 2- 5/8" Extra Long Bristle Wolf Stiff Hair Brush by Xu Laosan
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(02) DOWNLOAD
1 x Balin Seal Stone Oval with Squash Knob #012
1 x Happy Dot Weasel Stiff Hair Brush
1 x Lesson 14: Scots Pine and Squirrel (DVD)
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(04) DOWNLOAD
1 x Short-handled Wrist Brush #1
1 x Scroll Hanging String order by yard
1 x Basic White Soft Hair Brush
1 x Traditional Chinese Chunk Yellow Gamboge(5g)
1 x 1 1/4 Shoushan Soapstone with Fish Top #2
1 x Shuxu "Rat Whisker" Fine Detail Liner Brush
1 x Red Hair Brush for Fine Outline and Calligraphy(L)
1 x Xiling Brand Dark Red Seal Ink Paste Refill Bag 30g
1 x Pentel Pearl Gold Golden gouache (poster color) Last 1
1 x Porcelain Box for Seal Ink Paste - Green
1 x Plain Horizontal Silk Scroll H-Scroll-#2B
1 x Scroll Box made of Tung Wood
1 x Lesson 8: Three Gorges of Yangtze Landscape(DVD)
1 x Porcelain Box for Seal Ink Paste - Plum Blossoms
1 x Water Star Brand Rice Paper Roll 13.5 x 787 (34.5cm x 2000cm)
1 x Blank Hanging Silk Scroll 59.5"x23.5" Pearl
1 x Victoria's Calligraphy on large Scroll(59x23)
1 x Lesson 3: Bamboo and Panda Bears (DVD)
1 x Panther
1 x Lesson 20: Red-Crowned Cranes (DVD)
1 x 1/2 inch 1.5ocm Qingtian Seal Stone with Box
1 x Horse Tail Zen Brush – Extra Long Handle Calligraphy & Sumi-e Brush
2 x Mingjiao Gelatin Glue for Chinese Painting
2 x Peach Sap Painting Glue Powder a vegan alternative to gelatin
2 x 200 Best Paintings by Fu Baoshi(E-book)
2 x Silicone Mounting Paper - the Whole Roll (26.5" x 54.68 yards)
2 x Soft-Stiff Hair Combination Brush with Thicker Core
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