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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 Magic Cloth for Practicing Painting or Calligraphy Plain(Large)
1 x Henry Li\'s Chinese Painting Class Video(23) DOWNLOAD
1 x Balin Soapstone with Hand Carved Dragon Knob #2
1 x Double Sided Japanese Ink Stone Made of Bakelite
1 x 1-1/8 Balin Seal Stone with Hand Carved Squash Knob #009
1 x BHA Moss Dots Brush(second addition)
3 x Confucius Unsized Xuan Rice Paper Roll 9.5x787
1 x 5 Essential Brushes for Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy
2 x 2-1/8" Long bristle Wolf stiff hair brush by Xu Laosan
1 x Balin Seal Stone Oval with Squash Knob #003
1 x Xiling Brand Red Seal Ink Paste 30g
2 x Basic Four(4) Chinese Painting Brushes(all 4)
1 x Jumbo Zen Brush Goat Hair with Real Ox Horn Handle
1 x Blank Hand Scrolls with Silk Brocade Box
3 x Peach Sap Painting Glue Powder a vegan alternative to gelatin
1 x Blooming Cherry Plein Air Painting Acrylic on Canvas 24x30
1 x Small Mood Seal #533 Pig or Hog
1 x Eight Horses to the Tone of \"Wine Spree\"
1 x Calligraphy Copybook Wang Xizhi's Preface of Orchid Pavilion
1 x Balin Seal Stone Oval with Squash Knob #004
1 x Japanese Shodo Calligraphy Inkstick
1 x Carbon Copy Paper 11-3/4 x 8-3/8
1 x Happy Dot Weasel Stiff Hair Brush
1 x Balin Seal Stone with Hand Carved Peach #002
1 x 1" 1/16 Shoushan Soapstone with Pixiu Top #28
1 x Balin Seal Stone Oval with Squash Knob #012
2 x Jumbo Zen Horse Tail Brush with Wooden Handle for Roland Class
1 x 67 Gongbi Peony Templates(downloadable)
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Handouts PDF(Lesson 29-35)
1 x Window-free Blank Silk Hanging Scroll 13\"x 40\"
1 x Yidege Ink for Chinese Calligraphy and Painting 100g (3 Grades)
1 x Mineral stone Blue Powder #3(5g)
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(15) DOWNLOAD
1 x Lesson 5: Peony Flowers (DVD)
1 x Pure Sheep, Goat Hair Extra Small Brush
1 x Basic Stiff Wolf Hair Brush
1 x Balin Seal Stone Oval with Squash Knob #002
1 x Henry Li\'s Chinese Painting Class Video(22) DOWNLOAD
1 x Blue and White Porcelain Brush Rest w/ Dragon Pattern(6 slots)
1 x Happy Mother's Day! Mother and Baby Monkey
1 x 2- 5/8" Extra Long Bristle Wolf Stiff Hair Brush by Xu Laosan
1 x Bamboo Paper Cutter Knife
1 x 1" 1/8 Shoushan Soapstone with Lion Top #36
1 x Mulberry Paper #4 with Golden Flakes 30x55 - 10 large sheets
1 x Folding Style Palette for Watercolor Paintings(L)
1 x 3 Essential Three Basic Brushes for Chinese Painting or Sumi-e
1 x Private Zoom Lesson with Henry Li (Hourly Rate)
1 x Lesson 18: Mogu or Boneless Flowers and Birds (DVD)
1 x Shuangwei Brand Red Seal Ink Paste 90g
1 x Mother and Son Calligraphy Brush Set
1 x Basic Small Weasel "Leaf Vein" Brush
1 x Central Academy #1 Calligraphy Brush
1 x Wind Mills in Sunset 7x10
1 x Chicken Blood Soapstone for Chinese Seal 3/4" #14
1 x Shuangwei Brand Red Seal Ink Paste 30g
1 x Mulberry Paper #5 Double Mulberry Pi Kozo - See Options
1 x Goat and Wolf Combination Brush Extra Large by Xu Laosan
1 x Scroll Hanging String order by yard
1 x The Half Dome Rock at Yosemite
3 x Silicone Mounting Paper - 10 Yards (26.5 x 360)
2 x Mingjiao Gelatin Glue for Chinese Painting
2 x Silicone Mounting Paper - the Whole Roll (26.5" x 54.68 yards)
2 x Alum Powder for Sizing Rice Paper, Mounting and Snowy Effects
$5,251.15
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