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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.    

2 x 2-1/8" Long bristle Wolf stiff hair brush by Xu Laosan
2 x Shuniku Red Seal Ink Pad for Inkan Hanko Name Chop(5CM)
1 x Mineral stone Blue Powder #3(5g)
1 x Plain Hanging Silk Scroll 69"x22" L-Scroll-#3A
1 x ACEO-F0504 Vertical Lotus Composition B
2 x Seven Wolf Three Sheep Brush(Extra Large)
2 x Basic Small Weasel "Leaf Vein" Brush
1 x Jumbo Size Goat(Sheep) Hair Zen Grab Brush
1 x Small Mood Seal #533 Pig or Hog
1 x A Thousand Stitches: A Novel (illustrated by Henry Li)
1 x Bamboo Paper Cutter Knife
1 x Triple Xuan(shuan or shuen) Rice Paper 27x54 87GSM x5 Sheets
2 x Seal Ink Paste Stirrer Spatula
1 x Carbon Copy Paper 11-3/4 x 8-3/8
2 x Shuangwei Brand Red Seal Ink Paste 90g
1 x 1-1/8 Balin Seal Stone with Hand Carved Squash Knob #009
1 x Scroll Hanging String order by yard
1 x Artgeology Landscape Paintings by Kang Yuyi
1 x Mulberry Paper #1 Pi/Kozo Small - 30 Small Sheets (15x19)
1 x Lesson 1: Orchid, Iris, Chicks and Blue Heron (DVD)
1 x 1" Shoushan Soapstone with Lion Top #2
1 x 1 inch (2.5cm) Qingtian Seal Stone with gift box
1 x Yongs Brand Chinese Seal Carving Engraving Knives set of 2
1 x Balin Soapstone with Hand Carved Dragon Knob #2
1 x Chicken Rooster Feather Brush with Bamboo Handle
1 x ACEO-L0198 Sun Set
1 x ACEO-V0014 Rambutan
1 x Wood Brush Rest
1 x ACEO-F0497 Lotus with Three Primary Colors
1 x ACEO-F0507 Vertical Lotus Composition E
1 x Japanese Rice Paper for Sumi-e or Calligraphy White 120
1 x 5 Essential Brushes for Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy
1 x ACEO-V0020 Rambutan
1 x BHA Moss Dots Brush(second addition)
1 x 1/2 inch 1.5ocm Qingtian Seal Stone with Box
1 x Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji) in the Snow
1 x Traditional Chinese Chunk Yellow Gamboge(5g)
1 x Blue and White Porcelain Brush Rest w/ Dragon Pattern(6 slots)
1 x Mineral Stone Green Powder #2(5g)
3 x Red Hair Brush for Fine Outline and Calligraphy(S)
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(24) DOWNLOAD
1 x Tessai's Tung Oil Soot Sumi Ink Stick for Chinese Painting
1 x Portable Piston-fill Pocket Brush Pen A10
1 x Carnations for Mother\'s Day
1 x Maobian Bamboo Paper for Practice Chinese or Kanji Calligraphy
3 x Soft-Stiff Hair Combination Brush with Thicker Core
2 x Japanese Shodo Calligraphy Inkstick
2 x Mingjiao Gelatin Glue for Chinese Painting
2 x Peach Sap Painting Glue Powder a vegan alternative to gelatin
2 x 2- 5/8" Extra Long Bristle Wolf Stiff Hair Brush by Xu Laosan
2 x Silicone Mounting Paper - the Whole Roll (26.5" x 54.68 yards)
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