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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 The Half Dome Rock at Yosemite
3 x 2-1/8" Long bristle Wolf stiff hair brush by Xu Laosan
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(15) DOWNLOAD
1 x Wood Brush Rest
1 x 5 Essential Brushes for Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy
2 x Xiling Brand Black Seal Ink Paste Refill Bag 30g
1 x Plain Horizontal Silk Scroll H-Scroll-#2B
1 x Daseng Transparent White Ink 105g
1 x Soft Shikishi Pre-mounted Palace Fan Shape Card(Large)
1 x 1 1/4 Shoushan Soapstone with lion Top #35
2 x Accordion Book with Fabric Cover #11
1 x Chinese Orchids in Our Backyard(watercolor, 2017)
1 x Lesson 15: Fruits and Veggies Etegami (DVD)
1 x Mood Seal #593 Secluded Orchids - oval
3 x Soft-Stiff Hair Combination Brush with Thicker Core
1 x Japanese Shodo Calligraphy Inkstick
1 x ACEO-F0498 Pink Lotus with Grey Ink Leaves
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(20) DOWNLOAD
1 x Double Sided Japanese Ink Stone Made of Bakelite
1 x Lesson 6: Rose Wisteria and Cats (DVD)
1 x Single, Double and Triple Xuan Paper Assortment Pack
1 x Mineral Stone Green Powder #2(5g)
1 x Balin Seal Stone Oval with Squash Knob #002
1 x Palace Museum Painting Manual - Pines (e-book)
1 x Alum Powder for Sizing Rice Paper, Mounting and Snowy Effects
1 x ACEO-F0505 Vertical Lotus Composition C
1 x Red Hair Brush for Fine Outline and Calligraphy(L)
1 x Handling fee and Back Shipping for Carving Customer's Stones
1 x 3/8 inch (1cm) Qingtian Seal Stone with Box
1 x Basic Four(4) Chinese Painting Brushes(all 4)
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Handouts PDF(Lesson 8-14)
1 x Small Mood Seal #210 Li (Lee, Yi)
1 x Additional Custom Seal Carving Service with Henry's Design
1 x Mountain Horse Hair Big Chinese Painting Brush
1 x 2- 5/8" Extra Long Bristle Wolf Stiff Hair Brush by Xu Laosan
1 x Blank Hanging Silk Scroll 59.5"x23.5" Pearl
1 x Painting Deer Step-by-step with Henry Li(Zoom recording)
1 x Chang Daichien to Picasso Legendary Killer Brush
1 x Shuniku Red Seal Ink Pad for Inkan Hanko Name Chop(5CM)
1 x Mulberry Paper #3 Unbleached 57x27.5 - 10 Large Sheets
1 x Folding Style Palette for Watercolor Paintings(L)
1 x Download Dragon and Phoenix Gongbi Painting Templates
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(12) DOWNLOAD
1 x 33 Sheets Triple Xuan(Hsuen) Rice Paper 27"x54"
1 x BHA Super Wash Soft Brush
1 x Short-handled Wrist Brush #1
1 x Shuxu "Mouse Whisker" Stiff Brush Handcrafted by Master Xu
1 x Carnations for Mother\'s Day
1 x Seven Wolf Three Sheep Combination Brush
1 x X-Small Leaf-Vein Weasel Hair Stiff Miniature Painting Brush
1 x Small Mood Seal #204 Chen
1 x 3 Essential Three Basic Brushes for Chinese Painting or Sumi-e
1 x Henry Li's Chinese Painting Class Video(09) DOWNLOAD
2 x Mingjiao Gelatin Glue for Chinese Painting
2 x Peach Sap Painting Glue Powder a vegan alternative to gelatin
2 x Silicone Mounting Paper - the Whole Roll (26.5" x 54.68 yards)
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