Brush Painting

[elenniel]

I bought a roll of rice paper a few days ago and decided to try it out today. It was fairly cheap, not the high grade rice paper or anything, which is fine since I didn't really think of producing any masterpieces on it. Hahah... Just for practice, yo.

It's been some time since I tried Chinese brush painting. And I've never tried it on actual rice paper before. Other types of paper just don't cut it. hahah

So I fiddled around with an old size 2 brush and my small bottle of Chinese ink leftover from freshman year (I still don't really see why they made us get ink for just a couple of assignments... but I guess that's because it's cheap) on the rice paper - suitably cut from the roll, obviously.

I found that I can't paint most things well. At least not with ink. :P
Mountains seem to be the sole exception. Only the mountain/landscape-y things looked decent, and that one on the left was the best - although I think I spoilt the plants by going a little too thick on the leaf parts...

There was a small dolphin that turned out unexpectedly well too, but I think I'll post that pic another time. :]

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[none-neither.livejournal.com]

Mountains seem to be the sole exception.

lol well, I don't know what the others look like, but, I really like this one!

[elenniel.livejournal.com]

:D
Thanks!

(the other stuff just looks... weird. hahah)