maintenance methods and matching techniques for gouache paintings

matching techniques for gouache paintings

1. Chinese paintings are popular with lines, while Western paintings are not significant. Most lines are not original to objects, but are used by painters to represent the realm of two objects.

2. Chinese paintings do not pay attention to perspective, while Western paintings pay great attention to perspective. Perspective method is to express three-dimensional objects on a plane. Western painting strives to be like a real thing, so it pays great attention to perspective.

3. Oriental figure painting does not talk about anatomy, while Western figure painting emphasizes anatomy very much. Anatomy is a study on the expression and shape of human bones and muscles. When Westerners paint figures, they must first study anatomy. When Chinese people paint characters, their purpose is to express the characteristics of the characters' postures.

4. Chinese paintings do not focus on background, while Western paintings do focus on background. Chinese paintings do not focus on background, such as writing about plum blossoms, which are hung in the air, and are surrounded by white paper. Western paintings are not the case. Everything must have a background. For example, if it is an object, its background is a table.

5. The theme of Eastern painting is mainly nature, while the theme of Western painting is mainly characters. Before the Han Dynasty, Chinese painting also used characters as its main theme. But in the Tang Dynasty, landscape painting was independent. Until today, landscapes are often the correct style of Chinese painting. Since the Greek era, the West has always used characters as its main theme. Most of the medieval religious paintings were based on the masses.

Maintenance and cleaning methods for gouache paintings

1. It should be avoided from light

Because calligraphy and paintings are generally made of paper, silk, etc., the ultraviolet rays in the sun will deteriorate or turn yellow, fade, and become brittle, causing damage to the calligraphy and paintings, thereby shortening the life of calligraphy and paintings. Therefore, calligraphy and paintings should be kept in a place that is protected from light, cool, dry and clean.

2. Be moisture-proof

First, choose not to wet walls to hang them, and avoid water vapor indoors to prevent normal moisture from being attached to calligraphy and paintings; second, before the rainy season comes, you should temporarily store the exposed calligraphy and paintings. After the rainy season, choose sunny and dry weather in time, and spread or hang the calligraphy and paintings one by one to dispel the moisture in ventilation.

3. Before collecting calligraphy and paintings, it is best to dust off the dust on the surface of the calligraphy and paintings to prevent dust from being rolled into the calligraphy and paintings, and to prevent mold or contamination and insect damage from the shaft head. Pay special attention to calligraphy and paintings on silk. The dust falls into the cracks on silk, and you must patiently remove it, otherwise the life of calligraphy and paintings will be shortened when it encounters moisture. In addition, insect eggs that cannot be seen in human eyes lurk in the dust will become adults when the temperature and humidity are appropriate, and will become biting and biting the characters and paintings in the future. Therefore, calligraphy and paintings should not be hung for several years, because the process of hanging is a process of slow weathering, deterioration, fading and damage.

4. It is best for those who want to seal the calligraphy and paintings to wrap the calligraphy and paintings in kraft paper and put them in boxes or cabinets with good sealing performance, and at the same time put camphor blocks and other deworming supplies at the corners of the box to prevent insect damage. Adding earthen paper with good water absorption performance can ensure that the calligraphy and paintings are safe and sound and extend the life of calligraphy and paintings.