The difference between oil painting and Chinese painting

1, the difference between pigments: oil painting is a quick-drying vegetable oil (linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, etc.). ) to mix pigments. Chinese painting pigment ink is divided into "oil smoke" and "pine smoke", and the oil smoke ink is made of tung oil or burning smoke; Song Yanmo is made of burning pine branches.

2. Different styles: The colors of oil paintings are covered many times, which are generally thick, abstract, concrete and impressive. Some Chinese paintings are blank, some have inscriptions, pay attention to artistic conception, and most of them are not realistic

3. The mounting method is different: the oil painting has a frame and no glass lens. Some Chinese paintings have glass frames, some are scrolls, and there are no frames and lenses. They can be rolled up and carried easily.

4. Different characteristics: Chinese painting mainly includes figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, and its techniques can be divided into freehand brushwork and freehand brushwork, which are full of traditional characteristics. With the hiding power and transparency of pigment, oil painting fully expresses the object of description, with rich colors and strong three-dimensional sense.