Chinese Painting Brushes for Beginners – Gongbi & Sumi-e, 7 Styles
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Brand: Wenxintang
Wenxintang (問心堂) is a reputable contemporary Chinese art supplies brand founded in Xi’an in 2016. It designs and manufactures a full range of the Four Treasures of the Study, blending traditional craftsmanship with modern aesthetics.
New to Chinese painting? Start with the brush that matches the stroke you want to practise. Wen Xin Tang offers seven styles for traditional Chinese ink and colour painting, from fine gongbi outlines to broader colour washes. These brushes can also be used for Sumi-e brushwork. Each has a yellow bamboo handle and a mixed-hair tip.
Choose your brush
- Fine outline, small: For delicate flower-and-bird details
- Outline, large: For landscape contours
- Colouring, small: For leaf veins and small areas of colour
- Colouring, medium: For softer colour on garment folds
- Colouring, large: For broad washes such as clouds and water
- Colour application, small: For colouring rocks and other details
- Colour application, large: For wider landscape work
For beginners, the seven-brush set provides all seven styles to explore, plus a painting ink dish. Individual brushes are available if you want to practise one technique or add a particular stroke to your kit.