紫荆（工笔）
有时到乡间去散步闲走，偶尔会被一片艳丽的“紫”吸引住，原来路边的羊蹄甲正热烈的开着紫色的花呢。
“君家有庆紫云垂”，虽然讲的是紫藤，但不管是紫藤还是羊蹄甲，花朵盛开时，如烟似雾，如云似雰的感觉是相同的。在这幅画中，为了增加氛围，在主景后面也做渲染，使画面紫红一片，看起来很有张力。
这幅羊蹄甲我们用“工笔”方式来呈现。所谓工笔画，就是工细精致的画，只适用“熟纸”来画（熟纸就是矾纸，是相对于“生纸”而言的），讲求慢慢“洗”出来的渐层效果。而且也常使用比较瑰丽的色彩来表现，以达到装饰的趣味。
Redbud/fine brush painting
I sometimes go walking in the countryside to amuse myself. It sometimes happens that a patch of colorful purple sometimes attracts my attention, and it turns out to be a violet redbud in vigorous bloom.
Although the verse “Joyful violet clouds hang down by your house” refers to wisteria, the flowers of both wisteria and redbud hang down like mist, and seeing them is like seeing a colored cloud. In this painting, I have done some shading behind the main scene in order to increase the atmosphere, and the blended red and violet seem to give it great tension.
This painting of redbuds features what we refer to as “fine brush painting.” So-called fine brush painting involves fine, painstaking strokes, and is only suitable for painting on “mature paper” (alum paper—contrasts with so-called “fresh paper”). Fine brush painting also involves the use of gradual washes to give a layered effect. In addition, paintings of this type often contain extraordinarily beautiful colors, which ensure a highly decorative effect. ＠
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