笔触 (bǐ chù) — brushstroke (in Chinese painting and calligraphy); brushwork; artistic style or technique
Definition
A specialized art term for a single 'brushstroke' (literal stroke) and, by extension, the overall 'brushwork' or artist's style. Use it for Chinese painting and calligraphy, not for writing with a pen.
noun
brushstroke (in Chinese painting and calligraphy)brushworkartistic style or technique
Examples
- 笔触，。Zhè wèi huà jiā de bǐ chù cū guǎng yǒu lì, hěn yǒu gè rén fēng gé.This painter's brushwork is bold and powerful, very personal in style.
- 笔触。Shū fǎ zuò pǐn jiǎng jiu bǐ chù de qīng zhòng huǎn jí.Calligraphy works emphasize the lightness, heaviness, speed, and slowness of brushstrokes.
- ，。Tā mó fǎng de shān shuǐ huà bǐ chù guò yú shēng yìng, quē shǎo líng qì.The brushstrokes in his imitated landscape painting are too stiff and lack spirit.
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