胸有成竹，枝繁葉茂

去年習字，今年學畫。
習字從顏開始，學畫從蘭起步。
蘭花畫過幾張，筆鋒一轉，便畫起竹子來了。
不管寫的是蘭是竹，皆要胸有成竹。
點劃猶豫不得。
書畫同理。

↑畫竹先立竿。

↑今天開始，學畫竹子。

↑蜻蜓、魚尾。

↑落雁、驚鴉。

↑竹葉組合。

↑多葉組合。

↑葉趣。

↑竹葉名稱多。故有「畫竹成字」之說也。

↑竹葉用筆，貴能爽利有神。

↑習隸。

↑疊葉不宜多。

↑學寫竿枝。

↑習隸。

↑添枝加葉。

↑竹竿、 葉子。

↑向上之葉。

↑書法，從顏字入手。

↑揸筆搵食。

↑交叉葉。

準備工具：
毛筆選擇狼毫或專用的大蘭竹筆；書畫墨或書畫墨汁；宣紙採用生宣；還要鋪上一條專用的畫畫的氈毯，便於保持墨色而不會吸收和沾染。

Prepare tools:
Choose wolf writing brush or Dazhulan Brush; Use painting and calligraphy ink or prepared Chinese ink and crude Xuan Paper; Lie a felt special for painting which convenient for keeping the ink far from absorb and taint. 


畫竿法：
畫竹先畫竿，竿的生長特點是，竹竿上下節短，中部較長些。

The method of drawing bamboo rod:
The first step, drawing bamboo rod, the growing character of which is short in up and down, a bit longer in the middle. 

畫竿前把毛筆用清水洗淨，然後用毛筆中鋒蘸墨。

Before drawing the rod, clean the writing brush in water and then dip the ink use middle hair writing brush.

中鋒蘸少許濃墨，毛筆以臥側法，畫出粗竹竿，畫出的竹竿有明顯的濃淡色調和明顯的明暗效果，水墨的韻味在生宣上自然而生，欣賞中國畫的墨暈趣味也在其中。

Using the middle hair brush to dip a little thick ink and than lies at side of the brush to draw the thick part of the bamboo rod, to show obviously in it's color, strong or light, and bright and dark in effecting. The charming of Chinese Ink is naturally appeared in the crude Xuan Paper, which resulted into admirable of Traditional Chinese Painting as well.

竹節的鉤法：
點摁下，後提筆鋒，再摁下（也稱頓下）後再上提鉤。
畫該節時一般畫竹的上部，因為人的視覺是俯視的感覺。

The method of drawing bamboo burl：
Make a pause first,  and then lift the brush, again make a pause and then lift.
Drawing this burl, should draw the top the bamboo  in order to accord with man's vision.

↑竹節的鉤法。

↑竹竿與竹節的畫法。

↑竹葉的畫法。

↑添枝加葉。