There are various types of traditional Chinese artistic works that fully manifest the understanding and pursuit of beauty of the Chinese nation. Meanwhile, the Chinese national culture is rich and varied. But Chinese calligraphy, seal Cutting and painting are important influence on my design.
Introduction
A .Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a traditional art of writing Chinese characters. After centuries of creation and evolvement, handwriting has become a unique art.
The usual styles of calligraphy include seal, official, regular, cursive and running scrips. The seal script was the representative script of the Qin Dynasty(221-206BC).
The official script was popularly used in the Han Dynasty(206BC-220AD). The regular script was the result of development of the official script. The cursive script is a fast way of writing the regular and official scripts. The running script is something between the regular and official scripts. The running script is something between the regular and cursive scripts. Not as neat as the former and not as difficult to recognize as the latter, it is the most commonly uesd, and is the easiest way of handwriting. There have been many famous calligraphers, such as Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu,to name but a few. Each, after years of hard practice, had formed a unique calligraphic style and school to raise the profile of the art.Tools used for calligraphy are called"four Treasures in the study". Namely, 
Chinese brush, ink stick, paper and ink stone. To learn calligraphy, one first has to learn how to use a Chinese brush. Beginners should start by copying the regular script.
Chinese brush, ink stick, paper and ink stone. To learn calligraphy, one first has to learn how to use a Chinese brush. Beginners should start by copying the regular script.B. Seal Cutting
Seal cutting refers to carving with a knife on a block of some substance according to a diagram or calligraphy painted on it.A unique form of traditional art in China, it is of both practical and appreciative functions.
A block thus carved is called a seal. Characters can be carved in relief or cut deep into the piece of stone or wood, which is called intaglio. On the left side, characters indicating name of the carver and the date of the carving are engraved, mostly in intaglio.
At the beginning, a seal was only used as a token of pledge or a symbol of power. It was not until the tang Dynasty(618-907AD) that the seal was used not only practically but also treated as an art. It turned into an art form in the Song(960-1279AD) and Yuan(1271-1368AD) dynasties and flourished in the late Ming Dynasty(1368-1644AD) and early Qing Dynasty(1644-1911AD). In the period, many carving artists and schools appeared.
The font usually adopted in a chop is the seal script. Besides, regular, official, running scripts are also used. The block for carving can be made of crystal, jade, metal, beast horn, ivory, bamboo, wood,stone, etc. Stone is most extensively used, among which, Qingtian, changhua, Shoushan and Balin seal stones are the most valuable.
Seal cutting is a combination of calligraphy, painting and carving.
C．traditional Chinese painting
traditional Chinese painting refers to the execution of a picture on a piece of Xuan paper or silk with a Chinese brush that has absorbed black ink or colored pigments. It is regarded as one of the three quintessence of Chinese culture together with traditional Chinese medicine and Beijing opera.
If divided by content, traditional chinese painting can be classified into three categories, namely, figurine, landscape and flower and bird.
Painting of figurines matured as early as the Warring States Period(475-221BC) and reached its peak during the Tang Dynasty(618-907AD).
Painting of landscape first appeared in the Qin Dynasty(221-206BC) and became an independent category of painting during the Sui(581-618AD) and Tang Dynasty. By the time of the SongDynasty(960-1279AD), it had reached a very high level.
Painting of flowers and birds focus also includes beasts, fish, insects, etc. It came into being in the northern and southern dynasties(420-589AD) and became a mature art during the Song Dynasty.
If divided by styles of brushwork, traditional Chinese painting can be categorized into gongbi, realistic painting characterized by fine brushwork and close attention to details, and xieyi, freehand brushwork aimed at catching the spirit of the object and expressing the author's impression or mood. In the latter, brushstrokes may be brief and simple, but they are powerful in expression.
In traditional Chinese painting, apart from picture, there are also inscriptions, poems and seals. Therefore, traditional Chinese painting is an art form combining poetry, calligraphy, painting and seals.
