Cowhide painting in Inner Mongolia

Cowhide painting in Inner Mongolia is a kind of painting technology with rich national characteristics, which has the characteristics of exquisite craftsmanship, exquisite picture and realistic modeling. The origin of leather painting can be traced back to ancient nomadic people. At first, sheepskin maps and original decorative paintings were the most common. In the long evolution, the national flavor has gradually become rich. Until modern times, after the exploration of several generations of leather painters, it was painted on the cowhide native to the northern grassland, forming the cowhide painting with semi-relief effect, durable picture and no discoloration. For this reason, the selection and drawing of leather painting have special raw materials and techniques ... Leather painting has the following characteristics: 1. Colourful and undyed leather is light yellow or dark green (artistic treatment), and some are slightly reddish. In the process of applying white background, the leather itself has a special blend of pigments to make the original color more vivid. 2. Vivid and lifelike The surface pattern lines after three-dimensional mounting are carved, which produces a unique relief effect, and the picture rises and falls with the needs of the content, matching with the gorgeous colors, making the shape vivid and vivid. 3. The leather painting with strong texture is made of the finest whole leather (without layering) such as cowhide. The leather is delicate and soft, with soft colors, comfortable vision and unparalleled texture. 4, noble and elegant three-dimensional leather painting is the best interior decoration, showing the noble temperament and extraordinary artistic taste of the owner.
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