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Watch: The outline of the mountains is painted stroke by stroke, ink slowly bleeding into the paper, and a small boat drifts across the blank river. Ink wash is about brushwork and empty space.A line-art demo that only illustrates the technique, not finished footage.

Video · Style

Ink Wash水墨

Rice paper, ink from dark to pale, large areas of empty space.

Category: Style
Group: East Asian
Keywords: 5
Library: 094 / 166

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When to use it

Chinese aesthetics, abstract transitions, conveying mood rather than detail.

Style keywords

rice paper texture
ink from dark to pale
empty space
dry-brush strokes
no color

Prompt template

Chinese ink wash painting, rice paper texture, layered ink tones, generous negative space, dry brush strokes, no color.

Sample prompt · generate a video directly

The technique comes first, followed by the scene, action, performance and duration. Paste it straight into a video model and swap in your own characters and plot.

Chinese ink wash painting style, rice paper texture, layered ink from dark to pale, large areas of empty space, dry-brush strokes, no color. A lone boat drifts slowly down the river, distant mountains half hidden in mist; the old fisherman at the bow casts a net, and the ink blooms where it hits the water. 6 seconds, like a traditional Chinese painting that moves, no 3D look, no color.

Common pitfalls

It becomes an ink filter laid over a photo.
Dead black ink with no gradation.
The empty space gets filled and the mood is lost.

Parameter tips

Spell out no color; write the proportion of empty space, for example two thirds left blank.