![]() My father told me the origin of his face pattern. The face paint pattern of the Hou school is inherited from actors of the older generation. Why use line drawing? Line drawing makes the character appear dignified, more dignified, more awe-inspiring, more alive, and more colorful. The line drawing pattern of the Hou school is taught to me by my father. Then, draw the eye brows, eyes, nose fold, and so forth. This is called “gou”, this character… (also “hook”) What is rubbing the face? This is to spread oil pigment on the hands first, then rubbing (pigment) over the entire face. Gou is making lines on the face with a brush. One (technique) is gou or line painting the other is cuo, or rubbing pigment on the face. There are two (techniques) to do the red jing (face pattern). When the warrior and the old male take on this role-type it is called hong sheng (red male). The meaning of the term “jing” is “painted face” (“flower” face) because Lord Guan has line-drawing on red face. I want to introduce briefly the red jing (role-type). He is commonly referred to as Guan Gong, Lord Guan. His statue, with red face, in green armor, green boots and helmet, a long halberd nearby, can be seen on altars in many Chinese merchant establishments. Guan was eventually killed in battle but deified and still worshipped today as the patron god of commerce. Guan was a loyal military leader and supporter of the Han dynasty pretender to the throne Liu Bei. Here, Maestro Hou describes the traditional and innovative aspects of the facial make-up of the historical character Guan Yu. Other colors and designs overlay the foundation. The foundation color of the face symbolizes the nature of the character: red for loyalty, black for valor, white for deceit, gold for divinity and so forth. ![]() “Jing”, or painted face role-type portrays mature, or older characters of high rank, ministers of state (good or evil), old generals, bandit leaders, supernaturals, and so forth.
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