画兰全在于叶，固以叶为先。叶必由起手一笔，有钉头鼠尾膛肚之法二笔交凤眼

画兰全在于叶，固以叶为先。叶必由起手一笔，有钉头鼠尾膛肚之法二笔交凤眼，二笔破象眼，四笔五笔宜间折叶。下包根箨式，若鱼头，成最多叶，宜俯仰而能生动，交加而不重叠，须知兰叶兴蕙异者细柔与粗劲也入手之法，各具于此。<br>元僧觉隐曰，当以喜气写兰，怒气写竹，以兰叶式飞举，花蕊舒吐，得喜之种。凡初学必先练笔，笔宜应肘，则自然轻便得宜，道劲而圆活，用墨须浓淡合拍，叶宜浓，花宜淡，点心宜浓茎苞宜淡，此定法也。若绘色写生，更须知正叶宜浓，背叶宜淡，前叶宜浓，后叶宜淡，当进而求之。

画兰全在于叶，固以叶为先。 叶必由起手一笔，有钉头鼠尾膛肚之法二笔交凤眼，二笔破象眼，四笔五笔宜间折叶。 下包根箨式，若鱼头，成最多叶，宜俯仰而能生动，交加而不重叠，须知兰叶兴蕙异者细柔与粗劲也入手之法，各具于此。<br>元僧觉隐曰，当以喜气写兰，怒气写竹，以兰叶式飞举，花蕊舒吐，得喜之种。 凡初学必先练笔，笔宜应肘，则自然轻便得宜，道劲而圆活，用墨须浓淡合拍，叶宜浓，花宜淡，点心宜浓茎苞宜淡，此定法也。 若绘色写生，更须知正叶宜浓，背叶宜淡，前叶宜浓，后叶宜淡，当进而求之。

The painting of orchids is all about leaves, and leaves are the first. Leaves must start with one stroke. The method of nail head, rat tail, and belly is to make two strokes into Phoenix eyes, two strokes into elephant eyes, and four strokes into five strokes into leaves. If the head of a fish becomes the largest number of leaves, it is better to pitch and be vivid. It should be added without overlapping. It should be noted that this is the way to start with the delicate and rough strength of the different leaves.<br>Yuan monk Jueyin said, "when you write orchid with joy, bamboo with anger, and fly with orchid and leaves, you can feel the seeds of joy.". All beginners must practice brush first. If the brush should be elbow shaped, it should be naturally light and appropriate. It should be vigorous and round. When using ink, it should be thick and light. The leaves should be thick, the flowers should be light, and the snacks should be thick and the stems and buds should be light. This method is also suitable. If you paint the color of life, you should know that the front leaf should be thick, the back leaf should be light, the front leaf should be thick, and the back leaf should be light.<br>