The aim of this dissertation is to study how painting design of personal artistic creation integrated in ink art. Meticulous figure painting is one of main subjects in Chinese traditional painting. It reached the apex from Wei and Jin dynasties to Tang and Five dynasties. Literati painting were raised after Song and Yuan dynasties and it caused the decline of meticulous figure painting which emphasizes detail depicting. With exchange and cooperation between Chinese and Western culture, the concept of realism art was integrated into Chinese realistic painting again. Ink painting enriches techniques and manifestation of meticulous figure painting and it emerges innovation themes and multiple styles at contemporary. This dissertation is themed with meticulous figure painting, design theory and individual creative experience. The creative development is based on above mentioned and aims to develop personal painting style.

This dissertation is structured in five main chapters: (1) Introduction, referring to aim, purpose, scope and methodology; (2) Analysis of creation concept, pattern of manifestations and personal portfolio; (3) Case study, analyze the concept formation and artistic expression of Chinese painting by combining semiotics of art, visual language and decorative arts; (4) Interpretation and analysis of artwork with article and illustrations; (5) Conclusions, future research and development.