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1. Chinese culture has had a strong influence on the arts and crafts of other East Asian countries such as Korea and Japan, while Japanese artists and craftsmen have also gained worldwide prominence in such varied disciplines as woodcuts, paper folding, ceramic sculpture, origami, ink-and-wash painting and wood carving.

2. They use line formally to outline shapes, create dimensional forms, and to create perspective, and also to inspire emotional effect. In their works of art, artists use color to depict and describe the subject. Artists, especially painters, utilize their knowledge of color to portray mood, light, depth, and point of view in a work of art. They use shape to help create complex drawings and paintings, affect composition, and contribute to the balance within a work. Shape is a two-dimensional area that is defined by a change in value or some other form of contrast.