国画中的竹常以水墨表现竹的形象与气韵，墨竹画在写意花鸟画中占有重要位置，其笔墨特征是以书入画、骨法用笔，画竹要“成竹在胸”，才能在运笔用墨时挥洒自如，表现出竹的神韵与气节。

Bamboo painting in traditional Chinese painting often expresses the image and charm of bamboo with ink. Bamboo painting occupies an important position in freehand flower and bird painting. Its pen and ink feature is to use calligraphy into painting and bone brush. Bamboo painting should be "bamboo in the chest" in order to use ink freely and show the charm and integrity of bamboo.