In fact, it is not that difficult to just go through a rigorous artistic training to overcome the difficulties of true representation. But to achieve the meeting of spirit and form, as did the artists of the Sung dynasty, artists must overcome the problem of style and not just technique.
事實上，只要經過正規繪畫訓練，要克服描繪上的求真並不難，但要成就真正的藝術，如宋畫大家的形、神兼具，畫家要克服的是藝術上的表現風格，不只是技巧的問題。