In the practice of modern painting creation,the combination of paper materials and pigments has an important influence on the visual effect and perception of art works.On the whole,paper determines the coloring effect and artistic style of pigments,and different paper paper has different effects on the absorption and color expression of pigments.In addition,watercolor,oily,traditional Chinese painting pigments on different paper characteristics also exist more obvious difference,and can give the deep connotation of painting,effectively convey the artist's inner feelings,to achieve personalized painting innovation,so the pigment will affect the artist's material choice.Based on this,this paper analyzes the performance of the combination of paper materials and pigments in art painting,hoping to provide some inspiration for artists.