As an important kind of painting in Chinese history, ink painting contains strong national characteristic. Through the learning, understanding and appreciation of ink painting, we can help students understand the significance of cultural inheritance and improve their overall quality. Therefore, this study takes status quo of education of ink painting’s social value and teaching method as the research object, and uses the methods of literature analysis, questionnaire and case analysis to investigate and analyze the status quo of ink painting’s education. This study summarizes the characteristics and limitations of ink painting’s education, and expounds ink painting’s social value and its influence on students’ comprehensive ability in detail. In order to better transfer ink painting’s social value to students, this study combines situational teaching method with creative ink painting teaching method, discusses and designs the teaching method of ink painting in order to develop a more meaningful educational mode of ink painting.