黄易为诗人黄树谷之子，曾任监生、官济宁同知。其父工篆隶，通金石。黄易继父业，以篆刻著称于世。隶书摹《校官碑额》，小隶有似《武梁祠题字》。精于博古，喜集金石文字，广搜碑刻，绘有《访碑图》，并著《小蓬莱阁金石文字》等。故隶法中参以钟鼎，愈见古雅。抚印为丁敬高弟，有出蓝之誉，与丁敬并称“丁黄”，为“西泠八家”之一。隶书《警语》，其书笔划圆润平实，气势宏大，深得古法，是谓大家。
因为他与丁敬都研究金石学，兼擅篆刻，当时并称"丁黄"。何元锡曾将二人印稿合揖成《丁黄印谱》。他有"小心落墨，大胆奏刀"一语，深得篆刻三昧。
传世墨迹有《节临石门颂轴》、《隶书轴》等。关于黄易的研究，以“西泠八家”研究学者朱琪的《黄易的生平与金石学贡献》（《西泠印社重振金石学国际学术研讨会论文集》）、《黄易家世考》、《黄易字号斋室图说》系列论文最为深入，并著有《黄易研究》、《黄易年谱》等书稿。

尝有声幕府，以诗筒画笔，与簿书迭进，不废风雅。工书，娴熟隶法。隶书摹校官碑额，小隶有似武梁祠题字。精于博古，故隶法中参以钟鼎，愈见古雅。抚印为丁敬高弟，有出蓝之誉。尝谓“小心落墨，大胆奏刀”。二语可为刻印三昧。所至辄搜访残碑断碣于荒烟宿莽间，孜孜惟恐不及。尝自写访碑图十六帧，颇有逸致，翁方纲为之书碑文于上，最为精妙。山水法董、巨，冷逸幽隽，以澹墨简笔写取神韵，而有金石味。兼工花卉，宗恽寿平。官济宁时，一花片叶皆能于斤库易钱。间作墨梅亦饶逸致。
卒年五十九。著《小蓬莱阁诗钞》等。

Huang Yi (November 12, 1744 - March 26, 1802), the word easy, the number of Komatsu, Qiu, and the number of autumn Ying An main, Sanhuatan people. Zhejiang Qiantang, and good at carving, and Ding Jing and said "Ding Huang", "West cold eight" one.
Character achievements
Huang Yi Huang, the son of the poet, a former supervisor, the official Jining with the knowledge. The father of Seal, through stone. Huang Yi stepfather industry, known to seal the world. Lishu copy "school official tablet amount", Xiaoli has "Wu Liangci inscription". Proficient in Bogut, hi set stone inscriptions, widely search inscriptions, painted with "visit monument", and the "small Penglai Pavilion stone text" and so on. Therefore, the law to participate in Zhong Ding, the more ancient quaint. Printed as Ding King Tak, a blue reputation, and Ding Jing and said "Ding Huang", "Xiling eight" one. Lishu "warning words", the pen strokes rounded plain, imposing, won the ancient, is that we.
Because he and Ding Jing are studying epigraphy, and good at carving, was called "Ding Huang." He Yuanxi had two printed together Yi Yi "Ding Huang Yin Pu." He has "carefully ink, bold playing knife" phrase, won the seal inscriptions.
Handed down the ink "Festival Shimen Song axis", "official script axis" and so on. On the study of Huang Yi, "Xiling eight" research scholar Zhu Qi's "Huang Yi's life and epigraphy contribution" ("Xiling Seal Society to revive epigraphy International Academic Symposium"), "Huang Yi Family history test "," Huang Yi-font-name room diagram "series of the most in-depth, and author of" Huang Yi Research "," Huang Yi Chronology "and other manuscripts.
Style of work
Taste of the shogunate, in order to poetry pencil, and book book Die, not waste elegance. Work book, skilled law. Lishiguan school official tablet amount, Xiao Li has Wu Liangci inscription. Expertise in Bogut, so the law to participate in Zhong Ding, the more ancient quaint. Printed as Ding Jing brother, a blue reputation. Taste that "carefully ink, bold playing knife." Second language can be inscribed Samadhi. To investigate the residual Beijie Zhangjiu in the wild smoke places Mang, diligently fear less. Taste from writing to visit the monument 16 frames, quite Yat-induced, Weng Fang Gang for the book on the inscription, the most exquisite. Landscape law Dong, giant, cold Yi Juan, Dan ink ink pen to write charm, and stone taste. And flowers, were Yun Shou-ping. When the official Jining, a flower leaves are able to easily money in the treasury library. Intercropping Murray also Rao Yi Yi.
Death year fifty-nine. The "Penglai Pavilion Poems" and so on.