Chinese Brush Painting: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide

Chinese painting is an ancient art exhibited on silk or paper using brushwork with water ink and color pigments. The two main classical techniques are gongbi and freehand style. Landscaping flowers birds and human figures are the common themes. Chinese painting is mainly presented in lines shades and white space to express the feelings towards nature and social phenomena. The traditional subjects such as mandarin ducks butterflies and the Four Gentlemen (plum blossoms orchids bamboos and chrysanthemum) contain rich cultural meaning. This book illustrates several Chinese brush painting techniques with the use of different tools brushwork and color mixing. With the step-by-step projects you can first follow the introductory lessons to learn the necessary skills of brushwork usage of paper and characteristics of water ink and colors; then follow the advanced lessons to learn the compositions and more complicated color applications.

Paperback: 180 pages

Publisher: Shanghai Press (April 17 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1602200343

ISBN-13: 978-1602200340

Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.8 x 10.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds