Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Brush Painting: 35 Painting Activities from Calligraphy to Animals to Landscapes
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As one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world, Chinese brush painting has been used for thousands of years to create images that harness the imagination, and capture the inner spirit of a subject—be it an animal, landscape or tree. All you need for this simple, but beautiful, art form is black watercolor paint, white paper, a brush and some creativity!
An introduction tells you about the history of brush painting, and also gives tips for holding your brush, achieving different shades and collecting your materials. After that, the book takes you step-by-step through more than 35 hands-on activities—including basic strokes, putting them together to create an object or scene, the importance of leaving open space and even writing some Chinese calligraphy.
With the help of this book, artists of all ages can learn to paint:
- Bamboo stalks, branches and leaf clusters
- A knotted pine tree and its delicate needles
- A snail with a spiral shell and little body peeking out from underneath
- A waterfall gliding down the side of a mountain
- And much more!
You’ll find that this activity will help you learn to center your mind and thoughts, and your masterpieces will be inspiring decorations or great gifts for friends and family. Get started learning this “soft martial art!”
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37 reviews for Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Brush Painting: 35 Painting Activities from Calligraphy to Animals to Landscapes
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Siin Kim –
Excellent Book. Everything As Promised. Next day delivery and excellent packaging A+A+A+
Siin Kim –
She –
The best beginners guide to Chinese painting I have read. Easy to read and understand with plenty of diagrams. Starts with the very basics and by the end I’d found out where I was going wrong. I now use it as a reference guide and am amazed at what I’ve achieved.
DeEtta –
Very easy to follow directions for painting flowers, bamboo and many other things. I will use this book a lot in my learning Sumi painting.
Ahamay –
Easy to read very useful for a beginner to Chinese brush painting
Richita Bhattacharyya –
The material is great and comprehensive guide to ink painting
José F. –
Es un buen manual que explica paso a paso el qué, cómo y cuándo de la pintura china. Es importante recalcar que es un libro principalmente dirigido al aprendizaje de los trazados y algunos de los trucos y técnicas del grafismo chino y, supongo que para no perderse en lo decorativo, ha sido imprimido completamente en blanco y negro, conduciendo el contenido a partir de los diferentes trazos empleados en la caligrafía oriental. Es una edición muy decente con todo lo necesario para educar a los aficionados.