The art of Chinese brush painting

The art of Chinese brush painting

Maggie Cross

Book - 2011

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Subjects
Ink painting, Chinese > Technique.
Watercolor painting, Chinese > Technique.
Published
Ramsbury, Marlsborough, Wiltshire : Crowood Press 2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Maggie Cross (-)
Physical Description
208 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 202) and index.
ISBN
9781847972897
  • A brief history of Chinese painting
  • Materials
  • Techniques
  • Calligraphy
  • The Four Gentlemen
  • Flowers
  • Fruit, vegetables and seeds
  • Birds
  • Animals
  • Insects
  • Landscape
  • Mounting techniques and other ideas.
Review by Library Journal Review

This guide endeavors to explain traditional Chinese brush painting to a western audience. An introductory chapter on the history of Chinese painting mentions its spiritual and symbolic significance. A section on materials describes the special brushes, inks, pigments, and papers favored by traditional Chinese artists. Sections on technique include directional diagrams of the brushwork motions and line sequences that comprise these paintings. The reader can follow exercises to produce paintings of trees, flowers, animals, landscapes, and more in the traditional style. VERDICT Intermediate and advanced painters in search of a new technique may enjoy Cross's (A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Painting) guide. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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