Paper quilling four seasons Chinese style
Book - 2018
"Chinese paper quilling is a lovely and flexible art form perfectly suited to illustrating scenes from different seasons. This book present unique creations and includes the terminology, methodology and detailed step-by-step instructions you need to recreate these pieces and to design your own art"--Page 4 of cover.
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New York, NY :
Better Link Press
[2018]
- Language
- English
Chinese - Main Author
- Other Authors
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- Physical Description
- 196 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- ISBN
- 9781602200333
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter I. The Artistic Charm of Chinese-Style Paper Quilling
- 1. Borrowing from Traditional Chinese Folk Custom Techniques
- 2. Passing on the Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Painting
- 3. Drawing Materials from Traditional Chinese Culture
- 4. Possessing Unique Artistic Characteristics
- 5. Embedding the Theme of the "24 Solar Terms"
- Chapter II. Preparation
- 1. Materials
- 2. Tools
- 3. Ten Techniques of Chinese-Style Paper Quilling
- 4. Categories of Basic Elements of Chinese-Style Paper Quilling
- Lines and Scrolls
- Coils
- Loops
- Crescents
- Chapter III. Beginner Tutorial
- 1. Beginning of Spring
- 2. Rain Water
- 3. Waking of Insects
- 4. Vernal Equinox
- 5. Pure Brightness
- 6. Grain Rain
- 7. Beginning of Summer
- 8. Grain Budding
- 9. Grain in Ear
- 10. Summer Solstice
- 11. Slight Heat
- 12. Great Heat
- 13. Beginning of Autumn
- 14. Limit of Heat
- 15. White Dew
- 16. Autumnal Equinox
- 17. Cold Dew
- 18. Frost's Descent
- 19. Beginning of Winter
- 20. Lesser Snow
- 21. Great Snow
- 22. Winter Solstice
- 23. Slight Cold
- 24. Great Cold
- Chapter IV. Intermediate Tutorial
- 1. Spring in the Air
- 2. Verdant Mountains and Blue Water
- 3. Blossoming Moth Orchids
- 4. Swan on Water
- 5. A Fine Autumn Day
- 6. Flower Petals Falling in Profusion
- 7. Fruits of All Seasons
- 8. Flowers of All Seasons
- Chapter V. Advanced Tutorial
- 1. Spring Mountains
- 2. Summer Water
- 3. Autumn Forest
- 4. Winter Snow