Guide to Chinese Brush Painting - Hardcover

CYPI Press

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908175109 ISBN 13: 9781908175106

Publisher: CYPI Press, 2012

Synopsis

The history of Chinese painting stretches back thousands of years. It is natural, freewheeling and rich in spiritual content. The most amazing aspect is how the painter can evoke the spiritual essence of the subject with only a few strokes of the brush. Many people are obsessed with Chinese painting but are unable to grasp it. Here, we provide the lover of Chinese painting with a book that is both interesting and useful. If you have never studied Chinese painting before, Guide to Chinese Brush Painting will take you into the world of ink and colour step by step, from how to hold the brush and select paper to how to mix colours. If you have already learned the basics of Chinese painting, this book provides over 200 motifs such as flowers, fruits, animals and figures, with detailed instructions on how to paint them. This book also covers a lot of information about Chinese culture and the history of Chinese painting. With this book, not only will you gain a grasp of Chinese painting techniques, becoming an amateur Chinese painter, you will also gain a greater understanding of Chinese culture and a feel for its unique taste. Guide to Chinese Brush Painting also contains a special chapter teaching you how to combine the flowers, fruits, animals and figures you have learned into interesting and delightful paintings, as well as how to sign your paintings in the traditional way. You can make gifts of your unique Chinese paintings or hang them in your own home as decorations. Both are excellent choices.

About this edition

• Publisher: CYPI Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1908175109
• ISBN 13: 9781908175106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216