Fine Art Of Chinese Brush Painting, The

This extraordinary on-the-page class in brush painting exploresboth the technical and spiritual aspects of China?s ancient art,helping students to paint with confidence, skill and understanding.Lavishly packed with breathtaking illustrations and detailedinstructional photos, it discusses materials, styles and themes, aswell as special topics such as the influence of calligraphy onpainting, the importance of arranging the workspace properly andthe use of a seal to ?sign? the finished work. Each chapter is likea perfectly formed monograph, rich in information on inks, papers,art utensils, holding the brush correctly, making exquisite-lookingstrokes and pictograms, applying colour and mastering thetechniques for representing vegetation, animals, the human figure,portraits and evocative landscapes. Well-constructed practiceexercises complete this enlightening course.