Dover Chinese Brush Painting: A Complete Course in Traditional and Modern Techniques Chinese Brush Painting: A Complete Course in Traditional and Modern Techn
Comprehensive "how-to" manual takes all levels of students through the creative process, providing detailed instructions for painting such simple subjects as bamboo and plum blossoms as well as more ambitious motifs: birds, fish, and landscapes. Numerous illustrations and paintings complement the text, with some sections describing how to adapt Chinese brush painting to Western subjects. Indispensable to anyone in search of new and exciting methods of artistic expression. 150 illustrations, including 82 in full color. Paperback book measures 8 in. x 10 7/8 in., 144 pages. Dover Publications, 2004. ISBN:0486436586.