Chinese Brush Painting Four Seasons Paint Flowers, Birds, Fruits & More with 24 Step-by-Step Projects

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Pub. Date: 2023-04-20
Publisher(s): Shanghai Press
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Summary

This book combines Chinese painting techniques with twenty-four solar terms of traditional Chinese culture. According to the sequence of the four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—natural scenes are refined into a series of charming ink paintings. Following the tutorials in this book, you can complete beautiful ink and wash paintings in just a few strokes.

In this book:

•Starting with the most basic knowledge, you will gain an understanding of the classification and characteristics of the brush, ink, paper, inkstone, and pigment.
•You can gradually move from superficial to deeper techniques as they are integrated into the tutorials, including a total of more than 30 painting techniques that can be easily learned through practice.
•Follow meticulous graphic steps and intimate key tips to complete 24 fine ink paintings with rich themes centered around flowers, birds, vegetables and fruits, fish and insects, and landscapes.
•Gain inspiration to integrate these paintings into life and turn them into practical items which can be used to decorate your home or as gifts.
•Easily copied images and the spine binding design make it easy to spread the book evenly as you practice.

Author Biography

With 11 years of experience in painting education, Fei Le Niao Studio has published more than 400 art books, of which more than 100 have been translated and imported to many countries. With its own art education and painting material research and development center, more than 30 million people around the world learn painting from Fei Le Niao Studio and enjoy the beautiful life of painting it introduces.

Table of Contents

Preface Chapter One Tools and Materials 1. Paintbrush 2. Ink 3. Paper 4. Inkstone 5. Pigment Chapter Two Spring Painting 1. Beginning of Spring 2. Rain Water 3. Awakening of Insects 4. Spring Equinox 5. Pure Brightness 6. Grain Rain Chapter Three Summer Painting 1. Beginning of Summer 2. Grain Buds 3. Grain in Ear 4. Summer Solstice 5. Minor Heat 6. Major Heat Chapter Four Autumn Painting 1. Beginning of Autumn 2. End of Heat 3. White Dew 4. Autumn Equinox 5. Cold Dew 6. Frost’s Descent Chapter Five Winter Painting 1. Beginning of Winter 2. Minor Snow 3. Major Snow 4. Winter Solstice 5. Minor Cold 6. Major Cold

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