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The practical art of Chinese brush painting / by Pauline Cherrett.

By: Publication details: Sterling, 2004 New York :Description: 176 p. 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1402707746 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Summary: Pauline Cherett, critically acclaimed for her first book on Chinese brush painting, offers a followup for artists who want to learn more. Using dozens of projects and exquisite full-color illustrations, Cherett explains the "six canons" of Chinese painting; the basic materials (the "four treasures"); various strokes; composition, including the meticulous and the freestyle; and other interesting effects. Try painting flowers; birds, such as red crowned cranes; fruits and vegetables, animals, figures, landscapes, and more.

Pauline Cherett, critically acclaimed for her first book on Chinese brush painting, offers a followup for artists who want to learn more. Using dozens of projects and exquisite full-color illustrations, Cherett explains the "six canons" of Chinese painting; the basic materials (the "four treasures"); various strokes; composition, including the meticulous and the freestyle; and other interesting effects. Try painting flowers; birds, such as red crowned cranes; fruits and vegetables, animals, figures, landscapes, and more.

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