Art of Chinese Brush Painting: Ink * Paper * Inspiration
Caroline Self
Language: English
Pages: 176
ISBN: 0804847495
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Chinese ink painting is an offshoot of calligraphy and is a beautiful and reflective art that's been revered in China for centuries. A wonderfully creative tool, The Art of Chinese Brush Painting is an excellent way for newcomers to experience this ancient Chinese art form.
The book introduces the art of painting with ink on rice paper using traditional Chinese techniques developed over a thousand years ago. In 35 simple and intermediate lessons, readers will learn to paint towering landscapes; the elegant Four Generals: bamboo, orchid, plum blossom and chrysanthemum; rugged, steadfast pine; animals from the Chinese Zodiac; and basic strokes used in Chinese calligraphy.
To better understand "the soft martial art," the book includes an introduction to the Chinese ink painting tradition and detailed discussion of brushes, paper and other tools and accessories. The lessons are instructive for artists at any level of expertise but are directed to the dedicated beginner.
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to hold the paper roll open • A water dripper, eye dropper, or tiny dipper or spoon • A roll of paper towels • A pad of newsprint for practicing strokes and exercises • Hide glue (available in hardware stores) Arranging the Tools Now that you have been introduced to the tools of the painter, you must find a convenient arrangement on the table to handle them easily. You need a working area at least three feet (one meter) square. If you are right handed, it is easier to have the tools on the
You do not know where the other piece is and what you are missing. This approach is used a great deal in Oriental art for the mystery involved. In painting plants and trees, the artist traditionally suggests that the branches are coming off the stems in all four directions even when the ones at the rear of the plant are not really seen. Preparing to Paint Hidden leaves Prepare your equipment and yourself before starting to paint: • Prepare diluted, medium gray ink in a dish to have sufficient
to make a branch of the pine tree. Make a second branch to show it is a strong tree and can support the rooster. Add pine needle clusters along the branches and a light wash behind to make the clusters more visible. Painting a Horse The horse is famous in Chinese history. The early Han dynasty horse is still being reproduced as sculpture thousands of years later. It shows a prancing horse with tail and mane flying. The horse is also important because it is one of the animals in the Chinese
long dark whiskers higher up on the head. One pair is longer and higher on the head. The lower pair is shorter. Both of the pairs of whiskers are one stroke wide with dark ink. 11. There are short hair strokes across the forehead painted with shaggy dark strokes. Below and above the eyes are some shaggy eyebrows. These are painted with dark ink. 12. To make the nose look long, load a detail brush with pale ink and make some strokes across the nose above the nostrils. Make fewer as you move
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