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Chinese Brush Painting
A Hands-on Introduction to the Traditional Art
1 of 1 copy available
For more than a thousand years, a traditional Chinese style of art—brush painting—has been used to make pictures that are more than just pictures. These are images that harness your imagination, and capture on paper the true spirit of an animal...or a landscape...or a tree. All you need is black paint, white paper, and your best mental focus!
Step by step this calligraphy for kids book shows you how fun it can be to paint Chinese characters in the traditional way. Once you learn the basic strokes, you can put them together to create everything from a pine cone to a mountain scene. you will even be able to write some Chinese calligraphy.
You'll find that Chinese brush painting will help you learn to center your mind and thoughts. And your masterpieces will be inspiring decoration for your walls or great gifts for your friends and family.
Open this book, pick up your brush and let's get started!
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Release date
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781462907090
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781462907090
- File size: 3419 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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November 15, 2007
The ancient art of Chinese brush painting has recently become very popular, and there are several fine books on the art available. The medium's simple elements make it appropriate for beginner artists, though mastery is as difficult as in any fine art. Caroline Self (art, emerita, San Diego City Schs. & San Diego Museum of Art) and daughter Susan, who studied art in college, here offer simplified instruction for ages nine and up on painting orchids, bamboo, pines, insects, birds, and landscapes. This instruction is followed by a chapter on mounting paintings for display. Recommended for public and school libraries. For adults, consider Kwan Jung's "Chinese Painting Step by Step"Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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December 15, 2007
Created by a mother-daughter team, this well-presented, informative guide introduces readers to the art of Chinese calligraphy and brush painting. The text is fluid and graceful, an unusual combination in an instructional title, and the authors wrap succinct accounts of Chinese history and lore around their clear, step-by-step, illustrated instructions. Readers will learn how to create Chinese characters and numbers, as well as the basic strokes for common motifs, such as orchids and bamboo stems. Older readers may connect best with passagesalluding to the arts spiritual traditions (for example, the instruction to paint a subjects inner spirit), but allreaders willenjoy the practical hints (e.g., hold a raw egg while painting to help achieve the ideal hand position). More examples of finished compositions would have been welcome, but this title, printed in black-and-white withnumbersaccentedin red, offers a useful, comprehensive introduction to the soft martial art. Suggestions for mounting finished paintings and for further reading conclude.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.) -
January 1, 2008
The graceful, flowing images of a Chinese brush painting are the result of carefully controlled strokes. This book gives easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions on drawing traditional subjects such as orchids and bamboo. Attention is paid to the importance of holding the brush correctly, mixing shades of gray, and learning basic strokes used in calligraphy and painting. Some Chinese painting history is also included. Reading list.(Copyright 2008 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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