Chinese Painting, Vol. 1 (How to Draw and Paint series #69)

Walter Foster's classic How to Draw and Paint series provides aspiring artists with an exceptional array of art instruction books featuring all subject areas and media. Each title includes easy step-by-step exercises as well as finished illustrations or paintings that will inspire artistic talent in anyone.

Packed with practical information, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, the How to Draw and Paint series offers a complete library of resources to which artists of all skill levels can refer again and again.

What you'll learn from this book ...

• The process of using brushes and ink and/or powdered pigments to create expressive Chinese paintings

• The various types of strokes that can be created with Chinese brush

• Proper grips for holding the brush, as well as arm movements for achieving certain vivid effects

• Step-by-step stroke sequences for painting a variety of popular Chinese painting subjects, including bamboo, leaves, fish, birds, and several types of flowers

• Chinese philosophies on rhythm, freedom, simplicity, and harmony and how to incorporate them into your work