Chinese Painting Techniques

Name: Chinese Painting Techniques
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ISBN: 9780486407081

ISBN-10: 048640708X

ISBN-13: 9780486407081

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Alison Stilwell Cameron

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Description:

The first guide to unify the philosophical and imitative methods of instruction in the art of Chinese painting. The text explains the tools of the art and basic strokes and writing of Chinese characters before moving on to demonstrate the use of these strokes to represent trees, flowers, boats, rocks, insects, others.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/6/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 226
Size: 9.00" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Materials and Equipment (Figs. 1-3)



Ink, Inkstone, and Brush (Figs. 4-12)



Painting Strokes (Figs. 13-32)



Basic Strokes



Characters



The Three Friends (Figs. 33-116)



Bamboo, Mo Ku Style



Pine, Pai Miao Style



Plum, Ku Fa and Mo Ku Style



Composition



Landscape Painting (Figs. 117-180)



Trees



Foliage



Rocks and Other Land



Figures and Animals



Dwellings



Boats



Water



Distant Hills and Mountains



Landscape Composition



Use of Color (Figs. 181-194)



Flowers, Birds, and Insects (Figs. 195-231)



Flowers



Birds



Insects



Human Figures (Figs. 232-249)



Mounting Process (Figs. 250-255)


Bibliography


Index