Chinese Brush Painting: An Instructional Guide

Ning Yeh
ISBN: 978-0-9618305-0-2
Coast Community College
190 pag. paperback 27 x 19 cm 1998

A must-have how-to book for beginners. Acclaimed artist Ning Yeh takes the reader through every aspect of traditional Chinese Brush Painting, from brush technique and color loading to composition. Ning provides a lively explanation of each subject's profile and historical significance before moving onto adept instructions for rendering. His friendly conversational style makes learning the ancient art of spontaneous brush-painting truly "a piece of cake". Subjects include: Orchid, Camellia, Amaryllis, Peony, Panda, Horse, Landscape, seal/signature and wet-mounting.