ABC of Chinese Painting

128 pages, English

A.B.C compliments the Instructional Guide by offering additional step-by-step, learn by yourself instructions. Artist Ning Yeh expands on traditional Chinese Brush Painting by exploring a variety of different rice papers, offering alternative painting methods and integrating western watercolors (thereby increasing the color palette). His friendly conversational style makes learning the ancient art of spontaneous brushpainting truly "a piece of cake". Subjects include: Iris, Tulip, Poppy, Lotus, Hydrangea, Landscape, Figure, Animal and special lessons on the tools of the trade (a catalog of the best brushes).