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| The Chinese Brush Painting Bible: Over 200 Motifs with Step-By-Step Illustrated Instructions | 
 enlarge | Author: Jane Dwight
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 80980
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Spiral-bound
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1581809522
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.4251
EAN: 9781581809527
ASIN: 1581809522
Publication Date: February 26, 2007
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Product Description
*Chinese brush painting appeals to both the watercolor and acrylic painter who wants to try working in a simplistic looser, yet representational style *Contains the most motifs one can find in the Chinese brush painting style, which continues to be popular *Features an easy-to-use lay flat binding Over 200 different motifs in an easy-to-use encased spiral format make this the perfect resource for Chinese brush painting. Each motif is accompanied by an explanation of its symbolic meaning, a color palette and step-by-step instruction that includes the order, direction and type of brushstroke needed to complete the image. Clear graphic icons provide detailed brush instruction on how much pressure to apply and what part (tip, heel or whole) of the brush to use. The reader will find advice on composing and combining images to create perfectly balanced, harmonious paintings and ideas for using and displaying their finished art.
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 This book is for beginners May 30, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is for the beginning art student and not much use for anyone who has a basic knowledge of Asian brush painting. The word "Bible" in the title is misleading as most other books on the subject are far superior.
Chinese Brush Painting May 21, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an excellent guidebook for anyone studying or interested in Chinese Brush Painting. My only quibble is that there are not enough examples for each of the suggested compositions.
 Fantastic February 10, 2008
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a great instructional book for anyone wanting to learn to paint in the Chinese brush painting style. There are 200 motifs with step by step instructions. I love it!
Everything you need to know about Chinese brush painting July 3, 2007
20 out of 25 found this review helpful
This truly is the Chinese brush painting Bible; an awesome tutorial and guide to learning this art.
Beautiful book! May 29, 2007
59 out of 61 found this review helpful
I was looking for a book on Chinese brush paintings that not only showed you how to to the painting technique, but also had a lot of different design motifs. well this is the book. It is a step-by-step book and has over 200 motifs that are beautifully illustrated. It shows you the finished painted motif and the steps to achieve it and each page has a sidebar of the paint colors you will need that not only tell you the color in words, such as pink, but has a small circle of the paint color too (great for a beginner) as well as the brushes that you will need for that particular motif.
The best feature of the book is that it is spiral bound, so that it opens flat and stays flat while you are referring to it. It is a small book height (about the height of a hardback novel), but loaded with great illustrations and beautifully laid out.
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