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This best-selling title will be relaunched in September 05 with a fresh new cover design. Jane Evans is well known for her Chinese brush painting and this book provides an ideal introduction to this fascinating style of painting.
Chinese brush painting is a versatile and expressive medium which offers Western artists a range of exciting and different techniques and a fresh approach to composition.
In this book Jane Evans introduces the artist to the specialist materials required and then looks at techniques such as grinding the ink, creating flowing brush strokes, using colour and applying washes.
A wide range of subjects is featured, including flowers and plants, birds, fish and other aquatic creatures, animals, people and landscapes, all illustrated with step-by-step examples and Jane’s beautiful paintings.
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Discover the excitement of painting with a Chinese brush under the expert guidance of well known professional artist and teacher Jane Evans.
Colour: helpful advice on choosing and applying colours
Techniques: close up details showing how different effects are achieved
This easy to follow guide includes everything you need to know to get started on this absorbing pastime:
• Advice on equipment and materials
• Hints, tips and techniques
• Simple exercises
• Step by step demonstrations
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a 64 page Collins Learn to Paint paperback book. It briefly explains the materials you need to begin chinese painting - ink, inkstone, paper, brushes and colour and at the end of the book there is a brief section on mounting paintings.
The chapter on basic techniques is clearly explained with many illustrations showing you how to produce the brush strokes needed to begin a painting. This is followed up with applying washes.
The remainder of the book is divided into chapters on flowers and plants, birds, fish and aquatic creatures, animals, people and landscapes. Of these, I enjoyed the sections on flowers and plants, birds and animals the most.
Painting individual flowers is clearly explained from stalks, leaves and petals to a demonstration of a complete painting of an iris.
Small birds are also clearly demonstrated, as are some of the animals. I found the demonstration of the simple depiction of a cat and a horse particularly helpful.
I personally don't find illustrations of fish, people and landscapes in chinese painting as appealing as flowers, birds and animals and so these chapters were a little wasted on me, but this is a very personal view and many may well disagree with me.
As a beginner in Chinese painting,overall I found this a very useful book.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Chinese Brush Painting-Learn to Paint
1 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback
Bought this book a few weeks ago and love it.
The author uses illustrations and technique tips to enhance learning. The technique tips were very helpful and this book is an invaluable tool for anyone who would like to try their hand at brush painting. A bonus was information on supplies, including best bets for beginners.
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Chinese Brush - Collins Learn to Paint
5 April 2000
Format:Paperback
Jane Evans, author, in this particular book gives you everything you need to know to get started. From her portrait, copies of some of her originals, the art of Chinese Brush, the materials you need to get started, basic techniques. She goes into the topic of 'washes' and applying them; flowers, plants, birds, fish and aquatic creatures, animals, people, landscapes - trees, ground covers, waterfalls, mountains & hills, bridges, boats. Jane leaves nothing out! Last and not least she tells you how to mount your art.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Chinese Brush(Learn to Paint)Everything you need to know ...
6 April 2000
Format:Paperback
In this book, Jane Evans, author, presents not only copies of her artistry, but also gives the reader insight into: the art of Chinese Brush; explains the materials you need to accomplish your entry into this particular form of art; the basic techniques you will learn; how to apply 'washes'; how to accomplish painting flowers, plants, birds, insects, fish and aquatic creatures, animals, people, landscapes ... trees, grasses, mountains, hills, waterfalls, bridges. From start to finish ... including mounting your art ... Jane has left nothing out.
In a world of Chinese Brush Art, where books are hard to come by, this is a great buy!
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