Painting Chinese Watercolors Combine Classic Chinese Painting Principles with Western Watercolor Techniques

by Lian Quan Zhen

Known for its simplicity and fluidity of line, traditional Chinese watercolors capture the essence of natural objects with a profound, unmatched beauty. Renowned artist Lian Quan Zhen shows newcomers how to paint in this loose, liberating style through a series of basic demonstrations.

Zhen's Chinese Watercolor Technique:

Combines classic Chinese painting principles with Western watercolor methods for breathtaking results Features 12 step-by-step mini-demonstrations covering everything from brushstrokes to composition Combines the use of ink and watercolor

Following Zhen's unique watercolor methods, artists will learn to paint entire compositions based on classic Chinese watercolor subjects, including flowers, birds and fish. Mini-demos ensure that artists will successfully render every detail, including eyes, scales, feathers, beaks, petals and more.

255 pages, Paperback

First published March 12, 2009

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautifully created step-by-step book which can be used for instruction for all levels of watercolorists from beginner to expert. The artist, Lian Quan Zhen, is both a craftsman with respect to rendition and a delicate, skilled watercolorist who shows layer by layer how the beautiful paintings were achieved.

This is a book which any painter would enjoy having in their library. The book also includes some great hints on how to find the best composition by drawing first on tracing paper, sometimes putting multiple images on separate sheets of paper and then arranging them into what seems to be the best composition for you. The paper used, the brushes chosen and the paint colors selections are all detailed. Do I love this book? Yes.

I like to refer to this book so date finished will never really happen.