Chinese Brush Painting an Instructional Guide [Paperback]

Ning Yeh (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ning & Ling Chi Yeh; 2nd Edition edition (June 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961830506
• ISBN-13: 978-0961830502
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #806,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners, November 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Chinese Brush Painting an Instructional Guide (Paperback)

This is a great book for beginners as Ning Yeh shows how to paint several popular subjects step by step. Subjects include bamboo, orchid, camellia and panda. I especially like the sections on painting leaves and camellia, as the techniques can be applied to many different floral subjects.

Ning's painting style is fairly distinctive and is not as loose and spontaneous as some painters, but is really lovely. Nevertheless, his approach helps to show beginners how they can use the brush to construct the different strokes comprising the subjects. He also shows examples of common mistakes for the strokes, which helps you to learn quicker. I teach Chinese brush painting to beginners and have found this book to be a great reference and I also recommend it to my students.

He also includes a section on how to wet-mount a painting (applying the rice paper to a heavier backing to remove wrinkles and make it less susceptible to tearing). I have found this information to be invaluable and not readily-found elsewhere.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars chinese brush painting and instructional guide, October 6, 2005

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Jeffrey Glenn "freedom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chinese Brush Painting an Instructional Guide (Paperback)

Be sure it is the instructional guide not the students guide. The students guide is just an answer key, a companionto the instructional guide, with no information.

1.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculous price, October 28, 2011

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Ann - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Brush Painting an Instructional Guide (Paperback)

On Oriental art supply site this book sells for $24.95. I am interested in Ning Yeh books and did a further search than on your site and was shocked to see the difference in price. This should be reviewed.