PDF Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquisite Watercolors Lian Quan Zhen 9781581800005 Books

Product details Hardcover 144 pages Publisher North Light Books; 1st edition (October 1, 2000) Language English ISBN-10 9781581800005 ISBN-13 978-1581800005 ASIN 1581800002

Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquisite Watercolors Lian Quan Zhen 9781581800005 Books Reviews

• Looking for a marvelous blend of looseness and tightness - in Lian Zhen you find it. I sought him out to examine him manner of
  pouring watercolors and found, oh, so much more. Until purchasing this book, I was really unaware of him, and now I have found
  I have become somewhat of a disciple. If you want exposure without the book - go to You Tube, and watch his videos. From this
  point I need say nothing more. I will at some point definitely will take a workshop, if not many - the man does painting I haven't
  seen anyone perform. The book is clear in its presentation though to do what he does, for me, will I think be like trying to paint
  the perfect bamboo leaf. If you buy it, enjoy it - i know I did.
• What an excellent watercolor book. A good read, beautiful artwork photography, and lots of practical information on how it's done. Also solidly hard bound with high quality dust jacket. Even beautiful on the book shelf.
• Lian Zhen is a fantastic artist. He has developed an excellent art book that shows how to create art based on both the traditional style of Chinese painting and modern applications of these traditions. He not only offers a basic understanding of the styles, but excellent illustrations of how to apply them in your own art.
• I just received this book recently, as my winter will be spent with watercolors.
  
  Initially the book seller sent the wrong volume, and I contacted them immediately about the error. They couldn't have been more kind and generous to make the proper switch, credit my account for the mailing return cost, and promptly corrected the error. I would definitely do business with this impecable company again, and Lian Zhen's work is a wonderful way to discover water color, and especially "the Chinese Painting Techniques" which are totally different than western traditions!
• Love, love this book, full of color, design, techniques. It is very inspiring, I paint on porcelain and this book has generated many ways in which I can utilize the same technique when painting on porcelain, Wonderful book, highly recommend and is good just ot have sittng on the coffee table as well. My great grandchildren love to look through the book and the 5 year old often draws and "paints" his own pictures from the pictures found in the book. Can't say enough about this book and it really was in new condition.
• His books are excellent! They are very freeing if you have felt bound by strict photorealism, it helps loosen up your approach while giving you the tools to approach your art with a new perspective and give it a new interpretation. I was specifically very interested in the tutorials on pouring and very appreciative of how he uses limited materials and doesn't make the medium so expensive you feel you shouldn't even try.
• This is a fine introduction to Chinese Painting techniques. As a student of watercolor painting, I found this book a good source of techniques that I didn't learn in watercolor class. The instruction is very well done--articulate and easy to follow. His work is beautiful.
• One of my student recommended Lian Quan Zhen's book to me. With similar background as the author, I am also Chinese scholar-amateur style painting artist, who came to study the western culture and taught Chinese art in the US since 1980's. Although Mr. Zhen was not the first Chinese author who tried to combine western watercolor medium and painting techniques with Chinese painting concepts, (Professor Shu-chi Chang, for example, has written on Chinese watercolor in the early 50's.
  PAINTING IN THE CHINESE MANNER.) Lian Quan's book has brought this Neo-Chinese watercolor painting style to a brand new level. His style is very "watercolor-ish" in the Chinese eyes, yet still could be labeled "Chinese painting" in English.
  
  Chinese painting's composition methods are very different from the Western painting. The author has well interpreted the linear perspective concept, as well as the use of focal point in Chinese painting composition.
  
  I like his colorful neo-Chinese watercolor painting style. His paintings on watercolor paper are very inspiring. But I found Shuan paper is very difficult for beginning students and even for an advanced artist.
  
  If you are a watercolorist and want to try painting on rice paper, you would find that mulberry paper, or Pi paper much easier to master than the traditional Chinese Shuan paper. I don't know why the author has not used any mulberry rice paper.
  ( for fine Chinese mulberry paper, see Mulberry Rice Paper #1 Fine Fiber 10 Large Sheets 57"x30" , for more information on how rice paper could be used in watercolor collage, see Creative Collage Techniques ).