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Chinese Painting Basics -- The Six Laws -- Three Categories of Chinese Paintings -- Three Styles of Painting -- Materials -- Using Your Materials -- Brushstrokes -- Stretching Your Paintings -- Chinese Painting Composition & Basic Painting Techniques -- Composition Methods -- Detail-Style Painting Techniques -- Spontaneous-Style Painting Techniques -- From Chinese Painting to Watercolor -- My Experiments and Theories on Watercolor Painting -- Varying the Composition -- Special Materials for Watercolor -- Painting Birds -- Anatomy of Birds -- Features of Birds -- A Simple Way to Sketch Birds -- Chinese Painting Demonstrations -- Watercolor Painting Demonstrations -- Painting Fish -- Anatomy of Fish -- Features of Fish -- How to Sketch Fish -- Chinese Painting Demonstrations -- Watercolor Painting Demonstrations.

Lian Quan Zhen's exquisite watercolors borrow the best artistic elements from two different worlds -- the traditional painting techniques of the East and the watercolor techniques and perspective theory of the West. He then weds them to create a unique style all his own. Now you can learn his style, too, and produce the kind of paintings you've always dreamed of -- gorgeous images that echo the spirit and personality of the natural world around you.

In 12 step-by-step demonstrations, Zhen shows you how to capture the essence of pheasants, egrets, peacocks, ducks, cranes, koi, goldfish, angelfish and more, as he helps you master new skills and envision new possibilities. You'll take your first steps on a journey of international discovery -- one that brings the beauty of the East right into your studio and onto your paper.