TY - BOOK AU - Cherrett,Pauline TI - The practical art of Chinese brush painting SN - 1402707746 (pbk.) : PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Sterling KW - Chinese brush painting KW - Ink painting KW - Chinese KW - Technique KW - Watercolor painting, Chinese N2 - Pauline Cherett, critically acclaimed for her first book on Chinese brush painting, offers a followup for artists who want to learn more. Using dozens of projects and exquisite full-color illustrations, Cherett explains the "six canons" of Chinese painting; the basic materials (the "four treasures"); various strokes; composition, including the meticulous and the freestyle; and other interesting effects. Try painting flowers; birds, such as red crowned cranes; fruits and vegetables, animals, figures, landscapes, and more ER -