The Chinese Brush Painting Bible: Over 200 Motifs with Step by Step Illustrated Instructions (17) (Artist's Bibles)

Wow !, What a lovely book. This is one of the best Art books I have purchased.I have only been painting 5 years, so still not very good, but I thought about Chinese Brush Painting to loosen up My style.The book has something for everybody, Birds, Trees, Mammals, Insects, Flowers, Fruit, Veg, people and landscapes.The strokes of the brush are shown in good detail, easy to see how you build up the object. Thanks Jane for a great book !Would highly recommend.Paul.

I was quite disappointed with this book as it is only A5 in sizewhich made the pictures too small! I Should of noted the size of the bookhidden in the pictures as it was not in the written description!Also I think the content & quality of pictures could of been better!The advice is also too brief.I'm positive there are better books out there on this subject,for what the book cost I wasn't very impressed either, expected better for the price!The book was not newyou could tell from some ones paint on one page!Would of sent it back but missed the timeline.

Love this book. I have been so keen so start some Chinese Brush painting work and had to cancel 4 workshops earlier in the year due to Covid restrictions etc. So my daughter kindly bought me this book to get me going and I am now quite addicted. It has hundreds of different one page projects on all topics of nature and I find I have time to try a new out every day which is ideal as I fit it in around my other responsibilities. Very simple to use with clear instructions - all one needs to add is practise, practise, practise to achieve some stunning results!

Such a shame the books is so small.Useful birds, frogs, flowers etc which could be used to decorate various items. I intend to paint stones for magazine 'paperweights' for the garden and donate some to charity shops.Also to paint some rather boring garden containers and add some interest and colour. I will sit outside and paint these and enjoy some fresh air and relaxation.I am sure a child, or person without painting experience could paint some easy subjects I particularly liked the frog and bluetit.

As a total beginner, I found the book OK, but I wish more detail and care had been put into describing the basic brush techniques as some of the instructions are too brief and lack clarity on exactly what to do with the brush. I had to buy more books to get the necessary information.

I already had one book on Chinese painting and had done a one-day workshop so I was looking for something more that would give me additional material to work with. I found this title on the Amazon website and bought it on the strength of the reviews. I am relieved to say I was not disappointed.There are a number of aspects that make this book outstanding: it is beautifully presented with a good introduction on materials and techniques; there are several ways of locating the subject matter you might be looking for including an index and a motif chart at the front; each motif page is clearly set out showing you what colours to use, with a step-by-step approach including direction of brush strokes to the final image; being spiral-bound you can have the book open on the table beside you as you work.Best of all, though, the pictures are inspirational and you can quickly produce some very delicate and impressive works of your own based on these. Although it recommends Chinese materials, it does not insist on them and gives information on how you can produce similar results with western watercolours and papers, explaining in what way they will be different.Quite simply this book has transformed the way I approach working in watercolours. If you long for a looser, freer style, this method will undoubtedly help you towards that goal.

What a great little book. Some reviewers have criticised the size of this book, but I found it plenty big enough and packed full of lovely pictures, with clear instructions. Having done a weeks course to learn Chinese Brush Painting, this book will allow me to continue to grow my skills. I can't recommend it highly enough.

Such a beautiful and insightful book, small and convenient for traveling with if needed. I'd recommend for people whom are interested in learning the art of Chinese brush painting as this book offers great instructions and around 200 motifs to help paint whatever you wish; large range of flowers, animals, the works.