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For Continuing Students
These are intended for the student with some background with Asian brush painting and for the adventurous who wish to push their skills.
These lessons are organized in three groups:
Chinese Painting Theory
A series of ten video lessons examining
• The Three Distances: 4 lessons
•The Six Methods: 2 lessons
• The Eight Relationships: 4 lessons
Building Brush Skills
A series of 11 video lessons to further exercise and deepen the student’s use of brush
Calligraphy Couplets
A small collection of Chinese couplets suitable for encouragement, birthdays, the holidays and more
Chinese Painting Theory:
The Three Distances
Lesson 1:
for continuing students:
Introduction to Chinese Painting Theory:
• how to look at any Chinese landscape painting to decipher its structure
• Chinese painting theory: the three distances
(18 minute video)
Lesson 2:
for continuing students:
The Three Distances:
Distance in Height
• find the 3 distances in any Chinese landscape
• landscape for distance in height
(17 minute video)
Lesson 3:
for continuing students:
The Three Distances:
Distance in Depth
• find the 3 distances in any Chinese landscape
• landscape for distance in depth
(21 minute video)
Lesson 4:
for continuing students:
The Three Distances:
Distance in Same Level
• find the 3 distances in any Chinese landscape
• landscape for distance in same level
(25 minute video)
Chinese Painting Theory:
The Six Methods
Lesson 5:
for continuing students:
The Six Methods 1, 2, 3
• introducing the Six Methods of Chinese painting theory
• calligraphy for methods 1, 2, 3
(20 minute video)
Lesson 6:
for continuing students:
The Six Methods 4, 5, 6
• introducing the Six Methods of Chinese painting theory
• calligraphy for methods 4, 5, 6
(19 minute video)
Chinese Painting Theory:
The Eight Relationships
Lesson 7:
for continuing students:
The Eight Relationships: 1, 2
• Chinese painting theory: the 8 relationships
• relationships 1, 2: host/guest, void/solid
(12 minute video)
Lesson 8:
for continuing students:
The Eight Relationships: 3, 4
• Chinese painting theory: the 8 relationships
• relationships 3, 4: spacey/density, gathered/scattered
(10 minute video)
Lesson 9:
for continuing students:
The Eight Relationships: 5, 6
• Chinese painting theory: the 8 relationships
• relationships 5, 6: open/closed, dark/light
(9 minute video)
Lesson 10:
for continuing students:
The Eight Relationships: 7, 8
• Chinese painting theory: the 8 relationships
• relationships 7, 8: dry/wet, black/white
(10 minute video)
Building Brush Skills:
Lesson 1:
for continuing students:
Building Brush Skills: Loading a Brush
• variations in loading a brush
• applying those skills
(26 minute video)
Lesson 2:
for continuing students:
Building Brush Skills:
Finding Structure
• finding the structure
• building the bones of a composition
(14 minute video)
Lesson 3:
for continuing students:
Building Brush Skills:
Building Layers
• building layers of ink
• applying ink accumulation
(32 minute video)
Lesson 4:
for continuing students:
Building Brush Skills:
Painting Mists
• learning to paint mists
• variations in painting mists
• completion of demonstration painting “a hope for peace”
(31 minute video)
Lesson 5:
for continuing students:
Building Brush Skills:
Painting Dots
• use of dots
• variations in painting dots
(12 minute video)
Lesson 6:
for continuing students:
Building Brush Skills:
calligraphy for the holidays
Painting greetings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Light, and New Years
(22 minute video)
Lesson 7:
for continuing students:
Building Brush Skills:
Painting Snow
Painting a snow covered pine tree
(23 minute video)
Lesson 8:
for continuing students:
Building Brush Skills:
Painting Pointsetia
Painting pointsetia
(13 minute video)
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