Tao of Sketching: The Complete Guide to Chinese Sketching Techniques

by Qu Lei Lei

Book Overview

Award-winning artist Qu Lei Lei offers an inspirational view of art from the Chinese perspective. Instead of looking at the sketch as an end in itself, he focuses on the work as personal fulfillment for the artist and as a valued meditation. All the essential techniques are here--from choosing and using materials to mixing the ink to mastering brushstrokes. With the natural world as his subject, Lei Lei pulls out key features--water, trees, landscapes--and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402726279
• ISBN13: 9781402726279
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Basic but practical info, but a bit pricey.

The information provided for this book may seem basic, but I think it is the type of info that does no harm to be reminded of time to time. The book covers a bit of ways to approach sketching for different medium and -the part I find most vital- also cover sketch time intervals. In other words, in this amount of time given, what's the most important part(s) of your subject should you sketch down? Each chapter has multiple sample pictures. The only downside is that the book is a little pricey, even for a hardcover.

Totally Enjoyed

Chinese are unique in the world of art and this book helps understand that. This book, like the art, is simple on the surface, and complex in it's meaning and execution. I totally enjoyed this book.

Good start for beginners

Contents: Showed materials needed for sketching in pictures; showed basic techniques of how to use pencil, pen, Chinese Brush, Fountain Brush, pen and wash, pencil and color wash, colored crayons, watercolor paint, oil paint and more.Also including capturing movement and visual memory, how to do structure and composition. For the projects showed, they are including animals and birds, people and places, flowers and plants. Also, practical sketching tips are included.