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The Spirit of the Brush: Chinese Brush Painting Techniques: Simplicity, Spirit, and Personal PDF

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The Spirit of te Brush Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 1 10/3/17 10:36 AM Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 1 Job: 12135 Title: #224349# Spirit of the Brush (Rockpor9t)/3 /17 2:28 PM Text DTP: GLP Page: 1 Proof 1 CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING TECHNIQUES: SIMPLICITY, SPIRIT, & PERSONAL JOURNEY SUNGSOOK HONG SETTON Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 2 9/3/17 12:25 PM Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 2 Job: 12135 Title: #224349# Spirit of the Brush (Rockpor9t)/3 /17 2:28 PM Text DTP: GLP Page: 2 Proof 1 The Spirit of te Brush CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING TECHNIQUES: SIMPLICITY, SPIRIT, AND PERSONAL JOURNEY SUNGSOOK HONG SETTON Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 3 9/3/17 2:25 PM Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135 c2.indd 3 Job: 12135 Title: #224349# Spirit of the Brush (Rockpo2r1t)/3 /17 9:47 AM Text DTP: GLP Page: 3 Proof 1 2 T © 2017 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. Text and Illustrations © 2017 Sungsook Hong Setton First Published in 2017 by Rockport Publishers, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 265-D, Beverly, MA 01915, USA. T (978) 282-9590 F (978) 283-2742 QuartoKnows.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the copyright owners. All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the artists concerned, and no responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or printer for any infringement of copyright or otherwise, arising from the contents of this publication. Every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information supplied. We apologize for any inaccuracies that may have occurred and will resolve inaccurate or missing information in a subsequent reprinting of the book. Rockport Publishers titles are also available at discount for retail, wholesale, promotional, and bulk purchase. For details, contact the Special Sales Manager by email at Dedicated to my Dedicated to my beloved parents Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135 c2.indd 5 22/3/17 11:52 AM Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 5 Job: 12135 Title: #224349# Spirit of the Brush (Rockpor9t)/3 /17 2:28 PM Text DTP: GLP Page: 5 Proof 1 2C Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 6 9/3/17 12:25 PM Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 6 Job: 12135 Title: #224349# Spirit of the Brush (Rockpor9t)/3 /17 2:28 PM Text DTP: GLP Page: 6 Proof 1 Contents 9 INTRODUCTION: 72 SPRING Letting the Brush Lead 73 Willow Tree 74 Spring Branches with Birds 12 SPIRIT: IN SEARCH OF Qi 76 Pond with Ducks 16 TOOLS AND MATERIALS 7 9 SUMMER 16 Brushes 80 Avalon Garden: Echinacea and 17 Preparing a New Brush & Brush Dragonflies Maintenance 82 Dunes 18 Ink Sticks and Ink Stones 84 Banana Palms 18 Grinding Ink 19 Paper 86 FALL 19 Other Accessories 87 Fall at the Beach 2 0 Paint 88 Silver Birch Tree 2 0 How to Set Up a Table 90 Maple Tree 21 BASICS TECHNIQUES 92 WINTER 21 Holding & Loading a Brush 93 Snow-Covered Pine Needles 2 4 Ink Tones 96 Central Park 2 5 Basic Use of the Brush 100 Misty, Windy, Stormy Day 2 6 Center Brush Stroke 2 7 Reverse Stroke 102 PAINTING MUSIC 2 8 Side Brush Stroke 108 MOUNTING PAPER 2 9 Orchid Flower or Bamboo Leaf Brush Stroke 1 1 2 NAME AND MOOD SEALS 3 0 Flying White Stroke 1 1 4 GALLER Y 3 0 Split Brush Stroke 122 CONCLUSION 31 Hake Brush Stroke 31 Dancing Brush Stroke 124 RESOURCES 3 2 The Four Noble Plants 125 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 5 2 Landscape Painting 6 8 Composition, Perspective, and Space 126 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 127 INDEX OPPOSITE: TH E F L AT I R O N B U I L D I N G , N E W YO R K Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 7 9/3/17 12:25 PM Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 7 Job: 12135 Title: #224349# Spirit of the Brush (Rockpor9t)/3 /17 2:28 PM Text DTP: GLP Page: 7 Proof 1 OX F O R D I N W I N T E R 8 Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 8 9/3/17 12:25 PM Spirit of the Brush_001-128_12135.indd 8 Job: 12135 Title: #224349# Spirit of the Brush (Rockpor9t)/3 /17 2:28 PM Text DTP: GLP Page: 8 Proof 1

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