Adventures in Brush Painting

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This short video demonstrates two styles of Chinese brush painting: outline for the flowers and 'splashing ink' or 'boneless' technique for the leaves.

Tip: This combination is often used for plum and lotus and is particularly useful if you are painting white or light-colored flowers.

I'm using a bunch of brushes in this video, including the 'Happy Dot' for the outline petals, and a small, soft brush for the leaves. The paper is a thin, raw xuan or absorbent rice paper.

Click on the arrow below for the video
Please let me know if you have questions or feedback. I am always happy to answer. Who knows, your comment may inspire another post!
6 Comments
Po Chu Fung - 10 years ago
Very nice. I love the way you handle the brushes, you make the strokes look so easy, yet I know it's not easy at all. Thank you for posting the videos. I am a big fan of yours.
Virginia - 10 years ago
Thanks for your comment, Po Chu Fung! It's always good to get feedback from someone who knows what they are looking at! Is there a particular subject you would like to see me paint? I can put it on the list!
linda - 10 years ago
Beautiful strokes as always Virginia. I'd like to see you include the brushloading, especially on the flower videos.
Liesje Alexander - 10 years ago
I feel the same way as Linda. I'm very interested in seeing how you load the brushes with the painting of the subject.
Virginia - 10 years ago
Hi Linda, I have included a few seconds of brush-loading on the how to paint grapes post. It shows Prof Han painting.
Linda - 10 years ago
Thanks so much Virginia. I'm having trouble viewing the videos, probably due to my slwo internet. Will try again later. Thanks also for the great tips and demo sheets on grapes. Hope to get out my ink soon!