Lesson 28: Gongbi Landscape on Sized Xuan

 

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In this lesson you will learn how to paint a colorful Gongbi style blue-and-green landscape painting after Qing master Wang Yuanqii(1642-1715) with cicada wing rice paper(a kind of fine sized Xuan paper).

 

Video Length: 2.0 hours

 

Demos and Assignments

1: Gongbi Landscape: Following the steps shown in the video class, please try to make a copy of the Wang Yuanqi landscape seen in this video on sized Xuan paper(none absorbent single sized, cicada wing or double sized, stone-bridge, semisized are all ok) at approximately 13.5" x 27" size, you may also doing it on a smaller or larger piece paper with same proportion.

2: Figure Painting: please trace and copy the Iron Crutch Li painting with none absorbent Xuan paper(see options above).

Please follow the demo and handout to practice poppies.

Handout and finished painting as seen in the video are included in the handouts.

 

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Here is the introduction part of Lesson 28 on YouTube.