Virtual Office Hours: Different Subjects - Same Strokes
Virtual Office Hours
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1h 31m
This episode reveals that the same essential strokes developed from Chinese Calligraphy are used for many different subjects in the spontaneous style of Chinese Painting.
We cover the following subjects:
- Identifying the essential strokes of Chinese Painting
- Discovering the origin of essential strokes in Chinese Calligraphy
- Stroke technique for each stroke
- How to practice
- How to assemble strokes in a simple composition
- Brush choice for strokes
- Color use and technique in each stroke
- Q&A and much more!
Online Event Originally Streamed on Friday, February 24th, 2023
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