Chinese watercolor techniques for exquisite flowers - Lian Quan Zhen

Through a number of step-by-step demonstrations, readers will learn how to paint flowers using a variety of techniques, including Chinese Spontaneous style, Chinese Detail style and traditional Western watercolour style.In addition, the author provides creative twists to each style including printing with glass, wrinkling rice paper, using a glue resist, blowing colour and painting on primed canvas. The flowers portrayed in the book are favourites among watercolour painters and many are painted in two styles to provide a variety of options to readers.