Wuxi style flower and bird painting techniques. Volume 11. Fish and shellfish

Author: Cao Guojian
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: In the theme of bird-and-flower painting, marine life constitutes an important subject. This volume primarily focuses on the structural characteristics and painting techniques of common fish and crustaceans such as shrimp, crabs, mussels, and snails in aquatic environments. Among the fish, there are koi, grass carp, crucian carp, catfish, shad, as well as ornamental goldfish and tropical fish. Goldfish and tropical fish are colorful and have agile swimming poses, making them increasingly popular subjects in recent fish paintings. This volume selects and explains some of the most renowned varieties of these fish. The book features detailed and easy-to-understand text, accompanied by dynamic step-by-step illustrations and numerous demonstration works, providing valuable references and practice material for those studying bird-and-flower painting.