Rongbaozhai Painting Spectrum: Modern Edition 24: Figures

Author: Gu Bingxin Illustrated
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Painting must master painting techniques, but knowledge and cultivation beyond techniques may be even more important than understanding the principles of techniques. In fact, the quality and temperament revealed by techniques are not derived from knowledge and cultivation. Taking this art book as an example, it aims to tell readers how to paint figures and how figures are painted. I believe these two issues are fundamentally related but conceptually distinct. The former concerns the techniques of painting figures, while the latter involves the understanding, insights, personal artistic ideas, aesthetic interests, and the scope of themes and creative approaches. The works of Gu Bingxin's old friend demonstrate considerable skill and mastery in both aspects.