Ornament patterns (Chinese Art Education Series) Art volume: (Chinese Art Education Series)

Author: Zhao Maosheng
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: Decorative patterns are a fundamental course for all art and design majors. This textbook, based on the inheritance of tradition, summarizes the teaching and creative experiences of pattern design over the past 20 years of reform and opening-up. It provides systematic descriptions of the concept and connotation of decorative patterns, the development and evolution of patterns, and the characteristics formed by the application of different techniques and materials. It also offers detailed introductions to the principles of pattern design, methods of life drawing, rules of form, and different expressive approaches of black and white and color, supplemented by numerous illustrations. The book includes a total of 374 illustrations and sample works, featuring representative pieces from different countries and eras around the world, as well as outstanding works by contemporary Chinese experts, professors, and students. This textbook on decorative patterns is suitable for various design disciplines in higher art colleges and universities, serving as an important resource aimed at promoting pattern teaching and establishing standardized practices to continuously improve the quality of instruction.