This film illustrates the four important steps in painting a Chinese landscape. Starting with a blank sheet of paper, we see the artist outline his layout, fill in his brush work, group together the related parts with shading, and finally retouch for emphasis.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322451
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - China
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Landscape painting
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Technique
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Chinese
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)