Chinese Brush PaintingLesson 4:

The Four Gentlemen - Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Flower Heads Qi Baishi’s Chrysanthemums Chrysanthemum Leaves and Stems Rooster Art History – Chen Dayu

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Chrysanthemum Flower Heads

Practice these flower heads using medium ink.

Qi Baishi’s Chrysanthemums (1864-1957)

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Chrysanthemum Leaves and Stems

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Every leaf must be different in appearance and position.

Leaf veins must be rounded to extenuate the roundness of the leaves.

Bleed black ink into the wet

Use a medium tone for the leaves and use side strokes to create rounded forms

Rooster

1. Paint the eyes and beak with dark ink

2. With red watercolour add the comb and wattle

Chinese Art History

Chen Dayu (1912-2001)

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