Virtual Office Hours: Basics of Gong-Bi (Chinese Fine Line) Painting
Virtual Office Hours
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1h 50m
This Virtual Office Hour Event covers the essential techniques and materials of Gong-Bi / Chinese Fine Line Painting.
In this episode, we cover the following topics:
- The best brushes for Gong-Bi / Fine Line
- The best paper for Gong-Bi / Fine Line
- Techniques of line work
- Techniques for shading
- How to produce dimension with shading
- Great beginner subjects and lessons to start with
- Q&A and much more!
Online Event Originally Streamed on Friday, March 24th, 2023
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