Chinese Figure Painting for Beginners

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To paint a live human figure is the most challenging task for an artist. Yet with a good grounding in drawing and constant practice, any artist, amateur or professiona can make a success of figure painting and thus prove his or her competence in this field. Like people in other professions or hobbies,aspiring figure painters need two things -ambition and skill. Specially prepared for non-Chinese readers, this manual offers easy,step-by-step instructions, plus interesting infor-mation about the history and development of Chinese figure painting. Since each stage of study is carefully graded, the reader's ambi-tion is unlocked and thus ultimate success is ensured.