Birds and Insects : The Beginner's Guide to Chinese Painting

Anyone interested in traditional Chinese painting will find these four volumes useful for self-study. Each of the four volumes teach amateur brush painters to execute the intricacies of Chinese brush painting. Beginning with the separate parts and then progressing to the composition, these volumes feature exquisite illustrations that will enable the learner to pick up the basics as if in a classroom setting.

Mei Ruo is currently the vice president of Shanghai Luwan Painting Academy. He developed a passion for painting and Chinese brush painting from his childhood, and has dedicated himself to Chinese painting, teaching and cultural communication in the past few decades.