Album of Chinese Brush Painting, Eighty Paintings and Ideas

My favorite brush painting book. Beautiful full color paintings combined with information about technique and the artist's own anecdotes about living in China.

A.B.C. of Chinese Painting

Another great book by Ning Yeh. The artist provides full color step-by-step lessons for painting the bamboo, orchid, iris, tulip, poppy and more.

The paintings of this young prodigy will inspire any beginning as well as advanced brush painter.

Japanese Brush Painting Techniques

Besides technique the artist provides some insiteful thoughts about getting into the right meditative mood for painting.

Japanese Ink Painting: The Art of Sumi-E

The artist uses the simple beauty of black ink and a few brushstrokes to express a variety of different forms.

Brush painters will enjoy learning some of these simple but beautiful characters to enhance their paintings.