Skillshare - Chinese Painting Class - Red Crowned Crane

Learn how to paint a Red Crowned Crane in this Chinese painting tutorial. I'll show you the 5 easy steps to paint this scene. We will go through step-by-step how to paint detailed cranes and their surroundings.

This Skillshare video is a class for beginners. Painters of any level can learn from and enjoy this Chinese painting class.

In this Chinese painting tutorial we will learn to paint that something with a special meaning —long life. Don’t worry if you have never tried Chinese painting before.

This Chinese painting class will be broken into five parts: part one is sketch, part two is outline - the main focus of the class - and parts 3 and 4 are adding color

This is a free class for beginners taught by Ashley Liu.

Techniques covered in this class:

中鋒行筆 vertical stroke
側鋒行筆 stroke with the side of the brush
壓筆 press the brush
提筆 lift the brush
掃鋒 sweep the brush

For materials you'll need:

1 mid sized and 1 thin brush
Chinese painting ink in various colors
A pallet for your ink
A pencil for sketching
Rice paper

I would love to see your questions and constructive feedback in the comments section!