A practical guide for the beginning/intermediate, apprentice artist or fan of Chinese art. Demonstrates how to integrate the basic Oriental approach to painting with a Western watercolor style--truly unique and more interesting to an American market. Includes ten, indepth, step-by-step demonstrations for creating stunning Chinese brush paintings. Back section is a gallery of 30+ masterpieces. Snow Painting shows award-winning design and page-layout, helping to make this book a visually beautiful work of art. Midwest Book Review applauds Snow Painting: .,."a gorgeous presentation providing artists with all the fundamentals needed to produce Chinese-style brush paintings. Simply lovely and well detailed." It received a raving review from the judges at the Benjamin Franklin Awards. One judge wrote, "It's almost like having the teacher alongside you. Here is a fine example of the inspired approach to layout."