8-Week Mandarin Immersion Art Series - Chinese Ink Painting: Autumn Animals

This class will teach Xieyi, or freehand style which is marked by exaggerated forms and freehand brushwork. Students learn basic Mandarin words while exploring various brushwork and ink techniques of traditional Chinese brush painting.

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55 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 8 weeks

8-13

year olds

2-12

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

This is an 8-week series. Class meets once every week.

This class provides training in the fundamentals of traditional Chinese brush painting, its principles, techniques, subject matters and styles. Xieyi (freehand) style will be demonstrated. Themes covered include landscapes, birds-and-flowers, fish, and others. Students are trained to master brushstrokes and taught the skills of capturing the essence of forms. This class is suitable for beginners with no prior skills. A fundamental,...

Shannon Lee, who is the instructor of this class, is a graduating artist from Pratt Institute. Mandarin is her mother tongue and she speaks, reads and writes with native fluency. She also practices Chinese ink painting as a family tradition and understands the Chinese culture in depth. Her passion in teaching starts off the journey to make art accessible to all children. With her language skills, she is hopeful to be able to widen the scope of how her learners express art in Mandarin and Chinese ink.

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1. 3-5 Chinese painting brushes - a soft brush, a stiff brush and a small detail brush
2. Bottled liquid ink in assorted colors (Traditional ink stick and ink stone are optional)
3. Rice paper
4. A palette/ 2 white ceramic saucers
5. 2 water containers: one for rinsing brush, and one for clean water
6. A piece of Felt Pad. It should be in white or light color, no black. Wool is the best, but synthetic is fine. Recommended size: 18"x20".
7. Paper towel for blotting or to dry the brushes
8. Painter/ Washi tape or heavy paper weight to secure paper while drawing

55 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

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Young Art

4141 total reviews

2508 completed classes

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