Machine generated contents note: ch. One Tools and Materials -- 1.Types and Hair Sources of Brushes -- 2.Inksticks and Inkstones -- 3.Colors -- 4.Xuan Paper (Rice Paper) -- 5.Supplementary Tools -- ch. Two Chinese Painting Techniques -- 1.How to Hold the Brush -- 2.How to Paint with the Brush -- 3.How to Use Water -- 4.How to Use Ink -- 5.How to Apply Color -- 6.Framing -- ch. Three Introductory Lessons -- 1.How to Paint Flowers -- Plum Blossom -- Orchid -- Bamboo -- Chrysanthemum -- Peach Blossom -- Camellia -- Hall Crabapple Blossom -- Sweet Osmanthus -- Wisteria -- Morning Glory -- Lotus -- Iris -- Chinese Narcissus -- Peony -- 2.How to Paint Fruits and Vegetables -- Long Turnip -- Red Turnip -- Pomegranate -- Lychee -- Cherry -- Loquat -- Bottle Gourd -- Grape -- Peach -- Pineapple -- Watermelon -- Bell Pepper -- Pumpkin -- Tomato -- 3.How to Paint Grass Insects -- Butterfly -- Bee -- Dragonfly -- Goldfish -- Carp -- Angelfish -- Crab -- Shrimp -- 4.How to Paint Birds

Note continued: Sparrow -- Chick -- Crested Myna -- Kingfisher -- Wagtail -- Magpie -- Swallow -- ch. Four Advanced Lessons -- 1.Magpie on Plum Blossoms -- 2.Crested Myna with Red Leaves -- 3.Kingfisher with Lotus -- 4.Wagtail on the Shore -- 5.Sparrows on the Pomegranate Tree -- 6.Five Sons Passing the Imperial Examinations -- 7.Swallows on Wisterias -- 8.Goldfishes Playing in the Water -- 9.Colorful Carp -- 10.Butterfly and Lychees -- 11.Dragonfly and Pumpkin -- APPENDICES -- Brief Glossary of Some Chinese Painting Terms.