Category: Research

In the previous post I combined multiple elements together, including fog, mountains, and the elongated portrait format. Water is also an important and recurring element in Chinese Landscapes.  But as I see it, it is one that highlights flow or movement within the frame, along with other elements that provide shape.  In this example I…

In the previous post I explored the use of fog or clouds.  Chinese Landscape Art often combines clouds with the vertical landscape. In this shot I have tried to capture the flow of the clouds between the mountains. The stretched format provides more room to define the flow. In creating this Picture I used:

In the previous post I began exploring mountain portraits.  Chinese Landscape Art often includes fog or clouds.  Clouds offer a means to isolate: foreground elements from background; peer elements from each other. Clouds can have a simplifying effect by increasing the empty space, hiding complexity or breaking a larger possibly complex subject into smaller possibly…

In the previous posting I explored combining layering and silhouette in the same shot.  I also included adding colour to simulate the traditional silk surface.   Another aspect of Chinese Landscape Art is the portrait view of a mountain, almost as a vertical panorama. In this example I explore the style that combines two elements:…