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Jian Zhongwei

Internationally renowned watercolor painter/watercolor art educator

Born in Keelung in 1968

Graduated from the Department of Applied Arts, Fu Jen Catholic University in 1990

Master of Western Painting, Graduate Institute of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University

Full member of China Asia Pacific Watercolor Association

Member of Taiwan International Watercolor Society, Signature Member of American Watercolor Society AWS

Signature member of the National Watercolor Society (NWS)

Today we bring you a special"Jian Zhongwei's Classic Watercolor Works" Selected Watercolor Painting Case Demonstration AnalysisWe will have the opportunity to learn closely from this master of watercolor and deeply appreciate the unique charm of watercolor art!

Whether in the eyes of industry insiders or novices entering the watercolor circle,Teacher JianHis works always make people's eyes light up. Each of his works seems to be an independent small universe, full of vitality and vigor, which makes people intoxicated.

Teacher JianHe is a talented watercolor artist and an outstanding educator. His achievements in the field of art have fully demonstrated his artistic value.

His works are not only widely acclaimed at home, but also have won important awards internationally. His paintings are deeply loved by people, showing his love for life and his persistent pursuit of art.

In terms of teaching and research, Mr. Jian Zhongwei has also made great achievements. He has been invited to Italy, the United States, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom and more than 10 other countries to hold more than 20 "Jian Zhongwei International Watercolor Advanced Research Classes", teaching his artistic concepts and techniques to painters from all over the world.

Teacher Jian has rich experience in teaching, and his teaching methods are easy to understand and can help students quickly master the basic principles of painting and improve their artistic level.

His teaching philosophy and methods have also helped countless painters take the first step towards the art world.

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Get up close and admire the masterpieces

Mr. Jian’s paintings have won numerous awards and honors both at home and abroad, which is the best proof of his outstanding artistic talent and unremitting efforts.

With his unique creative style and profound understanding of art, Mr. Jian constantly challenges himself, breaks through and innovates, and has won wide acclaim and respect from the art community at home and abroad.

International Awards and Honors

In 2024, he was awarded the honorary signature member of the Portrait Society of America (PSOA).

2023 won 8 awards at the "Realism in the 21st Century" exhibition held by Sotheby's Center in New York. Among them, "Just Light Your own Light" was publicly auctioned on the Sotheby's website in New York and was successfully sold at a price higher than the estimated price.

2023 "Venice Symphony" won the Spanish MEAM Art Museum Collection Award and Best Watercolor Award at the 16th International ARC Salon Competition

2023 "Sketch from Life at the Louvre" won the second place in the sketching and painting category of the 16th International ARC Salon Competition

2023 "Self-Portrait of Loneliness" won the First Honor Award at the 25th International Annual Exhibition of the Portrait Society of America (PSOA)

2023 "Light Your Own Lamp" won the third place in the still life painting of the 154th issue of International Artist magazine International Artist

2021 IMWA Distinguished Member

2020 "Blue Seine" won the MARGARET MARTIN Memorial Award at the 153rd International Annual Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society AWS

In 2019, he was awarded the honorary Dolphin Fellowship AWS.DF (Dolphin Fellowship) by the American Watercolor Society.

2019 "Jiufen Artistic Concept" won the Bronze Honor Award at the 152nd International Annual Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society AWS

2018 "Twilight in Venice" won the Bronze Honor Award at the 151st American Watercolor Society AWS International Annual Exhibition

2017 "Moscow Nocturne No. 3" was featured on the cover of the American Splash 18 Watercolor Yearbook

2017 "Gaze" won the Outstanding Award at the 19th International Annual Exhibition of the Portrait Society of America (PSA)

2016 "Cambridge Knight" won the Matt Bruce RI Memorial Award at the 204th International Annual Exhibition of the Royal Watercolor Society RI

2016 "Overlooking Yuanshan" won the SDWS Council Award at the 36th International Annual Exhibition of the San Diego Watercolor Society of the United States

2015 "Walking in the Sunshine" won the Foundation Award at the 75th International Annual Exhibition of the Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS)

2014 "Snow Scenery in Gassho Village" won the first place in the Artists Network Watermedia Showcase 2014 competition

Since 2013, he has been featured in interviews and reports in major watercolor and painting magazines in Europe and the United States.

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I believe that friends who like watercolor painting will not be unfamiliar with Teacher Jian’s paintings. When facing his paintings, they will always be deeply attracted!

In Mr. Jian's paintings, you can see the beauty and tranquility of nature, and you can also feel the emotions and stories of the characters. He is good at capturing the details of life and transforming them into moving pictures through the magic of watercolor.

Now, here comes the next point. I heard that Teacher Jian recently launched an online course? !

This is really exciting for watercolor fans!

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"Jian Zhongwei's Classic Watercolor Works" Selected Watercolor Painting Case Demonstration Analysis

In order to allow more students who like Teacher Jian’s watercolors to take Teacher Jian’s classes no matter where they are!

Teacher Jian and Yihu are now online[The first part of the online course "Classic Watercolor Works by Jian Zhongwei" - selected watercolor painting case demonstration and analysis], which is alsoTeacher Jian’s first online course.

This series of watercolor courses is taught by Mr. Jian, an internationally renowned watercolor artist. He has selected the most representative demonstration works of each period in his many years of studio watercolor teaching career, and edited them into a video clip.A detailed explanation re-recorded by Teacher Jian himself.It fully records Teacher Jian’s mental journey in watercolor art creation and teaching.

You can learn a lot from the course videosYou can see in detail the logic of the sequence from pencil draft to color layout, the concept of cold and warm gray toning, water control, the angle and speed of the brush, etc.I heard Teacher Jian analyze the composition concepts and explain the watercolor techniques at each stage.

Whether you are a watercolor beginner, amateur or watercolor teacher, this class is very suitable for appreciation and learning for painters of all levels, and will bring you a brand new experience.

Listen to what the master said:

Here, everyone can transcend space and get close to Teacher Jian, feel his artistic charm, and improve their watercolor skills.

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Learn systematic watercolor aesthetics from the master

In this artistic learning journey, based on the cases carefully selected by Teacher Jian, everyone will master the basics of watercolor painting, learn more painting techniques, and deeply explore the mysteries of systematic watercolor aesthetics.

Through Teacher Jian’s video teaching, you will be able to intuitively experience the master’s creative process and appreciate the unique artistic charm.

Selected famous paintings

Course advantages:

Selected Demonstration Analysis

Complete collection of Jian Zhongwei's watercolor art techniques and methods from different periods. Read and understand Jian's detailed analysis and explanation of each step.

Various materials provided

Students are allowed to download the original subject images and full-screen images of each stage of the process, compare the actual scene with the finished image, and feel the charm of eliminating the dross and retaining the essence;

Copy and study classics

First, watch the entire video carefully, then follow the demonstration video in stages and copy it once, and finally just look at the subject matter without watching the video, and draw it again. Use efficient and active copying to absorb Teacher Jian's thirty years of skills and provide nutrients for your future painting creation;

Permanent viewing and learning

Online courses can be replayed unlimited times anytime and anywhere, and you can arrange your learning progress freely without worrying about not being able to attend teacher Jian’s watercolor class remotely.

Selected masterpieces

What’s important is that you can replay the video at any time during the learning process, and repeatedly ponder every action and explanation of the instructor until you fully master it, which also eliminates the anxiety and worry about not being able to understand or remember in class.

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Four selected technique demonstration paintings, process analysis

Teacher Jian said that the reason why he chose these paintings was because he wanted toHe starts with relatively simple watercolor techniques to introduce the watercolor art in his mind, so that students who have never participated in his physical studio classes can smoothly connect with his own watercolor experience.

The focus is to help everyone improve their aesthetics, learn to integrate aesthetics into techniques, and apply them efficiently to current needs, so as to achieve a qualitative leap.

Chapter 1: Beidou Town

This work can be said to be a very famous watercolor tool book by teacher Jian Zhongwei, published in the book "Watch Demonstrations, Learn Watercolor" in 2006.The main emphasis is on overlapping, stitching and rendering, which are the natural fusion and extension of the three basic watercolor techniques.

It displays the clear and bright qualities of transparent watercolor, the simplified color block aesthetics and the interest of semi-abstract modeling language, almost summarizing the classic performance of traditional transparent watercolor by Mr. Jian during his solo exhibition "The Realm of Form and Interest" in 2014.

Chapter 2: Venetian Gondolier

Teacher Jian Zhongwei's Venice series of watercolor works have been warmly welcomed by watercolor painters all over the world for many years.

"Venetian Gondola", created in a studio class in 2012, creates an impression of light and shadow atmosphere and a stable and balanced classical composition.The beauty of Chinese ink painting with broken strokes and elegant tones of British classical watercolor.It is one of Mr. Jian’s earliest classic masterpieces that attracted attention in the international watercolor painting community.

Chapter 3: Venice Starlight Cafe

Teacher Jian Zhongwei's night scene series attracts the audience's attention as strongly as the stars under his brush.

Most of these brilliant lights come from Teacher Jian’s"Unique techniques and usage tips of "white glue" (masking liquid):By using a multi-layered masking method with white glue, combined with brushing halo and overlapping details, the brightness of the illuminated area is expanded to more levels, allowing the "pearl light" concept to awaken the viewer's real memory.

Learn to use the lowest technical difficulty to achieve the highest technical performance.

Chapter 4: Overlooking Yuanshan

This work was created by Teacher Jian in a morning in 2015, when he quickly demonstrated aMore than fifty minutesImprovisational Watercolor ShowThis piece of work demonstrates a very important concept:"Massive inaction."

Bravely abandon the details of large areas to highlight the key points of small areas.Learn how to deal with complex subjects, grasp the value of making choices, and incorporate the spirit of sketching into the overall process.

In 2016, it not only won the Council Award at the 36th International Annual Exhibition of the San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS), but also marked that Teacher Jian’s watercolor style is about to enter another stage of exploration and development.

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Key learning points: Watercolor techniques

In the process of following the instructor to explore watercolor techniques in depth, every detailed analysis and operation can guide us. With his rich experience and superb skills, the instructor breaks down the complex watercolor techniques into easy-to-understand steps, allowing us to learn more efficiently in practice and understand the skills more quickly.

Whether it is the mixing and matching of colors or the lightness, heaviness and speed of brushstrokes, through the instructor's detailed analysis, we will be able to deeply understand the essence of watercolor techniques.

Say goodbye to blind imitation, and instead gradually master the essence of these techniques based on understanding.

01 Composition and layout

Find out the part of the subject that interests you most and your initial idea. Through sketches or pencil drafts, simplify the image and make appropriate primary and secondary distribution to improve the overall structure of the picture.

02 Sketching Attitude

The artistic expression of watercolor painting reflects the artist's personal aesthetic level; the artist's aesthetic vision will emerge in the artist's sketch performance. Synchronize your watercolor skills with the aesthetic requirements of sketching such as light space, size, concentration, strength, and priority.

03Water control techniques

Understand and adapt to the habits of water, master the fluidity of transparent watercolors, learn to check the humidity of paper and the water content of brushes, and control the spread of pigment within a certain drying time.

04Color grading concept

Learn the correct color matching concepts and the restrained attitude towards using colors, expand the use of cold gray and warm gray, and use the least colors to paint the richest color sense.

05 Watercolor Techniques

Re-understand the spirit of the three basic watercolor techniques of overlapping, rendering and stitching, integrate them, let the sketching attitude flexibly use the three techniques when necessary, and get rid of the subjective prejudice that "watercolor techniques are difficult".

06Assistive Techniques

Learn the two-level white space glue technique, combine it with brushing the bright parts and overlapping the dark parts, and expand the brightness of the illuminated area to more levels, awakening the viewer's memory and feeling of light.

07 Application of brushwork

Learn about the water absorption properties of watercolor brushes of different sizes, animal hair and nylon hair, master the rhythm of brush strokes of different sizes and the speed and angle of brush strokes, and create free and unrestrained broken white, clean and neat lines or simple and interesting brush strokes.

08 How to draw Go

The watercolor painting process is very similar to finding the "big scene" and "urgent point" in a Go game. From the beginning to the end of the practice, you are always looking for the most urgent, effective, and critical place to start. By following the rhythm and sequence of strength and weakness, you can grasp the overall sense of the picture.

09In-depth and enriched

Through the overall observation, we can restrain the description of meaningless details. We can paint in depth instead of clearly, paint richly instead of details, and explore the watercolor expression method with higher taste and artistic conception.

In the course, the instructor will explain in detail step by step from conception, drafting to coloring. In addition, Teacher Jian also shared his own creative experience and techniques, so that everyone can benefit a lot in the process of watercolor painting.

The form of this online analysis is also very novel. We can experience Teacher Jian's creative process in all aspects through videos, pictures and other forms.This is not only an opportunity to learn watercolor painting, but also a rare experience to get close to the master and feel the charm of art.

This will also be a course that transcends time and space. Everyone can learn Teacher Jian’s courses no matter when or where!

So, what are you waiting for? Come join us and start this magical art journey! Let Teacher Jian take you into the world of watercolor and experience the infinite charm and possibilities brought by colors!

I believe that in the near future your paintings will also reach a remarkable level.

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Detailed description

Tutorial Name

The first part of the online course "Classic Watercolor Works by Jian Zhongwei" selected watercolor case demonstration analysis

author

Jian Zhongwei

What's included

HD video + supporting files

Number of lessons

8 hours and 31 minutes/31 lessons

Use the tools

Watercolor paints, brushes, etc.

Basic skills requirements

Zero Foundation

Suitable for students

Painting enthusiast, watercolor researcher, fine arts student

Supporting documents

High-resolution pictures of the painting process and finished draft

During the learning process, you canCourse Comments AreaCommunicate with other students who have purchased the course and gain more from the interaction! Students are also welcome to share their practice works, and Teacher Jian will take the time to check and comment on them.

The first part of the online course: "Classic Watercolor Works by Jian Zhongwei"

Selected Watercolor Painting Case Studies

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The following is a letter written by Teacher Jian Zhongwei to his fellow painters. It may help you solve the problems you are currently facing!

To friends who love watercolor painting:

Watercolor is often considered the most technically difficult of all painting media. Many people believe that the biggest problem lies in the extremely unstable medium of water. The fluidity of water is difficult to control, which also causes the color of the painting to be dry in different degrees, and the painting will become dull and gray after repeated modifications, etc. In fact, I think it is probably a misconception that is often taken for granted.

The decision to use a certain technique comes from your thoughts and needs for the picture. This need comes from the painter's aesthetic consciousness. The formation of aesthetic consciousness is largely due to the habit and amount of sketching practice. The sketching mentioned here is not just the basic light and shade practice of pencil or charcoal, but the habit of using simple materials to practice a habit of integrating the overall relationship. This habit of always paying attention to the overall inspection is one of the best ways to improve aesthetics.

I often like to use Go as a metaphor, which emphasizes the concept of efficiency and often reminds me of the process of painting and the principles of composition. In these watercolor demonstration courses, you will find that when I paint watercolor, I always try to find the "big field" and "urgent place" in Go. From the beginning to the end, I am always looking for the most urgent, effective and critical place to start. Following the rhythm and sequence of strength and weakness is the only way to master the overall picture. If you don't prioritize when you make moves, you can imagine that the end result will be a complete defeat. Therefore, from the composition layout of the entire painting to the flying white effect of a brushstroke, no place can avoid the overall aesthetic observation.

Before we learn the relevant techniques of watercolor painting such as water control, wet and dry processing, color matching, etc., if we can rethink whether these picture effects come from a very clear will and need in your heart, then, magically and naturally, you will automatically fine-tune the brush in your hand, how much moisture and pigment it should contain, how fast to use, how much pressure to use on the tip of the brush, etc. Finally, you will find that you have finally mastered the skills.

"Jian Zhongwei's Selected Watercolor Demonstration and Analysis" is not an online course with real-time interaction. It is more like a set of watercolor demonstration teaching DVDs stored in the cloud (of course, with the development of Internet technology today, watching videos online has become a daily routine, and physical DVDs have long become the tears of the times). As long as your mobile phone or computer can connect to the Internet, it is unlimited in time and place, and can be watched forever and unlimited times.

Someone asked: Can I buy it without a foundation?

I think the existence or level of "foundation" is not a problem. What is important is your passion for watercolor and the amount of self-study experience, which are the key to evaluating whether to buy or not. What is the definition of no foundation? Is it that you have never painted watercolor, or that you can't paint well after several years of painting? If you have never tried to paint watercolors by yourself, I suggest you don't buy my teaching videos first, because your interest in watercolors is not enough to make you want to watch this course; if you have been self-studying watercolors for a year and a half, three to five years, but always feel that you can't paint well because of your lack of foundation, then this course should be suitable for you. If you are a watercolor teacher or watercolor painter, if you are interested in my watercolor concepts, techniques or teaching philosophy, if my watercolor paintings have moved you, then this course may have what you need waiting for you to dig.

Can I learn watercolor well by buying this video?

If you have this doubt and expectation, I also suggest not to buy it yet. This series of watercolor demonstration teaching videos is a collection of classic representative works of different periods and the evolution of concepts and techniques carefully selected from the live recordings of the demonstrations in the studio classroom in the past ten years. I re-edited and recorded the explanations to analyze Jian Zhongwei's watercolor art for students. These teaching videos were not specially made for beginners or so-called zero-based people. For example, how to sharpen a pencil, yellow plus blue will get green, what is overlap, what is stitching... etc. There will not be that kind of ABC common sense teaching. If you need a teaching video where the teacher guides you to paint step by step, then this course is not suitable for you.

There is no homework required for this online course. The purpose of opening this online course is not to help students check their homework, just like I open an art studio not to help students revise their homework. The correct attitude to take this course should be how you experience, ponder, and understand my composition ideas and technical principles through my painting process and explanations. For watercolor art, I only teach and impart knowledge, but the confusion of art must be solved by yourself.

I hope that when students watch this set of watercolor teaching videos, in addition to appreciating and understanding how each watercolor technique displays its effects, more importantly, they should find out the reasons for creating these effects, see the big picture, draw inferences from one example, and lay a solid foundation for your own future watercolor creation.

Jane Chung Wai 2024

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