本书由在日本深受好评的水墨风景画家马艳创作。全书将水墨画的基础以24条黄金法则的形式呈现，深入浅出的讲解了植物、山水、动物、人物、建筑等水墨画经典元素的绘画技巧。 全书主要由两部分构成，*部分简要介绍水墨画黄金法则运用的基础，包括用作画前的准备工作、何为水墨画创作、水墨画基础表现技法等一些基本材料和技巧问题的解答。第二部分立足于24条黄金法则，介绍了具体的水墨风景画的画法和作品，主要包括花的画法、山的画法、树木的画法、瀑布的画法、静物的画法、鸟的画法、建筑的画法、猫的画法、人物的画法等，其中以画法解说具体展示了各个主题下细分内容的画法，如花的画法的部分就展示了从枝干到叶片，从花朵到花蕊的详细步骤演示，在法则中总结绘画技巧和应当着重注意的细节，并通过*终的应用作品给读者一个整体观念。

目录： 序 第１章 法则的基础··························7 作画前的准备工作···································8 作画用具·······································8 笔·墨·纸·砚····································8 画具的摆放······································9 磨墨的方法······································9 ●法则１●墨分五色··································9 笔墨的运用方法····································10 执笔的方法······································11 ●法则２●掌握能灵活用笔的执笔方法····················11 调墨的方法·······��······························12 运笔的基础······································14 ●法则３●从“书画同源”中学习·························15 先画画看吧······································16 枯草蜻蜓的画法····································16 ●法则４●用题款为画作收尾······························19 何为水墨画创作····································20 ●法则５●掌握水墨画的基本三要素·······················21 水墨画基础表现技法··································22 红芜菁的画法 ····································22 ●法则６●用笔要有缓急变化······························23 笔头草的画法·····································24 ●法则７●在构图取景上下功夫 ···························25 金鱼的画法······································26 ●法则８●自学也要有计划性······························28 黑天鹅的画法·····································29 ●法则９●有飞白方现水墨意境···························31 ●法则10●画面要有浓淡之分······························31 第２章 实践与应用——不同题材的画法·························33 花的画法·······································34 画法解说Ⅰ 盛放的白蔷薇·······························34 ●法则11●白色花朵的表现技法···························36 画法解说Ⅱ 牡丹···································38 山的画法·······································44 画法解说Ⅲ 北阿尔卑斯山远望·····························44 ●法则12●风景画的构图始于底稿·························45 ●法则13●活用浓墨的表现效果···························46 ●法则14●晕染的技法要点·······························46 树木的画法······································50 ●法则15●特殊技法——留白法···························51 瀑布的画法 ·····································54 ●法则16●活用留白的效果·······························55 静物的画法 ·····································56 画法解说Ⅳ 父亲的赠礼································56 ●法则17●从生活中寻找绘画题材·························57 鸟的画法·······································60 画法解说Ⅴ 飞翔···································60