Introduction to Sumi-e Painting
How to Choose Paper and Ink
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas) , Artist and Teacher
Joined October 2020
Joined October 2020
About the video: How to Choose Paper and Ink
Overview
“In this lesson, I would like to guide you through how to choose suitable papers and ink that you’ll need for Sumi painting. ”
In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: How to Choose Paper and Ink, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Sumi-e Painting. Connect with Japanese zen philosophy and let your energy flow through expressive ink brush strokes.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to Choose Paper and Ink In this lesson I'd like to introduce how to choose the papers and ink which you need for Sumi painting. First, I'd like to show the different types of ink sticks and papers and how they interact with each other. Here, in front of me, I have two different types of ink sticks. One is called shoenboku and the other one is called yuenboku. Shoenboku is made of soot of pine tree and it shows a bluish black with a matte finish. Yuenboku is made of the soot of grapeseed oil and camellia oil with glue and it shows brownish black with a glossy finish. Now let me demonstra...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Sumi-e Painting
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration
Koshu (Akemi Lucas)
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas)
Koshu is an artist and qualified shodō Master with a deep connection to the Zen philosophy of Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e painting. She became a qualified calligraphy teacher at 24 and had her own calligraphy school with over 250 students until she relocated to the UK. She continues to share her passion with others through workshops, online teaching, demonstrations, and lectures.
Koshu creates commissions for a wide range of international clients. Her work can be seen on labels for KokoroGin, at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and in advertising campaigns for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her calligraphy work featured in the Hyper Japan Festival 2022 and her first sumi-e painting book is to be published by Bloomsbury in 2024.
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