Introduction to Sumi-e Painting
Basic Brush Practice Movement for Chrysanthemum 1
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas) , Artist and Teacher
Joined October 2020
Joined October 2020
About the video: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Chrysanthemum 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you the basic brush movements needed to draw a chrysanthemum flower. Chrysanthemums are autumn flowers. Unlike other softer flowers, which die in autumn, the chrysanthemum blooms in cold weather. It has strong stems. Also, it is present in the Japanese imperial crest, as it a symbol of elegance and nobility. Thus, in this lesson, you will learn both Mokkotsu hour (tukitate hou) and Kouroku hou (senbyou hou) to draw flower petals, using the whole brush to draw their strong leaves. Let’s get started. ”
In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Chrysanthemum 1, 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
“Basic Brush Movement Practice for Chrysanthemum In this lesson I'm gonna show the basic brush movement for creating a chrysanthemum. The chrysanthemum represents autumn. Although other soft flower petals are dying out in autumn, the chrysanthemum blooms in cold weather. It has very strong stems. It was also chosen as the Japanese Imperial crest, as it shows elegance and nobility. You will learn tsukitate hou and senbyou hou here. These help you to express the flower petals and strong leaves. Please look at the attachment, we're gonna learn two different ways of doing a chrysanthemum. One is...”
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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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