Introduction to Sumi-e Painting
Basic Brush Practice Movement for Bamboo 2
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas) , Artist and Teacher
Joined October 2020
About the video: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Bamboo 2
Overview
“We worked on the separate elements of the bamboo and now it is time to put them together.”
In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Bamboo 2, 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 Bamboo Now let's put all together. Please look at the attachment of the bamboo layout. Let's try to do atari first, but this time, let's do minimum lines. So, I'll show you. I'll only do a little bit of bamboo here, and just a twig, so that you will know. And let's try the others without atari. Now take this out, and put the layout aside, please. Now I put the paperweight a little bit to the side, so it allows me to move my arm together to create the bamboo trunk. Now let's create the artwork. So, hold my brush. Now, the darker the bamboo trunk the better, ...”
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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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