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Introduction to Sumi-e Painting

Basic Brush Practice Movement for Plum Blossom 3

A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas) , Artist and Teacher

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About the video: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Plum Blossom 3

Overview

“The first artwork is ready, and now it is time to focus on the second. ”

In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Plum Blossom 3, 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

“Now let's move on to artwork two. with Tsukitateho technique. So please look at delay attachment. We're going to practice the flower petal. We Tsukitatehou. We're going to start flower petal and add the details later. So please follow from 1 to 12 again. I'm going to use a slightly bigger brush, metal size and light ink. Is it better to show the color? just check Um, so I need to, uh, Now. as a center slightly with the ink effect. I would like to add a tip of the brush, darker one. But if it's too... Too much contrast always blend here. So. On the tip of the brush, adding the darker one her...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Sumi-e Painting

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (517)
15921 students
5 units
23 lessons (4h 44m)
9 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration

Koshu (Akemi Lucas)

A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas)

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Artist and Teacher

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.