Best seller

Introduction to Sumi-e Painting

Basic Brush Practice Movement for Plum Blossom 5

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

Best seller

100% positive reviews (517)

15,921 students

Audio: English, Italian, Portuguese

· · · · · · ·

About the video: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Plum Blossom 5

Overview

“The core of the artwork is done and dry, and now I will focus on applying details such as the stems.”

In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Plum Blossom 5, 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 I waited a couple of minutes to make that at work dry. So always check. touch if it's dry enough. to apply the Stamens and then the stems. So. Now it's dried. I'm gonna pick up smaller brush and slightly darker ink. Maybe from here. bit so And just always check. So while you're waiting, you'll Brush get dry. So always just to dip it in light ink or water and then I just make it. Softer Now let's add... start from this statement. So from the center one, the facing front. Press slightly too light. I'm going to add a little bit darker colour. Okay, because this petals are dark, so I just g...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.

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)

Teacher Plus

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.