Introduction to Sumi-e Painting
How to Include the Moonlight
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas) , Artist and Teacher
Joined October 2020
Joined October 2020
About the video: How to Include the Moonlight
Overview
“In this lesson, I’d like to show you two ways of implementing the bokashi techniques to create moonlight. However, If your paper is very thin, the ami bokashi technique is what works best. Let’s see which one works better on your chosen papers.”
In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: How to Include the Moonlight, 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 Include the Moonlight In this lesson I would like to introduce two ways of bokashi techniques to create moonlight. Now, first, I would like to show you how to use ami bokashi. To do this, you need ami. You can use a kitchen sieve instead if you don't have this one. And you need ami bokashi. If you don't have this, you can use an old toothbrush. And you just need a big brush and ink. I created a middle colour ink already, and also I have cut just different sizes of moons already like this, using a little bit thicker paper. Or if you don't have this, you can use just something round, y...”
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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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