Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

Kasure Technique

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

Artist and Teacher. Camberley, United Kingdom.
Joined October 2020
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3,193 students
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About the video: Kasure Technique

Overview

“Now, I will revise Kasure, the dry-brush technique used to add texture to elements of the natural world, like trees, rocks, or grass. ”

In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Kasure Technique, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations. Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Kasure Technique In this lesson, I'll focus on the Kasure technique, which I introduced in the first course briefly. We'll go into the details where we'll learn the speed and rhythm control. We often use this technique to add texture elements of the natural world, like grass, tree, and rocks. Here is the attachment. You can see it at the end of this lesson and use it for your practice. Now I'll take the middle-size brush and use the nouboku, the darkest ink, for the Kasure technique. If the brush is slightly wet, I'll wipe it like this. Get rid of the water to make the brush dry. I'll hol...”

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Course summary for: Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (57)
  • 3193 students
  • 4 units
  • 19 lessons (3h 53m)
  • 12 downloads
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    Illustration
  • Areas

    Botanical Illustration, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration

Koshu (Akemi Lucas)

Koshu (Akemi Lucas)
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas)

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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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Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations. Illustration course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas)

Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas)
Artist and Teacher. Camberley, United Kingdom.
Joined October 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (57)
  • 3,193 students