Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations
Kasure Technique
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas) , Artist and Teacher
Joined October 2020
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
“In this lesson, I will focus on Kasude technique. which I introduced at the first course briefly. We are going to go to the details where we're going to learn the speed and rhythm control. We often use this technique to add the texture of the element. of the natural world Like grass Tree And Rocks. Here is the attachment. You can see at the end of this lesson, and you can use for your practice. Now I'm gonna hold the middle size of the brush and use the Noboku darkest ink for the Kasure technique. So if your brush is slightly wet, I'm going to wipe. Like this, get rid of the moods. to make ...”
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Course summary for: Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations
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Botanical Illustration, 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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