Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations
Tsuketatehou Technique with Ink Effects and Use of Colours
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas) , Artist and Teacher
Joined October 2020
About the video: Tsuketatehou Technique with Ink Effects and Use of Colours
Overview
“Next, I will build on the techniques covered in the previous lesson and introduce colour to create leaves and flower petals. ”
In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Tsuketatehou Technique with Ink Effects and Use of Colours, 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, We will do chokuhitsu and sokuhitsu techniques again. But... Creating leaves and flower petals. Let's bring out your Gansai paint. But if you don't have gansai pent, In your country, You can also use watercolour paint. When we say 住みへ, We are referring to the black ink paintings. Sumi means ink. And 絵 means paintings. When we use black ink with water, We are calling Sui Boku Ga 水 means water. Boku means Black Ink And ga. means Painting When we use colors, It is cold. Typically, Bokusai ga. Boku means Sumi Inc., And say means Hala. However, When we use the color, as minimal o...”
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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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