Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

Ideas on Composition

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

100% positive reviews (57)

3,194 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Ideas on Composition

Overview

“ In this lesson, I will cover some techniques and principles to improve the composition, with a focus on plant paintings. I will also discuss the importance of copying the art of skilled painters in order to learn their brush techniques and connect with their state of mind.”

In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Ideas on Composition, 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

“ Ideas on Composition In this lesson, I'll cover some techniques to improve your composition with a focus on plant painting. You have deepened your brush and ink control techniques in the previous unit. These tips are focused on plant paintings. It is important to know that there are different principles for landscape painting, which I hope I can introduce in the future course. For the first step, I would like you to sketch from different angles, or if it's too difficult, take a photo of the object for your initial sketch. Here are some tips before you start painting. Now let's talk about ...”

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

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (57)
3194 students
4 units
19 lessons (3h 53m)
12 downloads

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

Koshu (Akemi Lucas)

A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas)

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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.