Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

Persimmons in Senbyouhou 2

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

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3,194 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Persimmons in Senbyouhou 2

Overview

“After practising painting the draft, I am ready to paint the final artwork! I will show you how to add texture by focusing more on the brush movements and ink effects.”

In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Persimmons in Senbyouhou 2, 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

“ Persimmons in Senbyouhou Once I'm happy with the draft, I'll finalise the artwork without or with minimal guidance of an atari to allow greater focus. Let's focus on the texture, the brush movement, and also the ink effect. For the final step, I'll show you how to use the colour. Here, you can use the Bokashi technique to paint the persimmon fruit, which we learned in Unit 2, Lesson 5. Let's begin. I will change the paper. Now I will put the kouzo paper. I'll pick up the middle size brush for the twig and create the chuboku. Here, a bit darker is better. If you want to create a stronger t...”

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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.