Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

Seal Making

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: Seal Making

Overview

“Now that you know the meaning of the seal, I will show you the key stages of seal making! ”

In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Seal Making, 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

“ Seal Making In this lesson, I'll show you the key stages of seal making. To show the whole process of seal-making takes a long time, so I have pre-made samples to show. You need some tools. These are intou, a carving tool. This one is insekizai, the stone. This one is the stand for the seal, inshou. This is a mat, injyoku. Inku is T-shaped or sometimes L-shaped. When you place the seal, it's useful to have. This is indei, a paste for the seal. I have here inkstone for the orange ink and Sumi, but you can use liquid ink. If you don't have this, you can use an orange marker. Then two brushe...”

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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.