Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations

• Introduction
• Materials and Basic Brush Techniques
• Senbyouhou and Tsuketatehou Compositions
• The Seal
• Final project

Sumi-e painting is a Japanese art form that allows you to capture the beauty and complexity of the world through creative inking techniques. Koshu is the identity of Akemi Lucas, a Japanese artist, teacher, and qualified shodō Master based in the UK. She has collaborated with clients such as Kokoro Gin, the World Rugby Awards, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and was also featured in the Tokyo Weekender magazine.

In this online course, develop your skills in sumi-e painting by creating four different plant compositions using the Senbyouhou and Tsuketatehou techniques. Deepen your knowledge of the brush movements, textures, and ink effects, then introduce color and explore the seal making process.

If you’re new to sumi-e painting, Koshu takes you through the fundamentals of the art form in her first course, Introduction to Sumi-e Painting.

• About Me
• Influences
• Presentation of Material: Paper
• Senbyouhou and Kourokuhou Techniques with a Small Brush
• Kasure Technique
• Tsuketatehou Technique with Ink Effects
• Tsuketatehou Technique with Ink Effects and Use of Colours
• Ideas on Composition
• Persimmons in Senbyouhou 1
• Persimmons in Senbyouhou 2
• Persimmons in Senbyouhou 3
• A Magnolia in Senbyouhou 1
• A Magnolia in Senbyouhou 2
• A Rose in Tsuketatehou 1
• A Rose in Tsuketatehou 2
• An Iris in Tsuketatehou 1
• An Iris in Tsuketatehou 2
• About the Seal
• Seal Making
• Sumi-e Painting with Color for Floral Illustrations