Super Simple Sumi-e

Easy Asian Brush Painting for All Ages

Yvonne Palka (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

24 Seiten

2024
Little Bigfoot (Verlag)
978-1-63217-545-8 (ISBN)

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Young artists ages 8 and up can learn the traditional art of Asian sumi-e painting in this first-ever kid-friendly guidebook that will appeal to artists of all ages.

Capture the spirit of charming animals—from pandas to swallows and rabbits to dragons—with just a few strokes of brush and ink!

Creative children and curious adults will have fun learning the magic of sumi-e with the simple techniques illustrated in Super Simple Sumi-e.

Learn how to make various sumi-e brush strokes and how to create animals, flowers, and bamboo with this friendly, easy-to-follow guide with step-by-step picture instructions.

Sumi-e means "ink picture" in Japanese—"Sumi" means ink and "e" means painting or picture. Since similar styles of painting with brush and ink are used throughout Asia this style of painting is often referred to as Asian brush painting.

YVONNE PALKA is an award-winning sumi-e artist. A retired college professor, grandmother, artist, and naturalist, she loves introducing children and adults to the wonders of the natural world and the beauty of their own creativity. She loves sumi-e (Asian brush painting) for the simple elegance with which it captures the spirit of nature. Inspired by this simplicity, she teaches children and adults the essence of sumi-e painting in schools and other community settings. The same magic of the heart that gives rise to to her sumi-e paintings gives rise to her dragon stories.

Erscheinungsdatum	24.07.2024
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Quiz / Rätsel
ISBN-10	1-63217-545-2 / 1632175452
ISBN-13	978-1-63217-545-8 / 9781632175458
Zustand	Neuware