Beginner's Guide to Sumi-e (eBook)

Learn Japanese Ink Painting from a Modern Master (Online Video Tutorials)

Shozo Koike (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
184 Seiten
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4629-2278-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This practical guide is perfect for those looking to try this ancient art form for the first time!In this book, Japanese master artist Shozo Koike reveals the simple secrets of Sumi-e, offering step-by-step instructions with clear photographs and online video tutorials showing you how to paint 19 traditional subjects.Sumi-e is the meditative Japanese form of ink painting taught by Zen Buddhist monks to encourage mindfulness and an awareness of our surroundings. It uses only ink, water, a brush and paper to capture natural objects and landscapes in a vivid, spontaneous fashion.Koike begins with the basics--what to buy and how to prepare the ink in a traditional inkstone. Next, he shows you how to practice the 11 basic brushstrokes used for all Sumi-e paintings.The 19 traditional subjects taught in this book include:Flowers like orchids, chrysanthemums, camellias, roses and peoniesPlants and fruits including bamboo, eggplants, grapes and chestnutsAnimal figures including small birds, butterflies, chicks, crabs and goldfishKoike also explains the philosophy of Sumi-e, which emerges from the use of negative white space to enhance the painted forms. Readers will enter into a world not just of black and white, but of infinite shades of gray which are capable of evoking all the sensations of color using these techniques.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.10.2021
• Zusatzinfo: 11 techniques and 19 projects explained over 275 photos and 335 drawings; Free online video tutorials
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 220 x 220 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Malen / Zeichnen
• Schlagworte: japanese brush painting ink sumi art chinese asian technique book calligraphy japan zen buddhist religion gift philosophy wisdom meditation watercolor ancient wash black traditional landscape monk stroke lesson mindful awareness self care nature step
• ISBN-10: 1-4629-2278-3 / 1462922783
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4629-2278-9 / 9781462922789