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Just want to remind everyone that the focus of this group is sumi ink painting and Chinese ink painting, but any Asian style art is accepted as well.  Here are a few links on Brush painting: Chinese Brush paintings by Chao Shao-An [link] About Sumi-e [link] Sumi-e philosophy and the Four Gentlemen: [link] *The Four Gentlemen are Bamboo, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Plum. Sumi-e Shikishi, Paintings on decorative cardboard [link] [link] Examples of the Shikishi and sumi-e paper: [link] About the Sumi-e brush plus examples [link] Hake brush-[link] Goat's hair brush-[link] Wolf's hair brush-[link] *note that Wolf's hair is simply a term applied to the stiffness of the bristles, the hair actually derives from horses, weasels, or even badgers. The Goat's hair brush is a soft bristle that derives from deer, goats and sheep. The Mixed hair brush is just as its name states, it is a combination of soft and stiff hair that make this brush highly versatile in a painting, able to perform soft and sharp strokes. The Hake brush displays a wide, flattened end often used for broad strokes as seen in bamboo paintings. This brush is also ideal for washes, blending and applying ink or watercolour to large areas. Note that the key to creating a bamboo painting with the hake brush is to use a single stroke. Wet the brush first, then dip one edge of the brush in sumi ink then apply to your paper, using one continuous stroke. Of course you must emphasize the segments of the bamboo stem The result will give an excellent transition from light to dark on the stem. A tutorial on this will be posted later on this month. Here are some basic Japanese terms for sumi-e painting: Hake- 'flat brush' Styles of painting and writing: Jofuku- 'dip once'-used in calligraphy, can also be applied to painting. The idea is to create a single stroke without any hesitation. Choho- 'long tip'-used in a similar fashion as the Jofuku style Chuho- 'regular long hair'-the typical painting brush Tanpoh- 'short hair'-used for applying colour Menso- 'small detail' Jakuto- ' peacock head '-calligraphy brush; not very popular. Displays long thin handle and bulb-like ferrule. I do hope that this info is helpful and if you have any questions let me know. |
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