Snow Field Sumie Drawing

Is it snowing over there??
Tips:

1. In sumi-E painting, the colour of the rice paper is the etreme white. The snowfield is expressed without no drawing, which means the snow will show up the outline.

2. The creek muste be depicted the black which splush out the snow white.

3. Mind the contrast expression will work. See Rembrandt way of painting, he depicts the collar very white. It works to emphasize the face.

4. The black creek streak play a role which takes the viewing eye movement away to the far away mountains. It recalls viewers some memories.

Category:

Howto & Style

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• sumi-e
• suibokuga
• snow
• 水墨画
• 雪景色
• winter
• view
• river
• ice
• woods
• 枯れ木
• 墨絵
• 描き方
• 氷
• 川
• 冬
• 雪
• 凍った
• 水面
• 川面
• 風景
• brush
• stroke
• ink
• painting
• field
• wind

[gino454]

do u know this is a popular ink for tattoo's? it maintains a good quality black as u see some tattoo's have a blue tint over time,but not with sumie

[kazushimura]

hi, gino,

sumi ink is made from mainly either the palm tree or rapeseed.

the palm tree sumi-ink is called blue sumi. I don't know much about tatoo but assume that it should diffrent.

[kagowoo]

Kazushimura-san,

may i know what kind of paper material do u usually use for ur sumi-e?

And, can u suggest some paper types which are suitable for sumi-e that can be easily found in stationary shops?

Thx

[kazushimura]

hi, Kagowoo,

If you have rice paper, I guess the thick paper like sketch book one is good for sumi-ink. use rough surface paper so that ink will penetrate

kazu

[earth2k8]

It's beautiful - I was wondering if it were possible to see what you do with your brush when not painting - how you load the ink, shape your brush, use the water, etc.

[kazushimura]

hi, i would try shooting from other angles so that you can see those.

[iksia]

Beautiful... now I miss snow and its already spring here...

[hominidae7sp]

Kazushimura san you're so good o.O :) I love your drawings, it looks very relaxing & inspiring this meditative like style :D thanks for posting all this beautifull videos of yours & sharing!

[dinasaur2]

I like your videos very much but it would be good to know how you make the tones with water & ink. If people could see this it would be a teaching aid too. Seeing you paint with brush is one aspect but the putting the 'two tone' on the brush is another skill. Combining the two on video would be a boon for people wanting learn this art.

[leelliusss]

luster for You! I wish I could draw like that!

[vladlenko2006]

cool

nice illusion, I like it!

we see just light and dark spots, but our eye finds out acquainted shapes and combines them in picture we can explane. It's like magic.

[boscotiny]

Beautiful work. It inspires.

[curtisjohn01]

i notice most sumi e paintings are one color only.can you use watercolor to this?

[Jhontuch]

驚嘆の二文字!