Painting Sumi-e. A complete course in traditional Japanese painting technique

Sumy-e is the technique of Japanese painting, the story of which has several hundred years. Together with the new book of Alexandra Vasilyeva, master Sumi-e and a teacher with many years of experience, you will plunge into the study of one of the oldest creative traditions of the Far East and learn how to draw flowers of four seasons and living creatures. The author will tell you what tools are needed to create your own work, how to handle brushes and mascara, and also help to master the line and a spot. On the pages of this book you will find 50 lessons, thanks to which you will learn how to independently draw plants, animals, birds, marine inhabitants and insects in the Sumy-e genre.

If you at least once admired the graceful lines of the Japanese masters Sumi-e or looked at the scrolls performed in mascara for a long time, then this book is for you. Its author, Alexandra Vasilieva, an artist-painter, teacher and founder of the Sumie ART online school, will tell you everything that you would like to know about one of the oldest art techniques. The book tells the story of the genre Sumy-e, the philosophy of its masters, the principles of working with art materials, as well as detailed step-by-step lessons, thanks to which everyone can try themselves as an artist of this genre