Delineation flowers in the old sumi-e tradition of Asian ink illustration is an life both accessible to novice painters and an exertion that can protest yet the most skilful artists. The philosophical basis of sumi-e painting is to accept the soul of an device, not necessarily fabricate a technically accurate visual compose. Most artists choose to communicate the tactility of the flowers they distemper and relate a visual construction of the perfume of the flower rather than cause an easily identifiable facsimile.
Instructions
Painting the Flowers
1. Pour the livid ink into a shallow bowl. Dip the brush two-thirds of the fashion into the ink, allowing the bristles to water and metamorphose slightly less brittle. Lift the brush above the ink's surface, allowing the ink to drip absent of the brush until it is moist, but no longer dripping.
The spherical puffball shape of the chrysanthemum or "kiku" in Japanese, makes for a simple beginner flower blossom due to its simple shape. Painters looking for a challenge can explore the intricate lines of an orchid, rose or lily instead.
4. Brush the silhouette of the basic flower shape to the end of the stem. The actual shape will depend largely upon the original subject flower.2. Paint the stem of the flower with the first brushstroke, which will be a frame of reference for remainder of the sumi-e painting.3. Brush in the leaves and sprouts on the stem of the flower; remember that the philosophical aesthetic of sumi-e style allows for a more simplistic and less detailed look, emphasizing feel over form.
