Coming Soon - games and puzzles for learning art !!

 

March, 2006

Issue 03-06

An introduction to Sumi-e with Bamboo as the subject


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Camellia Watercolor Pans contains 18 rich colors of deep pans in a beautiful tin with mixing trays and a brush.

Painting Bamboo

The 3 basic brush strokes are the quick upward stroke away from the paper for a leaf, the straight line lightly with the point of the brush for a stem and, for the segmented trunk of the bamboo, a hard punch down with the brush lifting slightly when drawn and punched down again when lifted.

Click Here for a Quicktime video on using the 3 strokes for Asian Calligraphy

 

Recommended - Camellia 18-color tin of Watercolor Pans - available online from:
Dick Blick Art Supplies
Nasco Arts & Crafts
Triarco Arts & Crafts