Chinese painting / Sumie course : painting bamboo

Name: Chinese painting / Sumie course : painting bamboo
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bamboo painting lesson from Beginner to Advanced with english subtitle

Created byioanna art studio

Last updated 5/2021

English

What you'll learn

learn every technique of painting bamboo

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 1h 38m total length

bamboo lesson introduction1:44
Explore bamboo as a central theme in Chinese painting, illustrating resilience, cooperation, and integrity. Learn step-by-step brush techniques for bamboo stalks, leaves, and composition in black and gray ink.
materials preparation and skill of holding brush9:43
Master essential materials for Chinese painting and sumi-e, including brushes, ink, inkstone, rice paper, and water, and learn the Chinese brush-holding technique for bamboo.
bamboo stalks17:43
Learn to depict bamboo stalks in Chinese ink by diluting black ink to create a range of gray tones, then apply vertical, stock-to-stock brush strokes with careful joints and proportion.
bamboo leaves16:07
Learn to paint bamboo leaves in layered clusters, usually three to five leaves with a larger top leaf, using dark tones, varied directions, and overlapping spacing to create depth.
bamboo branch7:13
Learn to paint bamboo branches by observing how two branches come from the same joint, with one side favored, and use a small brush for left side and upper branches.
composition5:44
Explore composition in sumi-e bamboo painting by applying the golden ratio, establishing focal points at intersection positions, and arranging 1–4 bamboo strokes to create a dynamic composition.
demo 16:35
Develop a clear mental image of bamboo and plan the stalks, then apply varied shades of gray with brush strokes to convey depth and emotion and observe bamboo forest.
demo 216:11
Explore sumi-e bamboo painting by mastering brush control, water and ink technique, and paper handling to convey emotion through bamboo branches.
demo 312:14
Demonstrates bamboo painting with careful color use, dry brush technique, and controlled brush speed to render bamboo sections and leaves, with branches composed like music.
demo44:48
Explore bamboo painting in the Chinese painting Sumie course through practical demonstrations of Sumie techniques.

Requirements

brush, ink, rice paper

Description

Bamboo is the most familiar subject in chinese culture and art ,it belongs to the one of “four gentlemen” .

In this lesson I will teach you every detail, step by step, as I teach in my studio.

I will show you how to use the brush and ink .and teach the technique of bamboo stalks, leaves and branches, also the composition of the painting .

At the same time, I will tell you which are the problems that beginners are easy to make and how to avoid them,This is a summary of my years of teaching experience.

About the tutor:

Ioanna Lin was born in the South of China. She lives and works in Greece .

She studied Drawing and Art History at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. She holds a Master of Arts degree from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and was a Lecturer at Guangdong Baiyun University.

Initially, her works focused on traditional Chinese painting, while she was involved with modern Chinese Calligraphy and contemporary painting with various traditional techniques like paper ink, watercolour, and modern techniques using a variety of materials.

she has done a lot of exhibition in Greece and abroad. Her studio has taught lots of students for years.

Facebook page : ioanna art studio

Instagram: ioanna lin

Who this course is for:

Asian art lover, Sumie art lover, Chinese painting lover, Ink brush painting lover