Sumi-e Lesson: Sumi-e Perspective with Shade
Then Five Red Leaves : Now you apply your "five gradation" technique on beautiful things. Maple leaves are simple and pretty example. Do you know Canadian national flag? That is the world famous maple leaf. Japanese are fond to see the red leaves in autumn. Point: Find the first drawn black leaves looks forward. Yep! In suibokuga, the first drawn object looks forward whereas the oil paintings versus. Suibokuga perspective builds up with shading. This is what I want you to learn here.
Leaves : Draw the center leaf, then move up to draw two othere leaves. The two half bottom leaves later. The point you need push is one second after when a brush touch a paper. The second set of leaves starts at the place between the center and second drew leaf of the first set.
Trunk: Lay a brush and drag down. You get left black right white gradation. This is the right brain gradation though the rainbow is the left brain gradation.
Branch: Right down carve enter and exit by the left carve. The enterance and exit point drift. A chunk of five maple leaves are the black box to let viewers think about. Twist your brain !
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