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Super Simple Sumi-e by Yvonne Palka

Super Simple Sumi-e

Easy Asian Brush Painting for All Ages

Yvonne Palka

Blue Star Press · Print & ebook · August 6, 2024

"The details make this Asian brush painting technique so appealing that both children and adults will be tempted to work at it together, transforming this activity into a true family experience." —Seattle Book Review With a few strokes of brush and ink, you can paint charming animals from pandas to swallows and rabbits to dragons with this introductory book to the traditional art of Asian painting called sumi-e.

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Learn sumi-e brush strokes and paint animals, flowers, and bamboo with this introductory guide.
Themes
Sumi-e brush painting, Painting animals, flowers, and bamboo, Asian painting traditions
Genres
Painting for Kids, Art Techniques for Kids, Drawing for Kids

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"The details make this Asian brush painting technique so appealing that both children and adults will be tempted to work at it together, transforming this activity into a true family experience." —Seattle Book Review With a few strokes of brush and ink, you can paint charming animals from pandas to swallows and rabbits to dragons with this introductory book to the traditional art of Asian painting called sumi-e.

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Creative children and curious adults will have fun learning the magic of sumi-e with the simple techniques illustrated in Super Simple Sumi-e. Learn how to make various sumi-e brush strokes and how to create animals, flowers, and bamboo with this friendly, easy-to-follow guide. Sumi-e means "ink picture" in Japanese. "Sumi" means ink and "e" means painting or picture. Since similar styles of painting with brush and ink are used throughout Asia this style of painting is often referred to as Asian brush painting.

Sumi-e Brush Strokes

Learn sumi-e brush strokes and paint animals, flowers, and bamboo with this introductory guide.

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  • Simple sumi-e brush strokes
  • Painting animals, flowers, and bamboo

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  • A guide to traditional Asian brush painting
  • Sumi-e means “ink picture” in Japanese

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Painting for Kids61%
Art Techniques for Kids48%
Drawing for Kids41%

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Publisher categories

  • Painting for Kids
Authors
Yvonne Palka
Publisher
Blue Star Press
Published
August 6, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Sumi-e brush painting · Painting animals, flowers, and bamboo · Asian painting traditions
Reading lane
Painting for Kids