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Bamboo Trunks and Leaf Stems
The composition is established by your trunks. Because I am right-handed, it is most comfortable for me to start bamboo trunks on the left and have them sweep or arc towards the right.
Tips:
Tips:
- If you are left-handed, start on the right and move left. If you are working from a right-handed model, you can print it in reverse so it works better for you. Remember too that if your composition calls for trunks going in an awkward direction, you can always turn your paper!
- Vary the shade of your trunks, from black and dark grey to light grey, or black to green. The variation will add visual interest and give a sense of three-dimension to your composition.
- When adding the stems for the leaves, make sure they grow out of the knots or joints of the bamboo trunks. Watch my video tutorial on painting bamboo leaves.
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Whenever I paint wisteria in Chinese brush technique, I remember my childhood bedroom in London, where the wisteria climbed the outside wall and would fill my sleep with scented dreams.
I am using Marie's Chinese watercolor paints on thin, raw xuan (absorbent rice paper). My brushes are a small soft brush for the flowers and leaves and a fine, springy brush with a point for the tendrils. You can find good quality supplies at Blue Heron Arts and Oriental Art Supply. You can see more of my wisteria paintings in my gallery
Whenever I paint wisteria in Chinese brush technique, I remember my childhood bedroom in London, where the wisteria climbed the outside wall and would fill my sleep with scented dreams.
I am using Marie's Chinese watercolor paints on thin, raw xuan (absorbent rice paper). My brushes are a small soft brush for the flowers and leaves and a fine, springy brush with a point for the tendrils. You can find good quality supplies at Blue Heron Arts and Oriental Art Supply. You can see more of my wisteria paintings in my gallery
I hope my demonstration of wisteria was helpful. You can see more of my wisteria paintings here. If you have questions or feedback, please put them in a comment. I'm always happy to answer!
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Here's the first in a regular series of short Chinese brush painting videos created in my studio. It's all about the brush dancing - no pre-planning or sketching. I am using a thin raw xuan (rice paper) and Marie's Chinese watercolors. My brush is Japanese—Yasutomo / Haboku-artist 8030 Small.
Here's the first in a regular series of short Chinese brush painting videos created in my studio. It's all about the brush dancing - no pre-planning or sketching. I am using a thin raw xuan (rice paper) and Marie's Chinese watercolors. My brush is Japanese—Yasutomo / Haboku-artist 8030 Small.
I hope my demonstration of chrysanthemum was helpful. If you have questions or feedback, please put them in a comment. I'm always happy to answer!