Week 8

Demonstration Art

Calligraphy, Sketches and Demonstration Painting

Calligraphy

There are two words this week, both in kanji, for those who want to practice their calligraphy. The first is nokongiku (balsam aster).

The next word is kobanso (quaking grass).

Sketches

Here is a relatively simple sketch of quaking grass for practice.

Demonstration Painting

When painting flowers like asters, it seems easy to paint them all round as if they are all facing directly toward the viewer. However, that isn't realistic. In order to paint a cluster of blossoms in a more realistic manner, the flower shapes with the petals in place should be ovals of various sizes and angles with the stamens still where the centers of the blossoms should be. It is okay to have a few round ones.

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