Sumi-E Painting

Sumi-e is a Japanese form of quick stroke painting that literally means black ink picture. In this book, Lloyd-Davies explains the link between creating sumi-e and meditation; outlines both tools and materials, brushstrokes and painting techniques; and then takes readers through step-by-step painting projects of several tradition subjects of the form—various flowers, birds, insects, and more—with both visual and textual explanations. Also contains full-page artwork by the author, a well-known sumi-e painter, and other exercises, suggestions, and tips.