Sumi-e Technique
Four traditional tools are needed. The ink
stick (Sumi), made of ash from bamboo or pine. The grinding
stone (Suzuri). A very special brush (Fude) made of a combination
of animal hair, and finally a hand made rice paper.
Grinding the ink stick with a few drops of water, in a circular
motion on the stone until it forms a smooth black ink. While
preparing the ink the artist concentrates in silence, thinking
in the subject of the painting.
The brush should be held perpendicular to the rice paper,
between the index and the thumb. The wrist must remain immobile
and the arm unsupported.
The stroke is free but controlled.
We would seek to capture the essence of the subject, his spirit.
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