Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting with Aki Kato

In this program, students will learn about the art of Japanese ink painting, known as sumi-e: “sumi” meaning “ink” and “e” meaning “picture.” Thousands of artists from all over Asia practice this ancient art. Aki Kato demonstrates how to make a painting of bamboo and a landscape scene of pine trees using black ink on thin rice paper, with rounded bamboo brushes. Students can follow along using their own easily accessible materials as they learn to use double-loading, dry brush and blur techniques. This program was produced by the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina and was funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

[ianmullin]

I wanna spend a whole day with this man.

[lanadale]

A GOOD TEACHER. LOVED WATCHING THIS VIDEO AND HOPE THERE ARE MORE. HE IS FABULOUS!

[allanandmichelle]

Love this persons teaching skills does he have any more lessons!!!

[amysunday]

gorgeous! A good sense of humor and an incredibly easy, but informative style of conveying information go such a long way in teaching. it's so lovely to know there are teachers like him out there!

[polinazavora]

Thanks! Hope you’ll come back with more lessons!

[buffykei]

Thank you. This was most informative. I am a new artist and I love Japan so I am definitely going to be trying this technique out.

[dianehewston]

Thank you Aki for a lovely clear tutorial as an introduction to the Sumi-E method. Peace.

[claireabunga]

Such a fun video thank you for teaching us about sumi e ✨️🙏

[sherryberke]

I really love this way of art. I also love your philosophy of not comparing your work to others as long as you enjoy the process! I'm sure it takes alot of practice to get this technique satisfactorily. I have one bamboo brush and some Paul Rubens black watercolor pigment and I tried bamboo. I was happy with my illustration. I am not Chinese or Asian but I know that it's good to experiment with all kinds of mediums! Thank you for sharing your skill.

[Richiedei]

Thank you for your video. It was a shame that we didn’t get to see the bamboo painting you did a few days earlier as you covered it up straight away and the overhead camera didn’t focus on it either. Better luck (for us) next time.🥰

[riderhard]

Thank you I really enjoyed the lesson and intro to Sumi-e, I like your style of presentation and look forward to more!

[llopis]

Me ha sido de gran ayuda, really helpful.

[watchingvides]

this is a wonderful and informative video - thank you! i really enjoyed.

[tiffanykurt]

Thank you so much for the tutorial. I really loved it.

[carrma]

Thank you for sharing this information. I am obsessed with anything Japanese since travelling there. I started with kumihimo with a marudai. I began art a few years ago and now wanting to learn Sumi E. Your video was very informative. 😊

[stevenlevasee]

Thank you! I've learned so much watching this video. 😊

[Maria-lleriuqs]

Excellent lesson. Thank you for your time.

[rosalierizzo]

thank you, I would like to follow your style, but it is difficult when it is viewed upside down.

[andyg.]

I really like this Art, I'm going to try this and looking forward to it.
Thanks. 🖌

[zannj]

Obrigada por compartilhar seus conhecimentos!! Admiro a pintura sumiê! O senhor é um ótimo mestre ❤