That was cool! I have some of those brushes I bought them at a stamp show years ago. I might have to pull them out to play with them. The budda board looks like a fun tool to have for practicing brushtrokes. I loved the tip about taking a picture!
I had brain surgery 3 weeks ago and I was watching you paint the trees and I they started to change( dry) I thought I was having something going wrong with my eyes, I had to laugh when I realized it was the board. I like what you did with the paintings and mom is almost right 98% of the time.
Thanks for the comments about differences between Japanese and Chinese Sumi-e. This is a really interesting style, and I can foresee buying this class. Take care!
I have something in my stash called brushwork paper. Looking at your video it seems similar to the Sumi paper. Was used (years ago) to practice brush strokes in decorative painting. I love the simple designs - a perfect example of less is more. TFS
Chinese brushes are great and really affordable here in Asia. I bought mine and I seldom use the expensive brushes now 😅 you can have more control with them if you tap a paper towel to the belly of the brush to get the excess water. They do really great wet on wet washes. Don’t mind the stray hairs, you can pick them off the painting once the paint is dry. They are not vegan tho since they do use goat, wolf, squirrel, and weasel hair.
I love my Chinese brushes. They were the first brushes I got. Six small brushes for $2, and I'm still using the first one I used. I use a small pointed snap brush when I need something with more control or delicacy, like the squiggly or curly things. As I recall, there were a few stray hairs at first that were very annoying, but after a few paintings that stopped. ❤
When I first started doing watercolor I got a package of sumi paper for practice. It is very fun!, and definitely an exercise in water control. Also, when you do something, you're done... don't touch it... don't go back... it's done. 😂❤
China is famous for its lack of respect for human and animal rights. It's scary to think about the suffering that went into creating these brushes... They are cheap, so no one wonders... but we live in the times of masterfully made synthetic brushes, torturing animals is real madness!
Sandy, you can paint with anything!!
That was cool! I have some of those brushes I bought them at a stamp show years ago. I might have to pull them out to play with them. The budda board looks like a fun tool to have for practicing brushtrokes. I loved the tip about taking a picture!
Those brushes or the very expensive ones in my hands are the same thing. 😂 In your hands however, so much beauty! 😍
Not quite the same, but I’m happy to have some that don’t concern me when painting with ink ❤️
I had brain surgery 3 weeks ago and I was watching you paint the trees and I they started to change( dry) I thought I was having something going wrong with my eyes, I had to laugh when I realized it was the board.
I like what you did with the paintings and mom is almost right 98% of the time.
According to mine, it’s 100% 🤩
This was fascinating to watch!
Thanks for the comments about differences between Japanese and Chinese Sumi-e. This is a really interesting style, and I can foresee buying this class. Take care!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have always broken my isabey sable brushes until this weekend you are the second person on you tube who have said don't do it I won't anymore
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
So interesting!
Glad you think so!
I have something in my stash called brushwork paper. Looking at your video it seems similar to the Sumi paper. Was used (years ago) to practice brush strokes in decorative painting. I love the simple designs - a perfect example of less is more. TFS
your nailed this ☺☺
Chinese brushes are great and really affordable here in Asia. I bought mine and I seldom use the expensive brushes now 😅 you can have more control with them if you tap a paper towel to the belly of the brush to get the excess water. They do really great wet on wet washes. Don’t mind the stray hairs, you can pick them off the painting once the paint is dry. They are not vegan tho since they do use goat, wolf, squirrel, and weasel hair.
I don’t enjoy the way they’re stingy with water for normal painting but I love that they’re fine to muck about with inks ❤️
I love my Chinese brushes. They were the first brushes I got. Six small brushes for $2, and I'm still using the first one I used. I use a small pointed snap brush when I need something with more control or delicacy, like the squiggly or curly things. As I recall, there were a few stray hairs at first that were very annoying, but after a few paintings that stopped. ❤
Those boards are available from Five Below for $5 if you have one nearby.
Ooh! Thanks! I was thinking this might be a good tool to help me learn basic brush control.
When I first started doing watercolor I got a package of sumi paper for practice. It is very fun!, and definitely an exercise in water control. Also, when you do something, you're done... don't touch it... don't go back... it's done. 😂❤
The old Walter Foster series books have a few on this subject.
Good morning from Cali.
Morning!
When is it time to throw away a brush ?
When it doesn’t any longer do what you want it to. And if it never did, then let it go….
But can you paint with $1?💵
lol I don’t think so
China is famous for its lack of respect for human and animal rights. It's scary to think about the suffering that went into creating these brushes...
They are cheap, so no one wonders... but we live in the times of masterfully made synthetic brushes, torturing animals is real madness!