Sumi-e

Japanese for:
"Black ink painting”
 • First developed in China around 1000 years ago

• Spread throughout much of east Asia

Background
• Monochrome
information
• Capture the essence (idea) of a subject

• Associated with Taoism

 Sumi-e artists back then!

Cranes in Bamboo Grove - Hasegawa Tōhaku, (16th century)

Haboku sansui - Sesshū Tōyō, (15th century)

Sumi-e artists today!

Semi-conscious - Tay Bak Chiang Time Cures - Daehyun Kim

Important Vocab!!
Sumi-e: Translates to “black ink painting” in Japanese.

Monochrome: A work of art made of 1 color.

Value: How light or dark a color can be.

Weight: The pressure you apply while making a mark.

Exercise 1: Making Marks

Try using
different… Values Weights Brush Positions
(Water) (Pressure) (Dabbing)
(Sideways strokes)
Name:___________________

‘Check-in’ Sheet
Do you have a section with… Yep! Not Yet!

q different values (via water) ------------>

q different thicknesses (via pressure) -->
q a sideways stroke ----------------------->
q dots from dabbing ---------------------->
Exercise 2: Makin’ a Landscape

NO WATER NEEDED
A.) Make the mountain peaks in the front
B.) Line for tree
C.) Branches
D.) Dab on the leaves

WATER NEEDED
E.) Lighter values for peaks in the back
F.) Lighter values in the front peaks
New Vocab :)
Sumi-e: Translates to “black ink painting” in Japanese.

Movement : The path a viewer’s eye takes through the piece.

Space: The distance between and around parts of an artwork.

Mood: The emotion or feeling you get from a work of art.

Exercise 3: Emotional Ink Painting

Goal: To use different

brushstrokes to show an
emotion in an ink painting!

***We will be making at least 2 final ink paintings for this project***
Matching Time!
( Which ink painting does each
word fit with the best? )
<---- “Powerful” ---->

<---- “Scared” ---->

<---- “Calm” ---->

<---- “Confident” ---->

<---- “Relaxed” ---->
 What kind of emotion am I making?

Pressure: Heavier or Lighter

Value: Darker or Brighter

Stronger Subtler
Emotions Emotions
Examples: Excited, Stressed, Angry, etc. Examples: Sleepy, Peaceful, Bummed, etc.
 Important!

Write down the

Before you emotion you are
start making making on the
marks… back of your
paper!
Sleepy
Name:___________________

‘Final Check’ Sheet

1.) What does 2.) Using lines, connect each term to what it means!
”Sumi-e” mean? The path a viewer’s eye
Weight takes through an artwork.
a) Emotional Painting
b) Nature Art Movement A work made with 1 color
c) Black Ink Painting
d) Landscape Monochrome
The amount of pressure you
apply while making a mark.
Mood
The emotion or feeling you
get from a work of art.