Thanks for your comment! I had a very good teacher from Jiangyin, China. He moved to the United States with his family in 1969. His name was Ju I-Hsiung.
My rice paper is rough on one side and smooth on the other, bought from Hobby Lobby. Which side should I use? Just getting into this art form, much thanks. Great video too.
Hello Freddie! Good to hear from you. Excellent question! Generally we paint on the smooth side, particularly for calligraphy and flowers, but you might have fun trying some strokes on the rough side too and seeing what effects you get. Rocks and mountains are particularly exciting!
I never use acrylic. I usually use either Western watercolors or Marie's watercolors. I used to use silk dyes on rice paper, but they have a tendency to fade.
How do you know what the leaves look like? Do you paint with the plant in sight, from memory? from knowledge? I wouldn't know how to begin to paint a leaf... In the pond they look like big flat plates on the water...
Good question, Lydia. I've done everything you mentioned. If you google lotus images, you should see lots of different angles of leaves: water lily leaves are flat plates, but lotus leaves bend and fold gracefully above the water, lending themselves to paintings. Try simple ones first. Good luck!
Thank you so much for this response! I am really enjoying your videos and will certainly look up images of the leaves... yes, too much confusion in my mind between lotus leaves and water lilies :-)
Also notice relative sizes: the flowers are much, much smaller than the leaves. For Chinese painters,the flowers are just decoration; it is the boldness of the leaves that tells the story. Make sure you select a big brush and load it with lots of black ink!
thank you very much for this invaluable information... I will have to find a good source of materials... I am in Vietnam, so it shouldn't be too difficult!
A couple of good brushes, some raw (unsized) xuan paper and a bottle of Chinese ink will take you far. If there is a painter locally whom you enjoy watching, you may be able to get recommendations for materials from him/her.
Virginia Lloyd-Davies I see. I didn’t realize they were leaves....being a lotus, I thought they were petals you were painting. I stand corrected. Thank you for the reply. And as I said before...beautiful! 🖤. I have to add that I just now noticed that there is a part 2 to this painting....I think if I had watched that, and saw the lotus ‘flower’, I would’ve understood. If you can’t tell, im not at all familiar with the lotus flower, or the leaves. My apologies.
The leaves are often painted in shades of black ink, which makes the color of the flowers stand out more. They also look pretty abstract sometimes, so it's not surprising that you might not recognize them for what they are. I'm glad you enjoyed them, regardless of what you thought they were! I've enjoyed our conversation!
lol! Where would we be without learning opportunities! I've been painting in Chinese brush technique for over 40 years and I'm STILL learning new things!
Virginia ~ Love your lotus lessons! Our Chinese painting group is doing lotus now. I always recommend your RUclips videos to our members!
Thanks, Bonnie! I am hoping to come down and meet your group in a few months! Happy painting!
I love how you explain how to paint . Very good.I am a chinese .I like your lessons.
Thanks for your comment! I had a very good teacher from Jiangyin, China. He moved to the United States with his family in 1969. His name was Ju I-Hsiung.
Beautiful !!!
Thanks!
Beautiful! I love how you explain how to paint in a simple and fun way.
+Samantha Weitzel Thank you! I'm so glad you found it helpful and enjoyable. Happy painting!
Absolutely beautiful.
Thanks, Rob! You will find many more lotus paintings on my website www.joyfulbrush.com. Enjoy!
My rice paper is rough on one side and smooth on the other, bought from Hobby Lobby. Which side should I use? Just getting into this art form, much thanks. Great video too.
Hello Freddie! Good to hear from you. Excellent question! Generally we paint on the smooth side, particularly for calligraphy and flowers, but you might have fun trying some strokes on the rough side too and seeing what effects you get. Rocks and mountains are particularly exciting!
Incredibles . This video teaching me alot of things , thank you so much :'')
Great videos. Could you please make a video explaining your tools paints and set up? Thank you
+pri22v11 Sorry it's taken me so long to reply! You may find my new blog useful at joyfulbrush dot com.
Lovely video, thank you for sharing. Did you use acrylic or chinese ink?
I never use acrylic. I usually use either Western watercolors or Marie's watercolors. I used to use silk dyes on rice paper, but they have a tendency to fade.
How do you know what the leaves look like? Do you paint with the plant in sight, from memory? from knowledge? I wouldn't know how to begin to paint a leaf... In the pond they look like big flat plates on the water...
Good question, Lydia. I've done everything you mentioned. If you google lotus images, you should see lots of different angles of leaves: water lily leaves are flat plates, but lotus leaves bend and fold gracefully above the water, lending themselves to paintings. Try simple ones first. Good luck!
Thank you so much for this response! I am really enjoying your videos and will certainly look up images of the leaves... yes, too much confusion in my mind between lotus leaves and water lilies :-)
Also notice relative sizes: the flowers are much, much smaller than the leaves. For Chinese painters,the flowers are just decoration; it is the boldness of the leaves that tells the story. Make sure you select a big brush and load it with lots of black ink!
thank you very much for this invaluable information... I will have to find a good source of materials... I am in Vietnam, so it shouldn't be too difficult!
A couple of good brushes, some raw (unsized) xuan paper and a bottle of Chinese ink will take you far. If there is a painter locally whom you enjoy watching, you may be able to get recommendations for materials from him/her.
I like your 写意 style painting. Very nice.
Thanks, Surya!
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Thank you very much!
老師還是一位非常美麗的美人。人如其畫。
Thanks, Emma Lin! You are a beauty too!
@@VirginiaLloydDavies 謝謝老師讚美。
Que c'est beau !
Спасибо! Красиво очень. И понятно)
Thanks, Anastasiya! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@@VirginiaLloydDavies I watched a lot of different videos, but only you understood how it is done. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge🙏
@@astarta83ab Thanks, Anastasiya! I'm so glad you have found it helpful.
very very good.
I’m not sure why you’re calling it a ‘leaf’?? But other than that...beautiful! 🖤
I am painting lotus leaves in this video, that's why I am calling it a 'leaf'. Other than that, no problem!!!!
Virginia Lloyd-Davies I see. I didn’t realize they were leaves....being a lotus, I thought they were petals you were painting. I stand corrected. Thank you for the reply. And as I said before...beautiful! 🖤. I have to add that I just now noticed that there is a part 2 to this painting....I think if I had watched that, and saw the lotus ‘flower’, I would’ve understood. If you can’t tell, im not at all familiar with the lotus flower, or the leaves. My apologies.
The leaves are often painted in shades of black ink, which makes the color of the flowers stand out more. They also look pretty abstract sometimes, so it's not surprising that you might not recognize them for what they are. I'm glad you enjoyed them, regardless of what you thought they were! I've enjoyed our conversation!
Virginia Lloyd-Davies the contrast of black and pink is quite gorgeous!! Thanks again! Live and learn! 🖤🌸
lol! Where would we be without learning opportunities! I've been painting in Chinese brush technique for over 40 years and I'm STILL learning new things!