Plum Sumi-e - 梅 -

Hi, there :)
We are having Spring days. Lots of blooming has started, plum, peach and cherry.
What flower are around you?
Tips:
Most stamen are strong straight and longer than petal.
Pretty dot is on the top of them.
Drawing in order:
To depict the strength of each of stamen, it is good idea to draw the stamen first. Then petal is followed.
Stamen:
Plum has strong straight stamen. Most of those are longer than the petal. That's the symbol of plum and differentiate plum from cherry blossom. If you draw stamen very softly, people would think it of cherry :)
Petal:
Plum petal is small in real. I draw little bigger than what it is. Five pieces of petal are in a package.
Branch:
Flower roots directly on the branch.

[@blueheronarts]

Your approach to plum is very unique. The "stamen comes first and petals after" way seem to works well. Especially the first three flowers done in one load. I do not care too much about the extra flowers you added after that. The redundant flowers make it more like peach rather than plum. The buds are good. Maybe you need to paint more branches and flowers to complete the composition. Otherwise it does not look like finished. Anyway, the first 50 sec are very inspiring for which I gave a five!

[@OckGal]

Always a pleasure to see a new video from you!

[@leisititine1]

Vraiment très beau!Première fois que je vois le commencement par les fleurs!
Vous êtes un maître!

[@vagvolgyiattila]

1. - Ticking of Your clock, mechanical construction, but can be electronic.
2. - sound of a car or some vehicle
3. - friction of the paper
4. - Your breath, a deeper sigh of concentration
5. - touches of the brush-tip

[@veeevy]

I love it!
I really like how the branch was created. :)

[@Glyntana]

you are here again!It is so good!

[@53wojtek11]

dzieki, to przyjemnosc ogladac jak malujesz

[@XaldBalghostriped]

@veeevy: same!!
LOVE it

[@MrHroark]

@mikedeg13
Since you asked "who cares what you think--"
Blue Heron Arts is a fine sumi-e and chinese artist himself., and and accomplished teacher While you may not find his comments worthy of care....I bet that Kazu appreciates the feedback from a real master. I know I do.
Hope that answers your question.

[@53wojtek11]

dzieki

[@MrHroark]

@mikedeg13
FWIW unteachable one.
If you know oriental art then you know that it is often much more formal and with much more emphasis on mastering techniques, conventions, composition, etc than the absurdities of what passes for art these days in the West...
I do hope you get to feeling better soon. (It will probably help not to hold in your mouth what most would not hold in their hands.)

[@MrHroark]

@mikedeg13
Well...as much as I enjoy a good bantering around of ideas, I think I am going to call this one quits...frankly, its getting embarrassing.
I look forward to seeing some of your 4 year old's sumi-e paintings.

[@MrHroark]

@mikedeg13
Thanks....Apparently I hold my teachers, and my art, in much higher regard
Good luck with what you do.

[@vagvolgyiattila]

6. - creaking of Your chair, sounds to be not by modern metal parts, like wires, but wooden or some natural materials
7. - sound of a bird,
8. - touching of the inkstand by the brushes handle
9. - a far away voice of a child,
10. - knocking of an empty metal container or top of the inkstand
11. - zoom motor of Your camera
12. - silent talk of peoples not too far away
13. - and some more sounds....

[@MsShadow989]

I dont know how to do the branch :S

[@ちの-d9v]

やっぱり独学じゃ無理なのかな？🎌

[@blueheronarts]

@mikedeg13 why you care?

[@vagvolgyiattila]

@mikedeg13
:)