Sumi-E: ink and brush.

  Sorry I haven't posted for a while! I kept meaning to, and I'm glad to get back to blogging!
Sumi-e- one of Japan's most famous art styles...and a favorite of mine.

This is a sumi-e kit.

                                                              And this is what's inside;

There are four brushes, stored in the top, and (clockwise from top) paint brush holder, marble block that I never use, water basin w/ lid, basin for mixing ink, red oil based coloring paint, and a traditional ink stick.

panda

a bird

 There all sorts of things to do; just about anything, if you know the right brushstrokes. The main thing to remember; the key thing to sumi-e is that all the pictures are made up of long, sweeping, and curvy brushstrokes.  

a very lost penguin

chrysanthemums

Sumi-e is really a very beautiful form of art, and the pictures come to life in their own special way.