DAS/SUMI1: Ink Painting 1

David Moeljadi, winter semester 2020–2021, winter semester and summer semester 2019–2020

Mon 16:45–18:15; VO-203

​Introduction to ink painting for beginners. Ink painting ("shuimohua" or "suibokuga" or "sumi-e") is one of the traditional Asian art from China that is closely related to culture and society. It is a method of capturing the beauty through tonality and shading achieved by varying the ink density. This dark-light arrangement creates a three-dimensional effect and a sense of depth and distance. No previous experience is required, students will learn the basics of ink painting:

• Tools and materials (the "four treasures": brush, ink, inkstone, and paper)
• Various ink painting techniques
• Basic techniques of painting various objects: "Four Junzi" or "Shikunshi" (plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum), flowers, fruits, vegetables, birds, insects, fish/sea creatures, and scenery/natural landscapes

Course Outline/Content

Week	Date	Content	Work Assigned
1	21 Sep 2020	Introduction to materials, tools, and basic techniques
-	28 Sep 2020	holiday/no class
2	5 Oct 2020	"Shikunshi": bamboo Example 1	Bamboo
3	12 Oct 2020	"Shikunshi": plum blossom Example 1	Plum blossom
4	19 Oct 2020	"Shikunshi": chrysanthemum Example 1, Example 2	Chrysanthemum
5	26 Oct 2020	"Shikunshi": orchid	Orchid
6	2 Nov 2020	Flower: rose Example 1, Example 2, Example 3	Rose
7	9 Nov 2020	Fruit: grapes Example 1, Example 2, Example 3	Grapes
8	16 Nov 2020	Vegetables: pumpkin, eggplant, corn, chilli etc. Example 1, Example 2	Vegetables
9	23 Nov 2020	Birds and butterfly Example 1, Example 2, Example 3	Birds and butterfly
10	30 Nov 2020	Crab and shrimps Example 1, Example 2, Example 3	Crab and shrimps
11	7 Dec 2020	Scenery: Mount Fuji Example 1, Example 2	Mount Fuji
12	14 Dec 2020	Sweetfish and willow tree Example 1	Sweetfish and willow tree

Textbooks, tools, and useful sources

• Tools and textbooks:
• 『楽しい水墨画 I ─ 基礎』
• 『楽しい水墨画 II ─ 四君子』
• 『楽しい水墨画 III ─ いろいろな花を描く』
• 『楽しい水墨画 IV ─ 果物・野菜』
• 『楽しい水墨画 V ─ 鳥・虫・魚介』
• 『楽しい水墨画 VI─ 山水画１』
• Sumi-e Channel, International Sumi-e Association (一般社団法人 国際墨画会)

Evaluation criteria

• To get the credits
• at least 85% of attendance and active participation in the classroom
• at least 85% of homework submission (deadline: 15 Jan 2021)
• To get the instructor certificate issued by The International Sumi-e Association
• 100% of attendance and active participation in the classroom
• 100% of homework submission
• continue to Ink Painting 2

Photos

• 2019–2020 winter semester
• 2019–2020 summer semester
• 2020–2021 winter semester