Free online painting marathon

Marathon of Japanese Painting
with Alexandra Vasilieva

You'll paint 5 pictures using traditional Japanese techniques of sumi-e and bokusaiga.

Sign up right now and get a gift: «5 Features of Japanese Painting for Flowers in the Eastern Style»

What will you paint in the marathon?

Day 1

Painting Bamboo

In the lesson you will:

  • Learn to work with shades of ink and the texture of brush strokes
  • Practice basic elements for painting bamboo: trunk, thin branches, leaves
  • Create a monochrome composition on the theme of bamboo
  • Discover the symbolism of this plant in Eastern painting
Day 2

Painting Roses

In the lesson you will:

  • Learn to work with a set of color shades on the brush to convey the three-dimensional petals of roses
  • Improve your mastery of brushstroke techniques to assemble a rose flower from petals of various sizes
  • Master the technique of painting flowers, leaves, buds, and stems of roses
  • Create a composition on the theme of roses with the addition of Veronica flowers
Day 3

Painting Petunias

In the lesson you will:

  • Practice the technique of using the entire brush surface to maximize the transition of shades for the petunia petal
  • Learn to depict the flowers, buds, and leaves of petunias
  • Combine the studied elements into a composition with different shades of flowers
Day 4

Painting Cosmos

In the lesson you will:

  • Learn to work with color in Eastern painting
  • Practice the elements of cosmos: petals, flowers, buds, leaves
  • Create a three-dimensional composition on the theme of cosmos through tonal work
Day 5

Painting Clover

In the lesson you will:

  • Master the technique of layering elements to create a three-dimensional flower cap for the clover
  • Practice the technique of painting leaves and stems
  • Assemble a three-dimensional composition on the theme of a clover meadow

Join all five broadcasts to get access to an additional bonus lesson «Magnolia»!

In the lesson, you will:

  • You'll practice the technique of brushstroke fluidity to paint different types of petals and assemble them into a three-dimensional magnolia flower
  • Learn the technique of drawing leaves, buds, and branches
  • You'll create a delicate composition on the theme of magnolia flowers
  • Get to know the symbolism of this flower in Eastern painting

The marathon is conducted by Alexandra Vasilieva

  • I've been working in the Japanese painting technique sumi-e since 2009.
  • Representative of the Russian branch of the International Association of Calligraphy and Sumi-e Painting Artists (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Author of a series of books from EKSMO publishing about the art of sumi-e
  • Member of the International Chinese Calligraphic Art and Ink Painting Artist Society. Tokyo, Japan.
  • Since 2011, I've been actively teaching in an offline format.

Alexandra's works in the style of Japanese painting

Artworks of the marathon participants

What materials will we use to paint in the marathon?

A detailed page with all the materials will open for you after sign up