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WorksheetsSumi-e Painting
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Where did Sumi-e painting originate?
Korea
Japan
China
India
Who brought Sumi-e painting to Japan?
Warriors
Peasants
Royalty
Monks
What kind of mindset does the sumi-e painting technique require of the artist?
A rigid and closed off mindset.
A super focused and perfectionist mindset.
A zen and relaxed mindset driven by intuition.
A rushed and hurried mindset.
What is traditional sumi-e ink made from?
Squid ink.
Tree bark.
Coal.
Pinewood or peach wood ash.
What else is mixed with sumi-e ink to make it fluid?
Oil
Water
paint thinner
linseed oil
What are sumi-e brushes made from?
Bamboo, wood, goat/sheep or other natural hairs.
wood, horse hair.
Bamboo, hogs hair and horse hair.
Plastic and synthetic bristles.
What is monochromatic?
Two primary colors mixed together.
Colors next to each other on the color wheel.
Tertiary colors mixed together.
a single base color extended using its shades, tones and tints.
What other form of art did Japanese artists excel at?
Still life
plein air
Portraiture and figure painting
Calligraphy
What are the red characters seen on many of the finished paintings?
A secret message.
A signature for the artist.
The price tag of the art.
A QR code.
Why was it said to be important for the artist to leave open spaces in their paintings?
So they could come back and add more work later.
Because they should only use half of the space provided based on the sumi-e painting rules.
So they had room to leave their signature stamp.
Because the artwork needs room to breathe.
During what dynasty was sumi-e painting introduced from China to Japan?
Ming
Han
Zhou
Song
What was lesson #7 in the keys for sumi-e painting?
What looks easy is hard - but worth it.
Try and try again.
Always approach art with harmony.
More can be expressed with less.
