Her world created with black, white and various shades of gray is full of a unique atmosphere, and a black humanoid character "LUV" is the important resident of her world who speaks for the artist's inner voices.LY depicts "LUV" holding gray flowers in her first woodcut print, "LUV ...
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To celebrate Japan's contribution to video games, illustrator Jed Henry has taken his favorite game characters, and returned them to the ukiyo-e style. Modern costuming has been traded for the medieval, but the essence of each character remains, proving that you can't take the Ukiyo out of...
Early ukiyo-e artists brought with them a sophisticated knowledge of and training in the composition principles of classical Chinese painting; gradually these artists shed the overt Chinese influence to develop a native Japanese idiom. The early ukiyo-e artists have been called "Primitives" in the ...
In 2025, we celebrate the arrival of the wise, intuitive, and transformative Snake. This year, January 29th marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and the start of the Year of the Snake (hebi doshi, 巳年). As with the other zodiacs, the snake’s character is shaped by its inherent...
introducing a greater level of realism into his prints that emphasized the differences between the actor and the portrayed character. The expressive, contorted faces he depicted contrasted sharply with the serene, mask-like faces more common to artists such as Harunobu or Utamaro. Published by Tsuta...
airy character. The acquatic floralcy of the composition reminds me of the effects used inDiptyque OfrésiaorL’Artisan Fleur de Liane, which present different floral treatments, albeit in a similar character. For a light floral, Iris Ukiyoé has quite an impressive sillage and a decent tenacity....
Japanese art - Tokugawa, Edo, Ukiyo-e: At the death of the Momoyama leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1598, his five-year-old son, Hideyori, inherited nominal rule, but true power was held by Hideyoshi’s counselors, among whom Tokugawa Ieyasu was the most pr
The analog clock and Ukiyo-e can be zoomed in and out with two fingers. Seconds can also be displayed. The background color can be selected from 5 different colors. Touching the time character switches to setting mode. When in setting mode, you can change the year, month, and day of ...
translates to excellent shading qualities: a strong-shading ink with a smooth gradient from light to darker parts. Shading is most obvious in wider nibs, but you already get some with the EF nib, which is quite impressive. The aesthetics are superb, and add tons of character to your ...