Hokusai Collage Paintings

Katsushika Hokusai• Katsushika Hokusai ( 葛飾 北斎 ?, October 31, 1760 (exact date questionable) –

May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker• At the age of 12, he was sent by his father to work in a bookshop and lending

library, a popular type of institution in Japanese cities, where reading books made from wood-cut blocks

• At 14, he became an apprentice to a wood-carver, • the age of 18, whereupon he was accepted into the studio of Katsukawa Shunshō.

Shunshō was an artist of ukiyo-e, a style of wood block prints and paintings that Hokusai would master, and head of the so-called Katsukawa school.

• his work became focused on landscapes and images of the daily life of Japanese people from a variety of social levels. This change of subject was a breakthrough in ukiyo-e and in Hokusai's career

• Hokusai had a long career, but he produced most of his important work after age 60. His most popular work is the ukiyo-e series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, which was created between 1826 and 1833

Objectives/ Product

I will….• Create a picture that

combines lettering, architecture and traditional costume

We will…• Create a collage picture

with Japanese symbols

Observation and Research

Wood Carvings and Paintings

Women

Men

Japanese Architecture

Japanese Words

PlanRough Draft – Japanese symbols

PlanJapanese Architecture

PlanPicture One Influence

PlanPicture Two Influence

ProduceWater Color Techniques

Wash• Spray or brush water on paper• With wet brush paint across

the surface • Tilt slightly for the drip• Stop dripping not wanted with

a paper towel• Should be very translucent or

see through• This is called painting wet on

wet

ProduceWater Color Techniques

Glazing• Wet Brush• Outline shape• Fill in center• Color should be Translucent

ProduceWater Color Techniques

Dropping

• Wet Brush• Dot area with color of

choice• Color should be translucent• Layering of color will make

it less translucent

ProduceWater Color Techniques

Dry Brush Techniques• Outline• Brush Strokes to build on

shade• Color will not be translucent

Water Color Techniques

Lifting• Use a dry brush• Or use a paper towel• Gently dab towel on area

ProduceWater Color Techniques

• Spray gently the dry brush strokes

• or Drop water • Will make color translucent

Bleeding/Blend

Revise/Edit

Too much color/color too dark• Wet area• Lift color with paper towel

Revise/Edit

Color Streaks• Drop water on streaks• Smooth out the color• Or drop color around to

even out

ProducePaper Doll

Body• Trace body (Do Not Cut)• Draw hair style• Now Cut

ProducePaper Doll

• Draw your design then cover with oil pastel

• Paint over the oil pastel lightlyKimono

• This is a piece of cloth wrapped around a body

• (like a robe)• You are designing the fabric• You can use the Hokusai

pictures for inspiration or create your own pattern

ProducePaper Doll

Kimono• Fold corners• Fold in a trifold around the doll

• Paint the strip for the sash• Add the sash by wrapping

around the kimono

PresentTa Da!!!

Add Paper Doll

to Picture