Two women having tea, kneeling on a platform by the water

Drawvember 2019 Days 6-10

This series focuses on Japanese women in traditional attire.

Lantern

Ink drawing of a woman in a dark blue kimono, seen from behind, holding a paper lantern

Lantern. Woman in kimono, holding a paper lantern. I used a grey ink brush pen from Kuretake, indigo ink Cambio brush pen, my black ink Pentel Brushpen, and a touch of red watercolor.

Tea

Two women having tea, kneeling on a platform by the water

Tea. Two women having tea, kneeling on a platform by the water. Again I used a grey ink brush pen from Kuretake, indigo ink Cambio brush pen, my black ink Pentel Brushpen, and a touch of yellow, green and red watercolor.

Wagasa

Delicate young woman, holding an umbrella and wearing a white veil over her head. Her long kimono is pale yellow outside and pale blue inside. Her obi is black with starry white motifs.

Wagasa (Japanese paper umbrella). Delicate young woman, holding an umbrella and wearing a white veil over her head. I used a Seiboku ThinLINE grey brush pen for the outline, a fine black line maker for the face and hands, my grey ink brush pen from Kuretake for the background, black ink Pentel Brushpen for the wagasa and Obi (belt), watercolor for the coat decorations and a white Posca pen for the motifs inside the coat and on the Obi.

Maiko

Grey ink drawing of a maiko (apprentice Geisha) checking her reflection in a portable round mirror, and adjusting her hair.

Maiko. Very quick drawing using a Seiboku ThinLINE grey brush pen. This maiko (apprentice Geisha) is checking her reflection in a portable round mirror, and adjusting her hair.

Onna Bugeisha

Very detailed pencil drawing of a seated Onna Bugeisha (female warrior) who carries a fan in her right hand and rests her left hand on the sheath of a sword. My iphone displaying the reference photo is at the left of my drawing. My mechanical pencil is visible next to the drawing.

Onna Bugeisha (female warrior). I got carried away sketching the detail work of her kimono, so I finished the piece in pencil and snapped a photo. But I wanted it in ink, so I erased much of it. See next.

Grey ink drawing of a seated Onna Bugeisha (female warrior) who carries a fan in her right hand and rests her left hand on the sheath of a sword.

Onna Bugeisha (female warrior) in grey ink.

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