In this article I share about painting grasshoppers and a pineapple from my garden using traditional Chinese painting colors and Asian brushes.🍍🦗

During the session I show how important practice in black sumi-e ink is for building muscle memory, then paint a full color pineapple. I hope you’ll try some of the tips and tricks for painting shared in the class video.😀

“Grasshopper on My Pineapple” Asian watercolor on xuan rice paper by Tristina Dietz Elmes. At the time of writing, this original art piece is available on my Etsy Shop HERE.

Some of the things you will learn from this workshop include:

my favorite sumi-e black inks and traditional Chinese paints to use for Asian brush painting;
the types of brushes I like for Asian painting and how to hold the brush in a strait and oblique position;
why it is important to practice a subject in just black sumi ink before approaching a finished painting;
the Asian papers I like to use for practice vs finished paintings;
how to load your Asian paint brushes with more than one color of paint;
and more…

Reference Photos from My Garden

“Grasshopper” sumi-e ink study on watercolor paper by Tristina Dietz Elmes. At the time of writing, this artwork is available on my Etsy shop HERE.

Grasshopper on My Pineapple Asian Painting Workshop Video Replay

Below is the full video workshop of my Live painting session. The paints, surfaces and accessories used in the video are listed afterwards in this article. Enjoy! 🎨

Here are the video timeline sections if you want to jump to a particular part of the live session:

0:00:00 - Intro To Grasshopper on My Pineapple Asian Brush Painting

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Here is the video in which I show how to mount a fully dry Asian brush painting on rice paper onto bamboo paper with Nori Paste starting at 2 hours 39 minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/live/RUciWa8FlIQ?si=f2ltWim0EOWGKpVy

Feel free to ask me any follow-up questions in the comments below. Thanks for watching! 😍

“Backyard Pineapple” sumi-e ink painting on xuan rice paper by Tristina Dietz Elmes. At the time of writing, this artwork is available on my Etsy shop HERE.

Supplies for Asian Painting a Grasshopper on My Pineapple Workshop

Here are links to the supplies list for the books, paints, markers and accessories shown during the video. As a Blick Affiliate and Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases for links below that lead to Amazon and Blick Art Materials.

Book: Introduction to Chinese Brush Painting by Danny Han-Lin Chen Softcover (2007) - https://amzn.to/4uHex5v
Book: Walter Foster Chinese Brush by Lucy Wang Softcover (2004) - https://amzn.to/4d1uAFg
Book: The Beginner's Guide to Chinese Painting Birds and Insects by Mei Ruo Softcover (2010) - https://amzn.to/4whS4O5
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“Playful Grasshopper” sumi-e ink and traditional Chinese paint colors with Chinese calligraphy on watercolor paper by Tristina Dietz Elmes. At the time of writing, this artwork is available on my Etsy shop HERE.

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