I was asked to make two award scrolls for Night on the Town this year, one was for a friend of mine. She was one of the bridesmaids in my wedding. Her persona is Japanese. I based it on an Emaki scroll I had found that I liked and asked Baron Foro to translate the script into kanji for me to copy onto the scroll. My friend, Katsumi, also likes dark, Gothic styled things, so I decided to put her scroll on a black silk fan. To finish it off, I took the Opal that I had been awarded and wove it through the spines of the fan to keep it open. Information on the exemplar: The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyō emaki) Artist: Unidentified Artist Japanese, active late 13th century Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333) Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper Dimensions: Image: 10 7/8 x 22 3/8 in. (27.6 x 56.8 cm) I took some of the elements, and carefully tilted so that they would follow the curve of the 13" silk fan. Making a template, I covered the back of it with a chalk to make a transfer and transferred my design to the black fan. Using a gouache that was formulated to be used on black substrate, I carefully painted the outline and then painted the kanji. Next, I began to fill in the forms, then do the highlights and shading. The progress pics and close ups are below.
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