Japanese Artists Paint Complex Dragon Bodies With a Single Brush Stroke

Hitofude Ryuu are complex and beautiful Japanese paintings of dragons whose bodies are largely created with a single, long stroke of the brush. The sumie ink wash paintings created by the Kousyuuya studio in Japan require a bit more work when it comes to their highly detailed face, but their creators are able to execute extremely ornate serpentine bodies without lifting the brush from the canvas.

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image via Cineraria

via Cineraria, Iromegane, Colossal

Brian Heater
Brian Heater