Sumi-e is the elegant, age-old art of Oriental brush painting. This convenient, all-inclusive beginner's kit opens the door to an ancient world of artistic tradition with a full-color project book that is filled with inspiration and ideas for young artists. Full of gorgeous brushwork, simple instruction and exciting art materials, this kit is an ideal introduction to the ancient art of Chinese brush. Inside the full-color 40-page instruction book features lessons from artist Lucy Wang, who guides readers through a range of step-by-step projects, from traditional bird-and-flower paintings to a landscape and a figure.

Aspiring artists will find everything they need to jumpstart their journey, including:

• 40-page instructional guidebook
• an ink stick, an ink stone
• two Chinese paintbrushes
• paper
• a mixing palette
• a brush rest
• and seven 6ml tubes of watercolor in lemon yellow, burnt sienna, brilliant red, magenta, ultramarine, pthalo blue and white