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In this bonus section included Three additional compositions for you to practice in your own time. In composition III you are invited to practice a single Chrysanthemum flower, using line brush strokes for the opening flower, starting from the centre of the flower and working your way to the outer petals. Create full brush strokes leaves in various directions, and add the veins in a darker ink tone. Connect the leaves with a single confident line for the stem. You can highlight the connection of the leaves with the stem with a darker tone of ink, while the stem is still not dry. Continue and complete your composition with a touch of colour with your preferred shade of yellow-orange. In composition IV, enjoy a more complex arrangement of Chrysanthemum, done in the same way as composition III. Begin by line painting the two flowers and buds. Carry on with the leaves, veins and stem. In general work from the front of what we see to the back of what is only partially seen. Check your composition, do you have three centres of 'weight' to the composition. You can do this by check how your eyes move around the painting. Aim for a rhythm of 1-2-3. Composition V is a more abstract ink work. How many brush strokes do you need to mark the flowers and leaves? Practice the art of reduction. Less can be more. And consider, where will you put your seal and your signature? You are invited to share your success on ArtBrush online gallery. Send 3 of your best results as a jpeg (300dpi or so) to- artbrushonline@gmail.com Enjoy your practice time. Talia

Step-by-step how to create beautiful Japanese ink paintings. In this lesson you will learn how to paint Chrysanthemum. It is said that those who can paint the leaves of Chrysanthemum can paint anything at all. Practice your brush and make your very own botanical ink and watercolour painting of this majestic flower. This lesson is included in The Four Nobles Foundation course.