Mindful Artist: Birds and Botanicals

Tools & Materials

You can find all of the tools and materials for this book by searching online for Asian art supplies. Some of the pens are also available from local art suppliers.

In this book, I mostly use Japanese brush pens, but you can also create the projects using traditional brush and ink, as in the tradition of “The Four Treasures.”

The Four Treasures

The Four Treasures are the ink stone, ink stick, paper, and brush traditionally used by Chinese Zen Buddhist monks and scholars to practice calligraphy.

Brush Pens

The brush pen ...