Relaxing Mark Making & Painting on Japanese Washi Paper with Karen Elaine
Join artist Karen Elaine for a calming and creative livestream session where she’ll guide you through relaxing mark-making and playful painting techniques on exquisite Japanese washi paper. 🌿
Through gentle brush strokes, layered textures, and flowing colors, you’ll experience how intuitive painting can become a soothing and meditative practice.
In this session, you’ll learn how to create beautifully hand-decorated papers — perfect for: Collage elements ✨ Handmade cards ✨ Unique craft projects
This video was originally livestreamed on the Yasutomo YouTube channel on Friday, October 31, 2025.
Items Used
For a shoppable overview of the items used in this demo visit our ✨ Relaxing Mark Making & Painting on Japanese Washi Paper with Karen Elaine collection HERE.
- Usugami paper (6U) - a beautiful thin tissue paper that dries translucent!
- Gasen paper (6G) - a strong, absorbent, sturdy paper
- Chinese Watercolors (CP12)
- NEW Metallic Liquid Sumi Inks (CM series)
- Black liquid sumi inks: rectangular bottle (KY2) and green bottle (KF2)
- Karen mentioned the Golden brand fabric medium (not sold by Yasutomo)
- Niji Clear Blender Crayons (NACBL)
- Japanese stencil brush: available in medium (JSBM) and large (JSBL)
- Mashi Hosho paper (6MAH) - a thicker, double-layered washi paper that feels like a cardstock
- Hosho paper pad (6H) - a versatile all-rounder of a washi paper - strong, durable, absorbent, multipurpose; our best-selling washi paper!
- Washi paper pad, 12" x 18" (6JM) - Karen used these to create custom designs then cover votive candles with them, adding focal points made out of Usugami (6U) paper
- Karen mentioned the Blick disposable paper palette pads (not sold by Yasutomo)
- 7 section porcelain flower dish (WCW213)
- Single round porcelain dish (WCW210)
- Niji Premium Watercolor Set (NNC15) - this is the tube watercolor set that includes 13 solid colors, plus metallic gold and pearl!
- Wa Fude brushes #1, Kiyo (WF1) and #4, Maki (WF4) ... Karen used the WF4 to paint her double-loaded leaves
- Fusion flat brush 1/4" width (FS025)
- All-Purpose brush size 2 (SW2)
- Chinese Silver Black ink (CS18) and Chinese Golden Black ink (CG18)
- Karen's ceramic cats were purchased from Amazon (not sold by Yasutomo)
- Niji Watercolor Paper Pad, available in Hot Press (NHP-5) and Cold Press (NCP-5)
- Fusion brush round size 3 (FS3)
