Marbling With Sumi Ink

Instead follow these instructions to make your own inks with old oil paints that can be used to create elegant marbleized papers.

Marbling with sumi ink.

4 3 out of 5 stars 334. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Translating directly to floating ink the marbling process uses a richly pigmented sumi ink floating on water which is then manipulated into distinctive patterns. Information on the ancient asian technique of ink marbling or suminagashi.

Suminagashi translates to floating ink in japanese. Teagas chinese calligraphy brush ink writing sumi paper xuan paper rice paper for chinese calligraphy brush writing sumi set 14 x 10 inch. Marbling has been around for centuries especially in asian countries and there are a variety of techniques both historical and contemporary that you can try. Tbc the best crafts 33pcs marbling art paint kit value bundle marble.

Raw art is meaningful art you make with a minimum of equipment and without kits. Suminagashi is the japanese art of marbling dating back to the 12th century. Learn how to create this mesmerizing marbling technique and print your creation onto paper or fabric. Suminagashi ink is a type of japanese hydrophobic ink used in calligraphy and for book binding.

November 10 2010 november 10 2010 quinncreative. This special kind of ink floats on the surface of water and creates interesting patterns when mixed with other inks and stirred. I decided to build on swarup s project and take it in a different direction suminagashi a japanese technique of floating ink on water with a brush creating a pattern then printing it on paper. The marbling pigments sold by most arts and crafts suppliers can be quite expensive and are not always readily available.

Marbling paper is a complicated process. Marbling paper with sumi inks and colored pencils is fun and unpredictable you don t know what you ll get but it s always fun. But one of the easiest is using japanese sumi ink and plain water to create beautiful black gray and white designs on a variety of papers. Yesterday you saw the technique of marbling paper using sumi ink.