Sumi-e, from Japanese sumi meaning “ink” and e meaning “painting”, is a traditional painting style from East Asia. Sumi paintings are typically monochromatic using exclusively ink and water to create tones and using brushes similar to the brushes used in calligraphy. It has a great historical and cultural significance in China, where it
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In Chinese Painting, apparently it refers to the line as structure of the image, in other word it can be said to be sketch but using ink. There might be other interpretation of this principle, but I think the important point is stroke and line is the core of the painting just like bone inside human body. If it misshaped, whole drawing can be
Unsized rice paper has a yin quality. As it soaks the ink and colors deep into the paper, the ink shines inwardly, unlike sized rice paper where the colors stay on the surface. For many calligraphers, raw rice paper is the best of papers, because it energizes the brush handling. As the brush touches the paper, it experiences a certain
Drizzle a small amount of water on the flat surface of the suzuri stone. The suzuri stone is a flat stone made of slate with a lowered basin on one end for sumi ink to collect. Hold the sumi ink stick upright and perpendicular to the suzuri stone. Place the end of the stick on the water and slowly apply pressure while grinding the stick in a
On this episode of Japanese Calligraphy Tutorials for Beginners we take a look at how to prepare Sumi Ink. Check out the website for more stuff about Japanes
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how to use sumi ink stick
