Sumi-e Clean up Tips and care for the Brush
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Tips for cleaning your Brushes (Fude), Ink Stone (Suzuri) Ceramic Dishes and scholar's desk from ink (Sumi).
Four Treasures of Practice:
Brush (筆, Fude)
Ink (Sumi 墨)
Ink Stone (Suzuri 硯)
Paper (和紙 Washi)
Use cool water (never use hot)
Awesome video! I want to buy some brushes to start practicing kanji calligraphy. And don't want to mess up the brush. I've been using pentel brushes which are great but its time to step it up. I also want to try out ink sticks. Looks so soothing. I also want to use the brush for Hangul.
Thank you
This was very nice. When the brushes have been used enough that they become too open haired when dry and "dead" when wet can you stiffen them with a weak cornstarch or rice starch mix?
yes, you can do that. In addition, I sometimes will stiffen the hairs with rice starch if I want to use a brush for small script or fine detail. Thank you for the question
@@LarkinGreenStudio How much rice starch ratio to water?
@@lisafred1362 you can use it straight from the Nori Paste mixture and it will continue to dilute as you add more water. It actually will depend on how stiff you want your brush to be. You can experiment and find the right combination. Sometimes, you may just want to apply the paste directly with your fingers from the belly of the brush to the ferrule (where the hairs are attached to the handle). another application using rice starch is to add a little bit (less than a 1/4 tsp ) to your water to give you crisp strokes.
Thanks, I have sumi ink and indi inks. Are there differences in brush cleanup using these two inks? There seems to be a wider range of colored inks for India Inks. However=. I have been told that India Inks destroys brushes because the soot binds together making the brush unusable , do Sui Inks do the same to brushes over the long term? For sample I have a Princeton Neptune 6, Black Velvet 3/4 Oval, Princeton Neptune 1/2 and Da Vinci CasaNeo , these brushes are quite soft, I was wondering if Sumi Ink can be used with them. and also if you have any experience using India Ink with brushes and your thoughts? Thanks
Romel, Thank you for your questions. Sumi-e ink is very different, it is made with soot and animal glue making it permanent. It does not harm brushes with proper care: rinse the ink out until it runs clear and hang from the string on the end of the brush so that the water does not collect in the ferrel and eventually ruin the glue that holds the animal hairs in place. I do not use India ink with my brushes. Many inks have driers and acrylics in them that will ruin the brush hairs over time.
when u make a painting, mix the ink from scratch (1:19) but why though? it doesn't seem to make any diff' . . . maybe it's like a ritualistic thingy?
There is a difference in the quality of the ink when you mix it yourself by hand. Not only do you get a more beautiful gradation in the values, many liquid inks are now made with motor oil and bleed during the mounting process. Mixing your own ink also lends itself to a meditative practice