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Make ink from inkstones

Apply Ink

 

althought ink is monochrome, it can produce an inexhaustible range of ink tones from the darkest to the lightest.
How can change the tones of ink?
We can do it by adding different amount of water.

 

Picture
Discribe
So dark
So wet
So think
So light
So dry

Amount of water

(1 most, 5 less)

4
2
3
1
5

Amount of ink

(1 most,5 less)

2
3
1
5
4

 

Step: Remember Not to Keep the inkstone?
1st: Clean the inkstone Push the inkstone too hard or rub it too fast will cause bubbles, which we don't want. don't add too much or you will soak the inkstone Pack with oil surface paper, so that it has no contact with air & water vapour.
2nd: add water into the dish Push the inkstone with a bit force, so that it is easier to get the ink. Too thick ink will detain the brush. Too light ink will exudate, no style will shown by this kind of ink. Pack in a plastic bag.
3rd: Rub the inkstone around the dish until the ink is suitable. Turning around so that we have even ink tone. Not to use can-ink unless you are in a hurry since its smoke & glue in the ink are not even. Store it in vacuum.

 

We will show 3 kind of method!
Method name
decribe
Effect shown
Example
Splashes-ink
Splash a large amount of water and ink onto the paper and let them combine together. We can also splash ink with different ink tone to achieve the result.
free, bold effect
Broken-ink
Use dark ink over light layer before it dry. It can let the dark one mix with the light one naturally. Wecan use light over dark, dark over light, even colour/ water over ink!
Natural tonal effects from the blending of ink
Layered-ink
Firstly we use light ink colour for the background. After it dry paint the 1st layer, 2nd layer, 3rd layer...Layers and layers not mixing it with each other layer.
dark ink tone, with rich and subtle tonal effects

 

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