How to Prepare Sumi Ink: Japanese Calligraphy Tutorials for Beginners

What brand of bottled ink do you use and where can I buy them?

Thanks so much for your videos. You gave a lot of information that was very helpful - care of the brush, how to use the inkstick, etc. I got a calligraphy ink set which had an inkstick, stone, and liquid ink. I didn't know what to do! The comments from some of your fans were also helpful.

Great explanation!

I like it...

Japanese learned all of it from the Chinese, you ignorant toad. Educate yourself

It`s done too roughly. It`s impossible to treat the orient culture for a western.

I have a few of these ink blocks in various colors. Yellow, green, red... in new to this and I wanted to experiment with ink and watercolour paint. Do I need separate grinding stones for each color? Does the grinding stone soak up the ink? For example can I grind black ink, wash the stone and later grind yellow ink? Or will the yellow ink be tinted from anything that might soak/stain the stone?

Also good for tattos

Thank you Ashton Kutcher

日本墨运堂的雨花墨。在中国画家的认知里日本墨只适用于书法用墨，当然日本墨也是为书法特性而制的。日本墨偏洇，在纸上洇墨的效果十分不可控，这是日本书法家所追求的独特效果

墨锭制作的诀窍在于作为介质的胶，好的胶加上好的工艺做出来的墨画在纸上会有玉一般的效果。1970——1990年之间中国做的墨在日本韩国和东南亚国家非常受欢迎，因为用的是极好的水牛角熬制的胶，当时的提纯工艺可以在不破坏胶的品质的情况下让胶非常纯净，而且还有一些辅助的药材当时没有被禁止使用，1990年以前做出来的墨就算是最低端的都是有极好的表现力的。

How long do ink sticks last?

Link to buy online

How do you know you've grinded the ink stone enough and you have ink now?

Which bottled ink do you use? I understood simple quality India ink contains shellac, while better ink contains animal glues as a binding agent, which gives the ink more body, syrup like. Does that matter?

ukok scotland great

where bought suzuri?

Is this sort of ink permanent? Id love to utilize this for lining my art work but I use water color and dont want bleeding
Also, Can you store leftover ink?

Thank You

I came here after watching Mushishi's episode about Inkstone

Jazza's viewers will probably flood this comment section soon

Is it normal for my sumi ink to bleed through my calligraphy paper?

Can this be used in place of India ink for dip pens? Anyway to make it waterproof?

How long do most ink stick tend to last? Can one cap of water be enough?

I mean small amount of water in a water bottle cap.

Thank you. Helpful video. I bought a calligraphy set but wasn't quite sure how to liquify the ink stick. Was about to get a fire going... 😁😅 You saved the day and possibly the building!

Thanks, I got a chinese calligraphy set and had no idea how to use it! 😅

what is the ink stone made out of?

I was just wondering if you don't have any wool felt pad or polyester felt pad to lay underneath the rice paper? I only have newspaper or magazines or cardboard. So if not writing Japanese calligraphy with ink brush/ for too long let's say for example around 20mins- 40mins (less than several hours available to practice per day), to practice, despite newspaper not being very good surface will it be okay/ suffice for short term/ temporary use until I can buy felt pad?

Had to pause Mushi-Shi ep 10 and search this up. Never heard of an Ink stone before, so this was interesting to know

您的研墨手法完全不對
那樣的墨會混濁無神彩

Guessing many were thinking to get a thoroughly comprehensive education on a thousand year old art form that they could appreciate if they tried. You did just fine. Keep It Stupid Simple for the head scratcher's in the group.

Thanks.

this reminds me of that episode of mushi-shi where the cold mushi comes after u used the ink stick

I used to play around with this stuff in my 7th grade art class.

Thanks! A friend of mine just gave me this beautiful kit that belonged to her mother and I'm so excited to create something with it!

Do you teach calligraphy and, do you know where I could study Chinese calligraphy in Miami Beach, USA?

懐かしいです。小学生の時の習字の授業を思い出しました。

I just purchased the same ink stick grinder today. I’m a cartoonist and I’m curious to make my own Ink. This video helped me a lot thank you 😊

I have a ink stick and it looks so cool I don’t wana mess it up now!!!

FYI if you don’t have an Ink stone a mortar will work in a pinch.

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It paints quite a picture. In more ways than one.

Is this safe for tattoo ink

Tbh im really against the inkstones being black since you cant see how thick your ink already is

Agghhh he makes it look so easy 😭😭💀

Watching in 2024 . Very interesting video !