Virtual Office Hours: Spontaneous Ink Backgrounds
Virtual Office Hours
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1h 33m
We’re very excited to cover these popular, but often mysterious, techniques/art forms! This Virtual Office Hour Event focuses on Suminagashi (Marbling) and Ink Pouring as a way to create unique and spontaneous backgrounds for your Asian Painting.
In this session, we cover the following subjects:
- What is Suminagashi (Marbling)?
- What is ink pouring?
- The mechanics and basic technique of Suminagashi and Ink Pouring
- Material selection (paper, ink, brushes and other tools)
- Participants are encouraged to try both techniques during the session
- How to use these techniques to make backgrounds for painting?
- Q&A and much more!
Online Event Originally Streamed on Friday July 22nd, 2022
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