Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jun 10, 2013 22:31:18 GMT -5
Having discovered that cheap Daiso Japan practice calligraphy paper is prone to disintegration when attempting suminagashi, I did some paper tests this evening with some things I had in the house.
From left to right:
Card stock left over from a previous project. Curled when wet, however, it took a decent print of the swirling ink and flattened back out as it began to dry. Has potential for things like bookmarks or greeting cards.
Center: sketch pad paper intended for pencil, charcoal or pastels. Didn't come apart when wet, but the ink ran and smudged instead of taking a clean impression.
Yasutomo "rice paper" for calligraphy. (I knew I'd bought a roll of it awhile back!) Requires careful handling to avoid tearing once wet, but was still significantly less fragile than the thin practice paper we tried on Saturday.* It took the ink print beautifully.
*Not surprisingly, we tried suminagashi on a bargain brand paper towel during my class. It took longest to dry because it's job is to saturate, but got a pretty decent print on it.
From left to right:
Card stock left over from a previous project. Curled when wet, however, it took a decent print of the swirling ink and flattened back out as it began to dry. Has potential for things like bookmarks or greeting cards.
Center: sketch pad paper intended for pencil, charcoal or pastels. Didn't come apart when wet, but the ink ran and smudged instead of taking a clean impression.
Yasutomo "rice paper" for calligraphy. (I knew I'd bought a roll of it awhile back!) Requires careful handling to avoid tearing once wet, but was still significantly less fragile than the thin practice paper we tried on Saturday.* It took the ink print beautifully.
*Not surprisingly, we tried suminagashi on a bargain brand paper towel during my class. It took longest to dry because it's job is to saturate, but got a pretty decent print on it.
