Sumi Ink/ink Stick And Inkstones?

[Icywolfe]

I always wanted to use one of those but I really don't know what brand I need to go for. The only brand I know that sells it is Kuretake.

 

Also I don't know what inkstone brand to buy. I know on amazon there are many ink stones but most are unmarked and unreviewed items.

 

I do know there are some premade ink but I rather want to try to learn the grinding manual method.

[Sky Fountain Pens]

Try finding a calligraphy store near you if there is one.

[Icywolfe]

Try finding a calligraphy store near you if there is one.

Oh boy thats far....

 

Sadly in a big city like LA there is none near.

[Sky Fountain Pens]

Oh boy thats far....

 

Sadly in a big city like LA there is none near.

Maybe in Chinatown.

[Icywolfe]

Maybe in Chinatown.

Actually maybe.

 

When you said calligraphy store I thought about FP stores.

[Dr.Grace]

Oriental Art Supply (orientalartsupply.com)

[Margana]

Oriental Art Supply (orientalartsupply.com)

Should you decide to use bottled ink, excellent for a practice session, OAS carries Best Bottle which is considered to be the best ink available in the U.S. OAS is very helpful and can guide you through your options.

[Algester]

the ink stones wouldnt matter but if your in for the prestige I think Kuretake inkstones would do

[Icywolfe]

the ink stones wouldnt matter but if your in for the prestige I think Kuretake inkstones would do

Well I like to see my options. Because I've seen some different sized ink stones like some are of the circle shape while Kuretake uses a rectangle shape.

[Algester]

All that matters now is pretty much the ink the stone is just an esthetic concentrate and invest on the ink first if your going for the liquid sumi-ink even a lowly paint palette dish would do

[Dr.Grace]

The aesthetic is a big part of grinding ink. This is supposed to quiet your mind so you can paint in a more serene state. As for me, it doesn't always work that way, as I tend to be a Type A ink grinder.

 

There is a whole range of artistic qualities to ink stones. The commercially available ones are, of course, mass-produced and are therefore quite utilitarian. Others are hand-sculpted. There are people who collect such inkstones, which can be very expensive. Here is a gigantic one I photographed in an art store in Beijing.

 

 

[Icywolfe]

Well I ended up buying a Kuretake kit off of amazon cheaply. I thought about it and sort of figured that jumping from a Brush pen to a fat traditional brush was sort of a long jump.

 

What I did found out was that my mom used to use the old ink stick and ink stones but threw them away before going to the US. She is kinda annoyied/mad (in a friendly way) that I want to learn the traditional method. She thinks this "Why learn the old and slow and tedious way of writing when you can just use the computer."

[Algester]

Well I ended up buying a Kuretake kit off of amazon cheaply. I thought about it and sort of figured that jumping from a Brush pen to a fat traditional brush was sort of a long jump.

 

What I did found out was that my mom used to use the old ink stick and ink stones but threw them away before going to the US. She is kinda annoyied/mad (in a friendly way) that I want to learn the traditional method. She thinks this "Why learn the old and slow and tedious way of writing when you can just use the computer."

trust me you dont want to really learn the traditional method... you can put a modern spin but not really really traditional (ala hardcore) heck the ironic part of it all despite the asian text being read top down, right to left they are using the right hand method... me being a lefty well our strokes are different thank god I'm out of school for graded calligraphy :X

Edited December 18, 2014 by Algester

[Icywolfe]

trust me you dont want to really learn the traditional method... you can put a modern spin but not really really traditional (ala hardcore) heck the ironic part of it all despite the asian text being read top down, right to left they are using the right hand method... me being a lefty well our strokes are different thank god I'm out of school for graded calligraphy :X

Well how bad can the traditional method be? (Well I'm not planning to go all the way traditional, but just enough to be considered a beginner so I can just do it for fun.)

[Sky Fountain Pens]

Well I ended up buying a Kuretake kit off of amazon cheaply. I thought about it and sort of figured that jumping from a Brush pen to a fat traditional brush was sort of a long jump.

 

What I did found out was that my mom used to use the old ink stick and ink stones but threw them away before going to the US. She is kinda annoyied/mad (in a friendly way) that I want to learn the traditional method. She thinks this "Why learn the old and slow and tedious way of writing when you can just use the computer."

What brush pen are you using?

[Icywolfe]

What brush pen are you using?

A Kuretake brush pen with Platinum Carbon Black. Currently it's dry because if I didn't use it daily it will make the bristles stuck so I unlinked it as I was studying for my Final...

 

--------------

 

By the way if anybody can tell me what is "bokuteki" ? (I know from my searches it's a type of ink.) On the set I have a bottle named that. Right next to "hudesaina"

Edited December 18, 2014 by Icywolfe

[Sky Fountain Pens]

A Kuretake brush pen with Platinum Carbon Black. Currently it's dry because if I didn't use it daily it will make the bristles stuck so I unlinked it as I was studying for my Final...

 

--------------

 

By the way if anybody can tell me what is "bokuteki" ? (I know from my searches it's a type of ink.) On the set I have a bottle named that. Right next to "hudesaina"

I'm also using a Kuretake brush pen. Is yours urushi lacquer with abalone shell?

[Icywolfe]

I'm also using a Kuretake brush pen. Is yours urushi lacquer with abalone shell?

It was supposed to be lacquered makie but the makie mostly rubbed off.

[donwinn]

Hobby Lobby carries the sumi ink and stone set. I know there are several in the LA area, and at least one in San Diego area. If in the Bay area, there is one in Concord.

[Dr.Grace]

Traditional brush calligraphy is very rewarding when you learn how to do it well. I'm by no means an expert, but I really enjoy it. It's best to find someone who can teach you how to achieve the proper brushstroke techniques and balance of the characters. Brush pens can approximate the results, but there's nothing like a real brush.