{"id":1192,"date":"2015-05-03T21:14:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T04:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2015-05-03T21:14:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T04:14:24","slug":"testing-inks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/03\/testing-inks\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing inks"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Testing<\/a>
Testing inks on Aches 140# HP watercolor paper with a Brause nib<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today’s SAT analogy: Experimenting is to finished calligraphy as the tip of the iceberg is to the\u00a0iceberg<\/span>. One of the things that Christopher Haanes focused on in the workshop was sharpness of writing. His description of the differences between Chinese and Japanese stick inks has changed my thinking about them. (Don’t get me started on how bottled sumi ink bears no relation to stick sumi ink.)<\/p>\n

Before I did the poem I mentioned\u00a0in a recent post, I got out\u00a0a bunch of inks and tested them on\u00a0the paper I planned to use. This took forever, but was an interesting exercise. Of course, all the information is only useful with that paper and that nib …<\/p>\n

\"rainbow<\/a>
A bit of fun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then I took a break and had a good time with paints \u00a0left over from an earlier\u00a0piece. It looks better in person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today’s SAT analogy: Experimenting is to finished calligraphy as the tip of the iceberg is to the\u00a0iceberg. One of the things that Christopher Haanes focused on in the workshop was sharpness of writing. His description of the differences between Chinese and Japanese stick inks has changed my thinking about them. (Don’t get me started on … <\/p>\n

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