This video has me even more excited for my trip to Japan in June. Not my first time as I grew up there but it has been 20 years 😅 and this time I am going back as a student and one of my classes is urban sketching. I’ve been learning so much about my style with your Skillshare and on here. Hopefully when I return I will have a fun personalized travel sketchbook as a keepsake.
The absorbency is due to no sizing. Unlike western watercolour practice, painting on unsized paper is very common in far eastern artistic traditions. You could ask Nishikawa if they have sized washi, I know that such paper is made, at least in Japan.
@@TobySketchLoose Yes, I wasn’t first today! Shame on me 🤣. I was going to comment on that but I got engrossed in your video and forgot about it. I have some handmade paper that has similar characteristics to the Japanese paper, so I wanted to follow your painting for inspiration and ideas. Regarding sizing: sizing is a substance that the paper is coated with to make it less absorbent. This is known as surface sizing or surface sized. Traditionally, gelatine is used, but I think starch is also used. Sometimes the sizing is added to the paper pulp during the manufacturing process, which is called internal sizing or internally sized. All western watercolour papers are internally sized or externally sized or both. In western tradition, unsized paper is seen as low quality since the paint is absorbed into the paper and dull down. Sized paper give somewhat more vivid colours and allow for techniques such as lifting and scrubbing. In Japanese art tradition, both sized and unsized papers are used. Unsized paper is not considered poor quality but a normal part of the artistic repertoire. Artists work with the ink spread in the paper to achieve various effects. It’s seen as a technique to be used. Wet into wet, though, become more difficult.
www.jacksonsart.com/jas-chinese-brush-gift-set-5-mixed-hair-brushes-wooden-box?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=1b5230e3ea6d7123847ad55a1e06fffd There is a link - just added to my website too (it's an affiliate link btw)
You can find the kickstarter page here -- www.kickstarter.com/projects/tsunagujapancrafts/nishikawa-washi-journal?ref=c0pcex
Enjoy!
“It would be rude to expect it to respond…” - doesn’t get any more British than that! 😂
It's important to play the part!
What fun. Love all three little sketches.
Awesome
This video has me even more excited for my trip to Japan in June. Not my first time as I grew up there but it has been 20 years 😅 and this time I am going back as a student and one of my classes is urban sketching. I’ve been learning so much about my style with your Skillshare and on here. Hopefully when I return I will have a fun personalized travel sketchbook as a keepsake.
Ah amazing have fun, very jealous I would love to go. One day!
Thanks once again for a wonderful piece(s) of work. I love concertina books and currently use Derivan but look forward to find some of the Washi ones.
No worries ☺️
Japan. My weakness. I'll sketch tonight 😂
Haha have fun
Love this! Thanks..
No worries
The absorbency is due to no sizing. Unlike western watercolour practice, painting on unsized paper is very common in far eastern artistic traditions. You could ask Nishikawa if they have sized washi, I know that such paper is made, at least in Japan.
I have literally no idea what that means! What is 'no sizing' and why does it impact absorbency? I notice you weren't first today ;)
@@TobySketchLoose Yes, I wasn’t first today! Shame on me 🤣. I was going to comment on that but I got engrossed in your video and forgot about it. I have some handmade paper that has similar characteristics to the Japanese paper, so I wanted to follow your painting for inspiration and ideas.
Regarding sizing: sizing is a substance that the paper is coated with to make it less absorbent. This is known as surface sizing or surface sized. Traditionally, gelatine is used, but I think starch is also used. Sometimes the sizing is added to the paper pulp during the manufacturing process, which is called internal sizing or internally sized. All western watercolour papers are internally sized or externally sized or both. In western tradition, unsized paper is seen as low quality since the paint is absorbed into the paper and dull down. Sized paper give somewhat more vivid colours and allow for techniques such as lifting and scrubbing.
In Japanese art tradition, both sized and unsized papers are used. Unsized paper is not considered poor quality but a normal part of the artistic repertoire. Artists work with the ink spread in the paper to achieve various effects. It’s seen as a technique to be used. Wet into wet, though, become more difficult.
Hi Toby, thank you for the video. Also, FYI, the link doesn't work to find the journals. I'll look again in a bit to see it I can link to them.
Should be fixed here, thanks for letting me know www.kickstarter.com/projects/tsunagujapancrafts/nishikawa-washi-journal?ref=c0pcex
Where did you get that Chinese brush from?
www.jacksonsart.com/jas-chinese-brush-gift-set-5-mixed-hair-brushes-wooden-box?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=1b5230e3ea6d7123847ad55a1e06fffd
There is a link - just added to my website too (it's an affiliate link btw)
Thank you for the video. I tried the link but it didn't work. I'll check back, thanks again.
Should be fixed www.kickstarter.com/projects/tsunagujapancrafts/nishikawa-washi-journal?ref=c0pcex
How long does it take for the paper to dry?
About 15 minutes at the end
@@TobySketchLoose Thanks!
The link isn't working.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tsunagujapancrafts/nishikawa-washi-journal?ref=c0pcex should be fixed