I tried an ancient Japanese art form | Recreating Cool Art pt.3 #shorts

Suminagashi is an ancient Japanese art from that translates to "floating ink". It was a really fun and satisying process! Inspired by the work of Jeppe Ringsted #inkpainting #artist #art #suminagashi #artchallenge

[klaxx]

Just a reminder to everyone else, please don't just go do this with some random inks in any water body. It's imperitive you use carbon based ink as it will not taint the water. Other stuff will kill the ecosystem.

Edit: "It's just a little bit of ink" should not be an excuse. It is still deadly to animals and wildlife regardless of the small amount. "Companies do worse"? Yes! They do, and it's still an issue we should be solving. We all get one shot with this planet, we should be working to fix existing damage and prevent future issues.

[BlueBerry]

The "not an artist" sign burning is weirdly intimidating, and I love it.

[Frog_Wolfgang]

i love that you stopped calling yourself "not an artist"
you are an artist! anyone that does art is an artist and your work is fantastic :}

[itsevelynnbabez]

Just a reminder that someone once tried to make this a trend by using actual paint into ocean water

[laleayas]

There is also an art form called "Ebru" in Turkey that is very similar to this (and it doesn't use any dishsoap if I remember correctly)

[wind_chives_]

Tysm for using environment-friendly ink and soap; setting a good example for all artists 💕

[mania.v]

I've finally tried this and have some tips for anyone else wanting to give it a try:

1.use high quality paper!!!! This is very important - the thinner (lower weight) paper can't absorb the ink well enough and your pattern ends up being faint!
(Ive tried 400gsm acrylic painting paper vs 100gsm sketch pad paper and the difference is enormous)

2.make sure you transfer the ink into your paper asap. The ink starts dissolving after some time and the pattern won't be as distinguishable.

3.use some masking tape to give your art a nice white framing. I covered the whole paper with masking tape and then cut out a circle in the tape - this resulted in a very nice circular marble pattern while the rest of the paper remained white. It's really pretty!

4.enjoy art :)

[cuwpr]

broo you’re so underrated remember me when you get famous

[saraszene]

I just hope, people arent gonna repeat that with acrylic in the wild 🙊. Soap isnt nice as well in the wild

[kichikitsu]

yooo!! this is very cool art!! it's like you and the river are collabing to make an art piece... god I love art that incorporates the environment (in an eco-friendly way ofc!!!)

[lindboknifeandtool]

Another fun fact, there’s a type of layered Japanese steel San mai called suminigashi. It uses mild steel and nickel jacket and a high carbon core ti produce a wood grain like product.

[MF_DOM]

If those coordinates were written is some nice handwriting that would look crazy

[dingnitywolf]

Everybody is an artist even when ppl dont like or it doesnt seem the way you want.... just remember its youre way to do art

[sidarthus]

This reminds me a lot of Ebru (marbling art). I think it also has asian roots, and it is basically the same thing but with actual pigment, and you use sticks and combs to move around the paint. It's mostly done in a flat dish though, and the water is mixed with something that makes it thicker so the paint doesn't mix as easily.

[podenco]

This is a lovely idea as a memento of a trip. I do hope you took it back out of the frame and pressed it flat though^^

[jadejaguar]

So close with the Japanese! It’s pronounced “sumi-NA-gashi” which means flowing ink
The way you pronounced it (Sumi-nigashi” sounds like you’re letting the ink escape 😅

[audbee]

Wow, beautiful! I need to try this some day. Also, is the ink biodegradable/safe for the water? Just genuinely curious :D

[Icebreexe]

If you look hard enough you can see a tiger!

[Robfranxec_]

Tysm for using environment-friendly ink and soap; setting a good example for all artists

[Air-]

I need to try this 0.0 墨逃しsounds so cool