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How to Make Suminagashi Prints
Experience the serenity of Japanese water marbling.
Suminagashi is the Japanese art of water marbling in which liquid sumi ink is dropped onto water to create beautiful marbled patterns, then prints are pulled on washi paper.
Use Yasutomo’s Suminagashi Kit (SG-KIT) to create your very own beautiful marbled ink prints.
Full video instructions:
Kit includes:
- 2 dishes (one for ink, one for water)
- 2 brushes (one for ink, one for water)
- 1 bottle of liquid sumi ink
- 10 sheets of Hosho paper
- 1 water tray
Additional supplies needed:
- Clear dish soap or surfactant
Step 1
Fill tray with clean water.
Step 2
Prepare 1 cup water with a drop of clear dish soap or surfactant. Pour “soapy” water into one dish.
Step 3
Pour ink into the other dish.
Step 4
Starting with freshly washed, clean brushes, load one brush with “soapy” water.
Step 5
Load the other brush with ink. Wash off extra ink on the edge of the dish.
Step 6
Holding brushes upright at a slight angle, gently touch the surface of the water with the ink brush.
Step 7
Repeat with the soapy water brush in the center of the black ink.
Step 8
Keep alternating black ink and soapy water, over and over.
Step 9
More ink will give a thicker “ring.”
Less ink will give a thinner “ring.”
Step 10
You can create multiple ring patterns in the same tray.
Step 11
Gently wave hands over the water to create movement and new patterns.
Step 12
Gently drop paper onto the surface (smooth side down) to pick up the print.
Step 13
Carefully lift the paper to reveal the print. Set aside to dry.
Step 14
You can make a second print if ink is left over.
Step 15
Enjoy the relaxing process!
Step 16
Clean your materials with water and store for next use. Let brushes dry before storing.