Thursday 5 September 2024

Sumi-e a and b

 


This is a very light Japanese paper, and so if the ink is on quite dense, it comes through on the reverse of the paper, and so sometimes I end up then working on the reverse side with maybe some pastel, more ink or whatever. The reverse side may be easier to work with but then one can also end up with going from one side to the other and not knowing which one I prefer or is worth more focusing on!
Maybe a more interesting or more striking example of this below:




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