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Oriental Art Supply Colors and Ink

Ink
Traditionally, ink is made by grinding and Ink Stick with water onto an Ink Stone (slate). The Japanese have perfected the bottled ink; it is easy to use and carry. The Best Bottle surpasses the ground ink in its richness, transparency and smoothness.

I10: Student Bottle Ink
3.33 fl. oz.
$3.00

I3
: OAS Bottled Ink
4 fl. oz.
$6.50

I4: Best Bottle
6 2/3 fl. oz.
$9.50

I5: Ceramic Jar
6 fl. oz.
$17.25

I8: Shanghai Premium 101 Ink Stick
3 1/8"
$10.00

I2: Ink Stone
4" square
$11.00

SLATE: Slate Collection
One of a kind ink slates/stones
price varies

Colors (Chinese Chip Colors)
Vermillion, Indigo, Red, Burnt Sienna, Lemon Yellow, Dark Red, and Sky Blue all come as little chips in boxes. They produce the best colors on rice paper. They are most economical because they last a long time.
Chip Color Instructions: Pour the entire package into a dish. Let chips gather on one side. Fine spray them with water and when they dry, the will glue onto the dish. To produce colors, simply re-wet the chips.

The Chinese Yellow comes in chunks. It is by far the best color to with with Indigo to produce all greens.
Yellow Instructions: Put the Yellow chunks in a small container with lid. Soak the pieces with 2 tablespoons of water for a few hours. Eventually, it becomes soft like clay. Pour the liquid into another dish. Prepare another dish of green by adding Indigo into the Yellow.

Poster White
Pelikan White Tube
Pelikan White is a treasure that produces the smoothest while and works wonders with all other watercolors. Other whites do not work nearly as well.

Dr. Martin's Bleed Proof White
Dr. Martin's Bleed Proof White is used for accenting the brightness of white and for center dots in flowers. It's richness is incomparable.

CC1: Chinese Yellow, $5.00
CC2: Burnt Sienna, $2.50
CC3: Indigo, $3.50
CC4: Red, $2.50
CC5: Vermillion, $3.00
CC7: Sky Blue, $2.50
CC8: Dark Red, $2.50
CC9: Lemon Yellow, $2.50

W4
: Pelikan White Tube 20 ml., $5.00
W2: Dr. Martin's Bleed Proof White, $5.50

 

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