INK MAKING 2

An introductory Lake pigment making online course by Atelier Chika Ito.
My result with Red Cabbage and extra my experiment with Red Beans and Red Onion until now.

You can find the images from final printing results are at the end of this page.

             

  
 

 

This is a just test to see the colour when the PH is low or high.

  
 

 

INK MAKING 1

Oil test and edible ink test are also here.

https://hanga-land.blogspot.com/2020/02/ink-making.html

  

water-based ink for woodcut printing

Lake pigment + Yamato nori (Glue from tapioca)

* It was used in a wet state before drying.

 
  
 
 
  

  

Oil-based ink for etching plate printing

Lake pigment + Burnt plate oil #00 (Boiled linseed oil)

RESULT
 

Black: Sumi Ink (Japanese Calligraphy ink)

Blue: Red cabbage

 
 Red cabbage (A)
 Red onion / Red beans
 Red cabbage (A) / Red onion + Red beans
 Red onion
 Red cabbage (B) on Gampi
 red cabbage (A) + red cabbage (B))