One of my papers with suminagashi background has been circulating on the internet for years.
Best paper for japanese marbling.
D sharp edges high contrast and crisp veins showing the clean white of the paper.
B somewhat streaky.
Watercolor pape r was the perfect thickness and absorbed the inks beautifully.
Based on these examples the following heavy weight papers are suitable for marbling in a moderate value range.
I suggest purchasing the ultimate marbling handbook by diane maurer mathison.
Mr fukuda is in his eighties and very energetic to have had his marbling paper workshops everywhere in japan and even in overseas in the workshop you don t make paper but design a picture with ink colors.
A super blurry grainy and a fair amount of paint has rinsed off.
For suminagashi i ve used student grade hosho kinwashi kitakata torinoko unryu and many fine handmade japanese papers sold through aiko s in chicago now closed.
We also tried using watercolor and traditional japanese marbling paper made of mulberry fibers but we found that the japanese paper tore easily and was too thin.
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Watch artisan tadao fukuda as he creates beautiful handmade marbled papers an art called suminagashi 墨流し in japanese.