Do you have any art materials you've met for the first time recently?
I joined the staff of Pigment Tokyo this spring.
Until now, works, ink, natural dyes, etc. and simpleUmusu (Dosa)Because I was doing it, ink, Japanese paper, glue (Nikawa) and brush had a connection, but I always realized that there were many things I didn't know.
Pigment TokyoI also wanted to be in the way I wanted to enter, and wanted to explore the tools and painting materials I use more, and to expand the range of expression by acquiring more knowledge of art materials.
The same painting materials, how to express and use, each person who uses it.
I would like to introduce some of the things I actually bought and used, such as art materials that I knew but did not understand in detail, the first painting materials I knew for the first time.
I'm most interested and want to know more! I was secretly thinking.
There was a period when the store was closed due to the influence of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), and while watching the Instagram "glue" live at home, I was thinking about it.
[Ig Live] Animal Glue/Glueg
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_hDsZVnSJP/?igshid=5hx9hgnqnzyf
In this video, the glue handled by Pigment Tokyo and the use suitable for each glue are explained in an easy -to -understand manner. There are also valuable glue exhibits that are now available in the shop, and you can also see the exhibition scenery inside the store at Instagram live, so those who are difficult to visit can enjoy.
The glue is not much found in other art supplies, such as beef, deer, rabbit, and fish. The glue is gelatin that can be obtained from animal skin and bones, but the color and jelly strength vary depending on the animal.
The fact that the jelly strength is different for each arrival lot, and that the use is different is also the fun of the natural Medium.
The chosen glue is a dosite pair for Dosa and a glue (exhibition color) of rock paint.
Cows, rabbits, deer, fish, and all can be used as piles, but they have never been used in the past, the colors are not too dark, and they want to make them a little deeper.
Ice -rus can be used as a glue due to jelly strength.
This is the deer -style purchased. There are various colors and shapes even in the same glue.
One of the most interesting candy colors and forms was interesting.
* Colors and shapes differ depending on the lot.
Since the collagin is easily rotten, I used to make only the amount that I could use up, but I also purchased preservatives. Now you can make it all together and store it for a long time in the refrigerator. With a 0.1 % addition of the collagi solution, it can be used with confidence without impact on colors and normal work production and storage. Recommended for those who make their own collagen.
If you are interested in making it from the collagin, please refer to this video.
How to make Pigment channel glue
Umusu (dosa) is used as a main application as a bleeding for basal materials such as Japanese paper and picture silk. If you draw it on raw Japanese paper that has not been pulled, the paper will absorb water and oozes, so if you draw a picture, it will be processed by yourself, or if you use it after drawing it yourself. There are many.
The general dosa solution is made by boiling the glue and alum (alum), but this pair can be dosa without putting alum.
Putting the alum can cause deterioration and discoloration of Japanese paper, so it is nice to be able to make it only with glue.
I wanted to try the difference between the type and concentration of the glue myself, and the type of paper used was different depending on the time, so I prepared the collapse by myself, but I feel free to use it for the first time or feel free to use it. If you want to use it, why not start with a ready -made glue solution?
Speaking of Pigment Tokyo, a pigment shelf with a pigment of about 4500 colors.
I think that many people who came to the store, as well as those who see them in the image, you may know.
The pigments include artificial, soil, water dried, and the effects called effects.I get lost because there are many colors.
There are various choices, types, glossy, and how to choose.
The chosen pigment is soil.
I've been using persimmon astringent and natural dyes, and I was interested in Japanese paper, soil dyes, pigments, and dyeing, so I wanted to incorporate the soil into my work.
There are various types of soil, not only in Japan, but also in Germany, Italy, Russia, Morocco, and China. The middle of the image above is the soil. It is a soft color that is calm as a whole tea, yellow, green, and milky white.
In the soil of the land I had visited, I remembered the scene, and chose the soil that I haven't seen yet while imagining the landscape. There is also a pleasure to search in a different way from other pigments.
It is made by choosing high -quality natural soil and drying naturally after purification, and is much harder than other pigments. Therefore, crush it in a mortar and use it.
I wanted to use a grayish shade along with the ink, so I decided to use "Itori Arido Land" where it feels bluish.
I wanted to give a rough soil -like texture and expression, so I finished it a little coarse.
The hardness varies depending on the pigment, but if you want a smooth texture, grind it.
However, such powdered pigment alone does not establish as paint, so it is necessary to have viscosity as paint. Therefore, an exhibition material, also called glue, is required. I want to use the technology I have been doing for a long time in Japan, and it is suitable for Japanese paper I want to use, so I can make paint with mediums other than glue.
How to dissolve the Pigment channel rock paint
This is actually drawn with glue and clay paint.
The left side of the image: The part where the brush line is visible without the ink is out of the ink is drawn with a dark dosa solution and the water repellent effect has been enhanced to make a difference in penetration.
Image right side: The earth paint is drawn by brush.
The place that can be adjusted by the base material, paper type, and expression method may be the appeal of making your own paint, collagging and dosa solution.
You can also see Instagram live videos and video courses, which are easy to understand by the staff of the art supplies expert who make use of their expertise.
Instagram is distributed live about once a week and introduces art materials. The simultaneous interpreter of English is also being translated, and if you have any questions, we also accept questions in both Japanese and English.
Even those who have missed it can be viewed slowly later than IGTV.
Pigment Tokyo Instagramigtv https://www.instagram.com/pigment_tokyo/channel/
Pigment channel https://pigment.tokyo/blogs/pigmentchannel/
If you come across new tools and first -time articles you use, you'll still be excited about what you can do.
I would like to explore art materials while being excited about the encounter.
I would be grateful if you could use it for the fun of drawing and making it.
Art Materials Expert at PIGMENT TOKYO
Natsuko Shiraishi
Graduated from the Textile Design at Tama Art University. She is an artist who mainly works with original Washi paper and calligraphy.
Graduated from the Textile Design at Tama Art University. She is an artist who mainly works with original Washi paper and calligraphy.