Deep Dive into Washi Paper
Get ready for a deep dive into the wonderful world of washi paper with Karen Elaine!
"Washi" means Japanese ("wa") paper ("shi"). Yasutomo carries a varied assortment of traditional washi, but how do you know which one to use? Get to know what makes our different washi papers perfect for ink work, watercolor, and more in this Friday's livestream!
In this livestream, Karen goes over:
✔️ Hosho Paper Sketchpad, 48 sheets (6H)
✔️ Washi Paper pad, 48 sheets (6JM)
✔️ Mashi Paper, 20 sheets (6MA)
✔️ Torinoko Paper, 20 sheets (6T)
✔️ Mashi Hosho Paper, 10 sheets (6MAH)
✔️ Asagami Paper, 20 sheets (6AG)
✔️ Usugami Paper, 30 sheets (6U)
✔️ Gasen Paper, 20 sheets (6G)
✔️ Kozo Paper, 10 sheets (6K)
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Sheet Size: 9" x 12"
Sheet Count: 48 sheets per pad
Uses: Sumi-e, calligraphy, ink, gansai watercolor, lettering and sketching. Also great for rubbing techniques, printmaking (block printing, gel printing, monoprinting), Suminagashi, Momigami, laser printing, official documents and other paper crafts.
Absorbent, unsized paper. 70 gsm.
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Sheet size: 12 1/8" x 18 1/4"
Sheet count: 48 sheets per pad
Uses: Sumi-e, calligraphy, paper crafts, ink painting, watercolor, lettering. (Not recommended for Suminagashi.)
Absorbent, unsized paper. 45 gsm.
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Sheet Count: 20 sheets
Size: 13 3/4″ x 10 1/2″
Uses: Calligraphy, ink painting, gansai watercolor painting
Absorbent, unsized paper. 40 gsm.
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Sheet Count: 20 sheets
Sheet Size: 9 1/2" x 10 3/4"
Uses: Ink painting, watercolor, Suminagashi (Japanese marbling), Chigiri-e (Japanese collage), and printmaking
Lightly sized. 80 gsm.
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Sheet Count: 10 sheets
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Uses: Gansai watercolors, calligraphy, sumi painting, ink work, Western watercolors, pencil, acrylic paint, gouache, stamping, block printing and more
Sized. 150 gsm.
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Sheet Count: 20 sheets
Size: 9 1/2” x 10 3/4”
Uses: Woodblock printing, monoprinting, inkjet & laser printing, stamping, mixed media, legal documents, copy paper, watercolor and gansai paintings.
Neutral sizing. 43 gsm.
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Sheet Count: 30 sheets
Sheet Size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Uses: Ink painting, watercolor, printmaking, collage
Lightly sized. 14 gsm.
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Sheet Count: 20 sheets
Sheet Size: 9 1/2" x 10 3/4"
Uses: Ink painting, watercolor, Suminagashi (Japanese marbling), calligraphy, and block printing.
Lightly sized. 82 gsm.
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Sheet Count: 10 sheets
Sheet Size: 10 1/2" x 13 3/4"
Uses: Sumi-e, watercolor painting, conservation and repair, woodblock, and other printmaking techniques
Absorbent, unsized paper. 58 gsm.
Items Used:
For an easy, shoppable overview of the Yasutomo items used in this video, visit our Deep Dive Into Washi Paper collection HERE.
- Hosho Paper Sketchpad, 48 sheets (6H)
- Authentic Japanese Gansai 8 Color Set (WC208)
- Single round porcelain saucer (WCW210)
- Fusion Brush size 5 (FS5)
- Wa Fude Kiyo brush (WF1) - Karen's favorite brush for leaves!
- Pale gold gansai paint (WC216-58)
- All-Purpose brush size 1 (SW1) - Karen used this size to paint the gold detailing; also for black ink curlicues
- Liquid black sumi ink (KF2)
- Detail Master Pigment Liner pens (DMPL)
- Washi Paper pad, 48 sheets (6JM) - the large 12" x 18" paper pad
- Fusion brush 1" flat (FS10)
- Mashi Paper, 20 sheets (6MA)
- Torinoko Paper, 20 sheets (6T)
- Niji Artist Watercolors Essential Set, 12 colors (NWS12)
- Mashi Hosho Paper, 10 sheets (6MAH)
- Asagami Paper, 20 sheets (6AG)
- Usugami Paper, 30 sheets (6U)
- Gasen Paper, 20 sheets (6G)
- Kozo Paper, 10 sheets (6K)
Comments
Cathy said:
You have a gem in Karen as your ambassador. I love everything she does and have been a fan of hers since mid 90s. My order is pending because I need to watch the cyanotype video.