Suminagashi is the art of Japanese water marbling. You can use the prints to make decorative tags, origami models, and more.

In this demonstration, artist Karen Elaine shows you:

➡️ How to make suminagashi prints

➡️ How to carve your own Hanko initials stamp, or chop

➡️ Fun things you can create with your sumingashi prints

Items Used:

For an easy, shoppable overview of the Yasutomo items used in this video, visit our How to Make Suminagashi Prints collection HERE.

• Suminagashi Kit (SG-KIT) - a brand new Yasutomo item! Kit includes:
  • 2 sumi brushes (CC1)
  • 1 bottle of black liquid sumi ink (KY2)
  • 2 round plastic dishes
  • 10 sheets of 5" x 7" Hosho paper
  • Water tray that doubles as a storage container
• Video: Hedi Kyle's Diagonal Pocket Fold (video from Liberty Liberty Grove Paper Arts - Akerly)
• Karen made the above diagonal pocket using a piece of Hosho paper (from 6H pad) with suminagashi
• Kodak Photo-Flo (not sold by Yasutomo)
• Pro Chemical & Dye Marbling Surfactant (not sold by Yasutomo)
• Gasen paper (6G)
• Kit includes 10 sheets of Hosho paper cut into 5" x 7" - you can also use larger Hosho paper with our 9" x 12" Hosho paper pad (6H) but it will produce lighter prints; Gasen paper (6G) is also popular for suminagashi prints
• Niji Woodcarving Tools, 7 Piece Set (WK7)
• Y&C Artist Pencil 0.9mm lead (KMPA09)
• Tracing paper (not sold by Yasutomo)
• Bamboo folding tool (OBF-7)
• Ranger Archival Ink pad in red (not sold by Yasutomo)
• Karen mentioned artist Icarus Mid Air who does amazing paper art and inspired her to make her origami crane with leaves on wings
• Karen made the paper suminagashi tag using 2.5" x 5" Bristol paper and put it through a tag punch