inktober offer: 15% off all inksticks until end October 2017 with coupon ‘inktober’ try a new ink for inktober or buy one for your artist friend.
Now it is October lots of artists are joining the #inktober initiative and posting their daily experiments with ink. So to celebrate we are offering 15% discount on inksticks during October, including the full range of over 80 inksticks and sets from Old Hu Kai Wen ink workshop – just enter inktober coupon to your shopping basket.
Post photos of your ink artwork to the forums with your name credited and we will promote your work to twitter, facebook etc and we will award prizes to the best entries!
See the buyer’s guide or follow the links below to discover the inks and learn all about ink:
Traditional inksticks
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Deep black (油烟墨 Youyan Mo oil soot) (48)
Premium black China inksticks are made from oil soot, as may also be known in English as lampblack. Oil soot black inks are recommended for both calligraphy and painting. The type of black is deep, sophisticated, bright while not overwhelming. All types of oil soot inksticks are made with very similar raw materials. High grade inks may have added aromatic oils… Deep black (油烟墨 Youyan Mo oil soot) (48)
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Matt black (松烟 Song Yan pine soot) (27)
松烟 (Song Yan) Pine Soot is a very ancient type of carbon black inkstick with very rich natural matt dark colour, preferred for painting, both for to express depth and space in Shanshui landscape painting and detail such as hairs on portrait paintings. Pine soot is also used to mimic ancient calligraphy styles. Matt black (松烟 Song Yan pine soot) (27)
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Premium Ink range (18)
The premium ink range includes the finest inks of the different types, many made with precious ingredients and famous recipes. Premium Ink range (18)
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Super Glossy black (Tung/Turpentine) (19)
Glossy blacks were invented in Song dynasty by adding Turpentine, and later by using Tung oil. Tung and Turpentine inksticks are very black, glossy, and long-lasting and most suitable for painting. Super Glossy black (Tung/Turpentine) (19)
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仿古墨 Fanggu Mo Traditional Black Inksticks Collection (8)
仿古墨 Fanggu Mo sets of inksticks with traditional decoration. 仿古墨 Fanggu Mo Traditional Black Inksticks Collection (8)
彩墨 Colour Inksticks
Sets of natural stone colours and individual stick of precious colours such as Cinnabar and Pearl. See traditional handmade inksticks for details of traditional colour ink recipes.
More about traditional Ink for Sumi-E and oriental art and calligraphy
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