Calligraph-Ink: Natural Inks For Calligraphy Masterclass

Extract and modify colours from botanicals to easily create your own eco-friendly natural inks for calligraphy

What you'll learn

Understand the easy A-B-C-D process of natural ink-making

Understand the beauty and challenges with natural ink-making

Create both water-based and alcohol-based natural dyes and inks

Adapt the ink-making A-B-C-D process to their local environment

Design ways of using natural inks in brush pen calligraphy, brush calligraphy and pointed pen calligraphy

Requirements

All beginners are welcome! We are starting at the basics of learning natural ink-making.

Description

Step into the enchanting world of natural ink making with this "Calligraph-ink: Natural Inks For Calligraphy Masterclass" course.At the end of this course, you will know not only how to use ink for calligraphy. You will know how to make sustainable, natural inks with your own hands to connect more deeply with nature. Natural inks are imbued with one-of-a-kind shades and tones, adding depth and authenticity to your artwork that synthetic dyes cannot replicate.This is the ONLY course on Udemy that teaches you a simple 4-step process for making eco-friendly natural botanical inks related to calligraphy. We cover both water and alcohol as bases, so that you can expand your range of art-making. This course is most useful for those who are beginners to ink-making.You will learn how to:Understand the easy A-B-C-D process of natural ink-making (even if you never made ink before!)Understand the beauty and challenges in natural ink-makingCreate both water-based and alcohol-based natural dyes and inksAdapt the ink-making A-B-C-D process to sources found in your local environmentUse natural inks in projects related to brush pen calligraphy, brush calligraphy and pointed pen calligraphy The course offers practical hands-on demonstrations, instead of just theories, so that you can easily go on to embark on your natural ink-making journey. Watch over my shoulder as I work with the botanical ingredients. It will inspire your own ideas for working with natural ingredients in your very own backyard.Embrace the sustainable beauty of botanical inks. Breathe life into your calligraphy work by making and using these living inks that offer Nature's diverse palette of colors. See you in the course!Joy

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Why You Will Love Natural Inks

Lecture 3 Course Navigation

Section 2: Foundations of Natural Ink-Making

Lecture 4 Components of Ink

Lecture 5 Process of Natural Ink-Making (Agents)

Lecture 6 Process of Natural Ink-Making (Bathe)

Lecture 7 A Note on Solubility (Water, Oil, Glycerin)

Lecture 8 A Note on Solubility (Water, Alcohol)

Lecture 9 Process of Natural Ink-Making (Combine)

Lecture 10 Process of Natural Ink-Making (Design)

Lecture 11 Tools and Equipment Needed

Lecture 12 Cleaning and Safety

Section 3: Colours From The Garden (Natural Dyes and Inks)

Lecture 13 Section Overview

Lecture 14 Let's Go Foraging

Lecture 15 Preparing Flowers

Lecture 16 Bathe Stage: Extracting Colour Through Heated Water Immersion

Lecture 17 Bathe Stage: Extracting Colour Through Pulping Without Heat

Lecture 18 Filtering the Red Hibiscus Dye

Lecture 19 What Additives and Modifiers Can Do

Lecture 20 Combine Stage: Effects of Additives and Modifiers

Lecture 21 Project: Creating a Deckled Edged Escort Card

Lecture 22 Project: Escort Card Using Assorted Botanical Natural Dyes

Lecture 23 Project: Brush Lettering Using Butterfly Blue Pea Flower Ink

Section 4: Colours From The Kitchen (Natural Dyes and Inks)

Lecture 24 Section Overview

Lecture 25 Preparing The Fruit and Vegetable Peels

Lecture 26 Colour Extraction Process Of Fruit Peels and Vegetables

Lecture 27 Colour Extraction Process Of Spices

Lecture 28 Filtering The Dye Solution After Colour Extraction

Lecture 29 A Note On Onion Skins

Lecture 30 The Effects of Additives And Modifiers On Natural Dyes

Lecture 31 Extending Colour Range Of Kitchen Dyes

Lecture 32 Design: Ombre Dip Dyed Escort Card

Lecture 33 Design: Splotchy Escort Card

Lecture 34 Design: Ombre Brush Calligraphy from Dragonfruit Ink

Lecture 35 Design: Dyed Doily Onion Skins

Lecture 36 Design: Tea-stained Doilies

Section 5: Alcohol-extracted Inks

Lecture 37 Section Overview

Lecture 38 Color Extraction (Bath Stage) in Alcohol

Lecture 39 How To Recharge Alcohol Ink With More Colour

Lecture 40 Differences Between Yupo Vs Watercolour Paper

Lecture 41 Case Study: Lily Leaves Alcohol Inks On Yupo Vs Watercolour Paper

Lecture 42 Sampling The Botanical Alcohol Inks

Lecture 43 Design: Alcohol Ink Colour Blending

Lecture 44 Design: Straw-Blowing Alcohol Inks

Lecture 45 Design: Polka-Dotted Alcohol Inks

Lecture 46 Raiding The Kitchen: Spice Possibilities For Alcohol Inks

Lecture 47 Extracting Colour From Turmeric

Lecture 48 Design: Alcohol Ink Wash

Section 6: The Difference Between Inks for Brush and Pointed Pen Calligraphy

Lecture 49 Section Overview

Lecture 50 Making Gum Arabic Solution

Section 7: Calligraphink: Natural Inks For Pointed Pen Calligraphy From Dyes and Powders

Lecture 51 Section Overview

Lecture 52 Combine Stage: Additives With Salt & Vinegar

Lecture 53 The Effect Of Adding Gum Arabic

Lecture 54 Combine Stage: Make Your Natural Ink Sparkle!

Lecture 55 Checking For Light-Fastness and Permanence of Ink

Lecture 56 Combine Stage: Creating Powder-Based Inks With Red Yeast Rice Powder

Section 8: Calligraphink: Mica and Oxide-based Inks For Pointed Pen Calligraphy

Lecture 57 Section overview

Lecture 58 What Are Micas and Oxides and Safety Precautions

Lecture 59 Preparing To Make Gold Mica Ink

Lecture 60 Combine Stage: Creating Gold Mica Ink

Lecture 61 Effects Of Gold Mica Ink on White And Black Paper

Lecture 62 Design: Ideas Using Gold Mica Ink

Lecture 63 Combine Stage: Creating Black Oxide Ink

Lecture 64 Testing Out Black Oxide Ink On Paper

Lecture 65 Combine Stage: Creating Titanium Dioxide Ink

Lecture 66 Combine Stage: Bulking Up Titanium Dioxide Ink With A Kaolin Clay Filler

Lecture 67 Thank you!

Section 9: Bonus Lecture

Lecture 68 Bonus Lecture

Those who are interested in creating eco-friendly natural inks for use with calligraphy,Those who want a deeper connection with nature in their calligraphy process,Those who want to create multi-dimensional, one-of-a-kind shades