sumi

American  

[soo-mee] / ˈsu mi /

noun

Japanese.

1. black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.

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First, paint one side of the fish with sumi ink, place washi paper atop, then use your fingers to press over the surface to make a print.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023

The central images in Brugnoli’s works appear to be derived from photographs and are thus more detailed, even when partially submerged beneath sumi ink, white charcoal or other materials.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022

The first work in the series is a self-portrait of Kane, drawn in wobbly lines of sumi ink.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

She instead overlaid wire-frame drawings of New York, Cairo and Addis Ababa with forests of short, sharp, freely drawn lines, made with a watery black sumi ink used in East Asian calligraphy.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2021

Lennon's art consists of quick sketches and the Oriental technique of sumi ink drawings.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2012