Make Ink

1. PINK (PITAYA)

The first colour I chose for the ink material is a fruit - red meat pitaya. Its flesh is pink, specifically rose-red. I cut it in half and used the juice to paint.

TOOLS & DRAWING

BRUSH

ROTATING BRUSH

WOODEN STICK

CARDBOARD

BRUSH: THE "NEGATIVE SPACE" PAINTING METHOD IS USED.

THE PULP OF THE PITAYA

"FACE" PRINTING

2. BLACK (ASHES)

The second kind of "ink" I made was made by grinding the ashes of a burning stick and then adding water.

3. BROWN (COFFEE & CHOCOLATE)

The third colour of the "ink" I choose to combine two different materials - the combination of coffee and chocolate. Because the colour of the coffee will be relatively shallow, and the colour of the melting chocolate is relatively deep, can be used to create a shadow part of the characters.

TOOLS & DRAWING

SPRINKLE "INK" ON THE PAPER, AND THEN HOLD BOTH SIDES OF THE PAPER WITH BOTH HANDS TO CREATE CREATION BY CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF "INK" ON THE PAPER.

USE A BRUSH TO DROP "INK" ON THE PAPER

BRUSH

4. YELLOW (BURNING PAPER)

This yellow "ink" is achieved by burning paper-put a piece of paper on the bottom layer, then outline the shape of the figure with water, then cover the water with a layer of tissue. Finally, light the tissue with fire to create yellow "ink".

5. OTHERS

Before creating my final work, I tried other materials-dragon fruit, chocolate, coffee, chili oil, curry, eggs, syrup and the ashes of burning wooden sticks. Here are some abstract paintings created with these materials.