2,600 YEAR OLD Ink Medium - This is SO COOL!!

Summary by Krater

The creator experiments with traditional inksticks, grinding them in water to produce ink for watercolor and calligraphy. He tests the colors, mixes them on a palette, and creates an oriental landscape watercolor painting featuring a dragon.

From the video

Answers: How do you use and mix traditional inksticks for watercolor painting?

• inkstick preparation
• traditional Chinese ink
• watercolor painting
• calligraphy ink making
• pigment testing

What it concludes

• The best inksticks make very little noise when grinding due to fine soot use.
• Quality inksticks should not damage or scratch the inkstone.
• Red and blue inksticks when mixed together make purple, and can be neutralized with yellow to produce brown.