Ink Brush Made From a Chopstick

Intro: Ink Brush Made From a Chopstick

Ever find yourself hanging on to some of those cheap wooden chopsticks that they have out for free at, say, a grocery store sushi display? Here's something to do with them, fellow hoarders. A super-simple process yields a really stiff wooden brush that i personally really like using for India ink drawings.

STEP 1:

You can get these basically anywhere you would buy sushi in those little plastic containers - grocery stores, cafeterias, etc - and they're totally free!

STEP 2:

If you don't have pliers you could probably do this with your teeth

STEP 3:

really, be gentle

STEP 4:

use your discretion

STEP 5:

uh huh,

STEP 6:

be aware of how the wood is reacting to you, be nuanced, pay attention to what you're doing

STEP 7:

the packaging from triple-a batteries is what i have had success with

STEP 8:

you can use the hard back of the stick for solid lines which come out with sort of a drip-shaped taper, like the 3 lines that constitute the little symbol in the bottom right-hand corner. i used black india ink but i bet these brushes are fun with all sorts of materials. have fun, experiment

Comments

[Skwurlito]

good idea! I think you should've drawn all the pictures with it, drawing with a mouse isn't easy and looks like a kids art project lol.

[Skwurlito]

that tigers looking good as well.

[CatTrampoline]

Great idea & beautiful tiger painting!!

[d-s-b]

:)

[adidame]

Very nice! I will use this for some of my work! Thanks for the idea. Love your tiger too.

[d-s-b]

hey thanks!