12items
-
Stamp Ink
スタンプインク
Stamp Ink
Stamp ink is the ink used for seals and rubber stamps. It is typically kept in a special container filled with ink called a stamp pad. A stamp pad contains a flat piece of cloth (pad) which holds the ink and has a lid to prevent the ink from drying a
-
Water Tensioning
水張り
Mizubari
When producing watercolors and Japanese paintings etc., the paper is first stretched on a wooden panel etc. This process utilizes the characteristic of paper whereby it expands when moistened with water and shrinks back to its original size as it dri
-
Corrugated Cardboard
段ボール
Danbōru
Corrugated cardboard is made of thick, hard paper (paperboard) and consists of a corrugated core with a liner on one or both sides. The characteristic wave-shaped layer is called the flute. Corrugated cardboard is divided into types based on the numb
-
Ken
間
Ken
Ken is a unit of length in the traditional Japanese system of measurement known as shakkanho. Shakkanho was established under the Weights and Measures Act of 1891. Under this law, "shaku" was defined as the unit of length, "sho" as the unit of vol
-
Muse Cotton
ミューズコットン
Muse Cotton
Muse Cotton (official name: OK Muse Cotton) is a paper textured in a distinct stripe pattern that is available in a rich variety of colors and produced by Oji Paper Co., Ltd of Japan. It is used in a wide range of applications ranging from packaging,
-
Shaku
尺
Shaku
Shaku is a unit of length in the traditional Japanese system of measurement known as shakkanho. Shakkanho was established under the Weights and Measures Act of 1891. Under this law, "shaku" was defined as the unit of length, "sho" as the unit of volu
-
Canson Mi-Teintes
キャンソン ミ・タント
Canson Mi-Teintes
Mi-Teintes is a line of paper produced by the French paper manufacturer, Canson, in an extensive range of colors. It is mainly used for pastels and watercolors, drafting and designs, architectural perspective drawings, and paper crafts. It is an a
-
Paper Clay
紙粘土
Kaminendo
Paper clay is generally made of pulp mixed with glue and water, and is cheap and easy to obtain. A key feature of this product is that it hardens and becomes lighter when dried. (This is the main difference between paper clay and oil clay. Oil clay d
-
Waste Cloth
ウエス
Uesu
Waste cloth is used when producing paintings and prints to clean the tools and to make plates. The cloths used are often just rags and pieces of old clothes, and can be made of various fabrics depending on what they are used for, but preferably, t
-
Imitation Japanese Vellum
模造紙
Mozoushi
Imitation Japanese vellum (mozoshi) is a large-size sheet of paper. Because of its smooth surface, pencils and crayons, etc. travel well over it and it is ideal for drawing or sketching. It is thin and there is little difference in the texture of
-
Graph Paper
方眼紙
Houganshi
Graph paper is writing paper with equally spaced horizontal and vertical lines printed in a grid. General types are comprised of 1 mm squares (each side of the square grid being 1 mm) or 5 mm squares, and some have bold grid lines every 10 mm. The gr
-
Carbon Paper
カーボン紙
Kābonshi
Carbon paper comprises colorant mixed and kneaded with oil and wax and laid over thin paper (carbonizing base paper). It is used for copying text and diagrams. It is generally used for copying office documents and forms, etc. but when creating block