Gofun is a white pigment made from the shells of oysters, clams, scallops, etc. used in Japanese paintings. Its main component is calcium carbonate and is characterized by the fine particles which produce a smooth matt texture. Gofun itself has no ad

Gesso is a milky white liquid ground made of an acrylic resin emulsion medium combined with an extender pigment such as titanium white and calcium carbonate. It is mainly used to coat substrates, fix paint and supplement coloring. Due to its strong c

Suihi-enogu is a nihonga paint containing fine particles derived from natural mud or made by dyeing gofun or white clay. It spreads well and is characterized by the matte texture it produces. It is often sold in slabs and is ground into powder before

Since ancient times, humanity has used mineral ores, soil, animals and plants in the natural environment around them to produce coloring materials. This original form of paint has been handed down to the present day in the form of nihonga paint. In m

Watercolor paint is a water-soluble paint made by mixing mainly pigment with gum arabic and other substances to enable it to adhere to the support element. There are transparent and opaque (gouache) types with different covering capacities. Watercolo

Iwa-enogu is Japanese paint made from particles of pulverized rock, mainly minerals. The particles have a similar coarseness to sand and feature a lusterless matt feeling. The paint itself has no adhesive properties, but by adding glue, it sticks to

Oil paint, mostly made by kneading together pigment and drying oil that sets the pigment in place, features a distinctive luster and transparency that only oil can create, a degree of plasticity that enables expressive touch and piling, and a gradual

Inksticks are created from the soot of burned oil or burned pinewood, which is then bound with glue, hardened by kneading, and dried. The block is then rubbed together with water in an ink stone to produce liquid ink. As the saying has it, sumi ni go

Acrylic paints are a type of water-soluble paint that uses the acrylic polymers invented in the twentieth century. They were originally developed for the painting of murals. The paint is composed of the same pigments and binders used by oil paints, c