The art of Sumi ink is using the grinding stone with a Sumi ink stick to mix with water and make ink to the tone of your choice for various ink illustrations. In this class, we will learn how to grind the ink to make either a nice warm gray tone or a nice solid black with your mixture. The gray shade is great for laying over black ink to add shading and tone while the black is great for quick, illustrative sketches. We will go over both with some drawing lessons and exercises and work on a final piece.