I wish for that the water from our tray may flow into the sea and free our inner water…

CREATE YOUR WORLDIntroduction to Arts of Water Painting

WHAT EBRU GIVES YOU

✦ Ebru is an ancient turkish technique of painting on water, which is interesting to learn, and the whole process brings you calming and joyful feeling.

✦ You don’t need any painting skills or art experience, to create beautiful piece of ebru during your very first class.

✦ This technique can be applied on paper, fabric or other materials so you can create and decorate with your own hands and imagination.

THE ESSENCE

Ebru presents us the mystery of combination of micro and macro world. Magic itself begins from the start as each pattern has it’s own spirit and nature. Ebru is also used in medical therapy purpose as the harmony and tranquility reflected from the art, gives viewer a sense of peace and calmness and “ nourishes’ the soul. The stillness of water, vivid brightness of colors and meditative process of creation gives positive energy, mind relaxation and practicing it for sure gives much beyond that. One can learn the basics of water painting art in one session, but there are variety of techniques and methods developed through centuries to learn through life.

CLASSICAL TYPES OF EBRU

Battal- Stone Gelgit- Tidal Bülbül Yuvası - Nightingale Nest

Taraki- Combed Kumlu-Sandy Hatip-Orator

Dalgali- Wavy

Spermeli- Sprayed

Dalgali- Wavy Dalgali- Wavy Somaki Battal - Porphyry

Spermeli- Sprayed Ak Kase- Stenciled Hafif- Light

Neftli- Turpentine

Sal-Shawl

WHERE TO USE

Ebru Marbling is a unique art which many painting and design lovers like to do in their spare time. This spectacular piece of art does have many applications in daily life where it is used to enhance the decor and look of the goods. Ebru patterned paper was extensively used in the binding of books and within the calligraphic panels in Turkey. Nowadays in addition to this, "ebru" works are often framed as textile, interior design parts or on jewelry products and used all over the world as a piece of decoration. Ebru patterns can be designed on leather, glass, cloth, furniture, book covers, notebooks, invitations, and many other areas to reflect the unique glamour of this art.

RENG-I SU

Developed in 1920s by artist Reng I Su who brought ancient techniques to the new level of art value by interpreting visual arts based on paper marbling (visual formats under water exposure) with the awareness of the difficulties that art approaches, whose tradition is not yet adopted in the country, and which have failed to create a background or visual familiarization as a craft for years. He worked on integrating paper marbling tradition into the present by applying different materials making research on all types of paint and canvas. Reng-I Su became an independent style which includes all aspects of contemporary art waves and ancient eastern tradition.

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