Advanced kit entry (urushi imitation)

[Jontello]

I have always admired Urushi pens and have wanted to own one but if you know the costs of those pens it is not something I can spend that kind of money on. So I decided I wanted to imitate the urushi look by using my painting skills and knowledge of painting.

This was the result. I really like how it turned out but I now know how I want to improve things. I approached this process the same way you would do urushi ( from the very little I know ). Lots of transparent layers, sanding between and more layers. I used 3 different brand paints and mixed some of my own with pigment powder. These things are a lot easier to find here in Italy. I used Italian gold leaf something that I love to use in my fine art. There is incredible depth in this pen and it will stay in my personal collection. Now I think I will explore this technique more and see where that takes me. Thanks for the votes.

Jon


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[magpens]

Extremely beautiful work, Jon !!!! . Congratulations on your success !!

It would be nice to have a fairly detailed tutorial on your techniques but I know that would be quite time-consuming.

 

[rhall_8]

Would love more info on your process and the products used for this! Well done!

 

[Charlie_W]

Beautiful work! I would like to see more!

 

[elkhorn]

Very, very nice work, Jon. I think you've got a winner!

 

[mark james]

Sweet! Nice step-up for you. The time spent on the techniques and skills was well worth it.

This is a beautiful pen - congrats.

 

[stuckinohio]

Very nice. I was just looking at how to do Urushi treatment last week. I'm afraid I'm not patient enough!

 

[dozuki]

That is a great looking pen. If you hadn't told me I would have thought it was urushi.

 

[Jim15]

Awesome pen.

 

[Jgrden]

Great shape and I like the finish on the end. Good work.

 

[manupropria]

In the 16th century, when the first Japan lacquer objects came to Europe, craftsmen tried to imitate Japan lacquer. It was known under the term "Japanning". At that time, excellent works have been executed witout urushi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanning

 

[OZturner]

Excellent Pen, Jon.
Superb Blank, Turning and Finish.
Great Profile, and Proportions,
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[flyitfast]

Wow Jon!!
That is a gorgeous pen. I sure am glad you were able to share it with us.
Gordon

 

[flyitfast]

dup;icate

 

[leehljp]

Well done! Patience is a necessity and you have that.

One thing that I noticed in living in Japan for 26 years is that their urushi finishes were very shiny and polished. It could be the lighting in the photos that play down the shine.