Happy Lunar New Year!

Chinese Ink Wash Painting or 水墨畫 dates back to the Tang Dynasty and is a brush painting technique that uses only black ink in different concentrations. I will be putting this piece up on my wall this year, instead of a customary red and gold wall decoration.

Dimensions of the completed print are: 40cm x 30cm.

Prints in 4 pieces (3+ hours each). Glue onto cardboard backing and insert into any 40cm x 30cm frame of your choice.

The IKEA RIBBA is a good economical choice that fits perfectly, and is what i will be personally going with.

Makers with an AMS unit should be good to go with just the provided profile.

If you do not own an AMS / are using a different brand of printer, the color changes should be replaced with pauses instead, where you would manually switch filaments.

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.08mm with a base layer of 0.16mm

Filaments Used:
Generic Black, Brown, Grey, White PLA+ filaments

Swap Instructions:
Start with Black
At layer #5 (0.48mm) swap to Brown
At layer #6 (0.56mm) swap to Gray
At layer #11 (0.96mm) swap to White for the rest.
 

P.S. I opted to go with a slightly brown tone to (somewhat) replicate the look of aged paintings. If you prefer a cooler tone, simply switch the brown to a dark grey or charcoal. Or get creative and use some color!

Like this design but dont want to commit to such a large piece? A smaller version that fits on a single plate is available here.

Happy printing! Share your makes!