Intenze Grey Wash

Japanese Tattoo Ink - In wash paintings, as in calligraphy, artists usually grind their own ink stick (Japanese: sumi) over an ink stone to obtain ink, but prepared inks are also available. Most ink sticks are made of either pine soot or oil soot combined with animal glue (Japanese: nikawa). An artist puts a few drops of water on an ink stone and grinds the ink stick in a circular motion until a smooth, grey ink of the desired concentration is made. Prepared inks are usually of much lower quality. Sumi themselves are sometimes ornately decorated with landscapes or flowers in bas-relief and some are highlighted with gold.

Available in 12oz bottles only.

Whether you’re emulating BJ Betts’ renowned style or adapting them to your current style, these new inks promise to elevate your tattoo shading and take your work to the next level.

This is a 4-bottle set, including the 3 new shading products and BJ Betts’ original Formula 23 Black.

Each bottle is 10 oz in size. 

These Grey washes are premixed in 3 different shades for perfect black and grey gradations.

This set includes one of each of the following colors:

Gray Wash Dark

Gray Wash Light

Gray Wash Medium

This kit comes only in 4 oz.