These Ancient Brushes Blew my Mind...

[@HeyHaydn]

Jazza should try a Japanese (書道, shodō) or Chinese (書法, shūfǎ) Calligraphy class with a teacher. The actual writing is so far away from handwriting that his brush skills will probably translate super well. Also, its just really fun and interesting when they explain how characters are built and the importance of proportion, stroke order, and brush weight.

[@horizon319]

Couldn’t agree more. There is a completely different and complimentary style to calligraphy that I think would help. Also I wish my calligraphy teacher could have been with him in Taiwan to get properly made brushes. Quality brushes don’t typically fall apart like that. 😅

[@borjaslamic]

It wouldn't even probably be that hard, as both have a strong presence in Australia

[@Kanoog]

I saw 書道 and 書法 so I LIKED.

[@HeyHaydn]

@@Kanoog a fellow with exquisite taste

[@ameliastephenson1348]

Jazza please reply to this comment

[@bvoyelr]

Ok, "...create something dramatic and beautiful" as the camera pans across a cartoon ass is brilliant. Thanks for the laugh!

[@clockworkcrow8590]

I looked away as he said that to grab something, then turned back at that exact moment. Perfect comedic timing that! XD

[@alexanderlambert295]

I have to say, more than a little of the enjoyment from these videos is just how excited Jazza gets trying out new things.

[@GamingKeenBeaner]

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[@freakespionage]

This is my FAVOURITE kind of Jazza video! Seeing you experiment and play with new mediums and tools reminds me to loosen up in my own work and enjoy the process. This is so valuable, plus entertaining as well. The final piece turned out gorgeous and I loved the story behind the brushes. Thank you Jazza!!

[@jakehendrix181]

I know it doesn't appease the algorithm gods, but I really do love these straight art videos where you show your method and just let your creativity take over.

[@cannibalbananas]

Same

[@nat20crafts]

EPISODE IDEA: Take lessons from a professional ancient brush artist???! That would be cool! Insane works as always man!

[@ThysiosX]

This is where I was hoping the video would go tbh. Would be cool to see Jazza get some professional lessons when he's trying out brand new supplies to work with.

[@אוריהפוירשטיין]

Yeeee good idea

[@LEEYUNXIMoe]

it ain't ancient

[@TheParens]

The Diamine fountain pen inks are not pigmented so shanking them is not going to do much. Most fountain pen inks do not have pigments because pigment inks often clog up pens.

[@CrystalZanic]

Thank you for this information. I have a collection of Diamine ink and any/all education is appreciated 😊

[@ghoulchan7525]

yup all Dye. but there is nothing wrong with Dye based inks at all. just some colors might fade faster.

[@karlarose536]

Yes, they are dye-based; a completely different type of ink. The acrylic inks are really pretty much just a very liquid form of acrylic paint.

[@srhegarty]

The difference in having Gareth back behind the camera cannot be underestimated. Way more natural and playful.

[@gauthamgupta4822]

i have'nt been watching lately that much jazza's videos....when did Gareth came back?! and why?? Is he back permanently?

[@wordsinahandle]

This 🙌🏾

[@booklover900]

@@gauthamgupta4822 I believe there's a vlog on the Jazza Vlog channel that explained the Gareth being back thing, but it's just when he has time in between his own gigs, and until Jazza gets a replacement for Tom (???do I have the right name???)

[@cheshirewolf1574]

The part where Jazza pulled the brush apart i almost had a heart attack, imagine accidentally breaking such an exotic brush😭

[@allerleivonanisai]

I enjoyed your dabble way more than I thought I would! *butt* the story around the the final piece and its beauty make it even more delightful.

[@Chase90506]

How?

[@alezh813]

@@Chase90506im asking myself the same question

[@Hello22254]

This video got uploaded 30 seconds ago..how is your comment an hour old..

[@allerleivonanisai]

@@Hello22254 early previews are one of the Patreon perks 😊

[@5N4K3R]

How is your comment 2 hours ago and video only existed 21 mins?

[@lawgirl054]

sometimes it feels like you're the only art youtuber who still enjoys and is excited by the process of making art. thank you for your love for your craft

[@DrGoatens]

I spat out my drink at 0:29 🤣

[@rosefirethorns1786]

Jazza being a silly goose will never not be my favorite thing

[@fangchick93]

Squirrel hair brushes are fabulous for watercolor. When I actually use my proper watercolour brushes instead of my water brush pen, my go to brush is a size 10 squirrel brush. It holds a tons of water and pigment that makes it ideal for covering large areas. It came in a set with my first pro paints.

[@kathymarshall220]

I love this video, not just because the artwork is beautiful and the brushes and ink are enticing, but mostly because I love the videos where it’s clear that Jazza is doing something he loves rather than what the algorithm dictates. ❤

[@Astronometric]

8:14 Liquitex inks are acrylics, while the Diamine should be not. The difference in consistency (bubbles) is probably due to that. Inks made for dipping/fountain pens are made from dyes that will stain the drawing surface (something that can absorb the fluid, like paper, cardboard, etc…). Acrylic inks are made with fine pigments suspended in an acrylic medium that will react with the air and polymerize into a solid film over the drawing surface. Dyes need a surface like paper that can absorb the fluid, while acrylics can be used on a larger variety of surfaces (they usually work fine on plastic or metal, but if the surface is too smooth like certain resins, they might wash off before they have time to dry). That would also explain why your black ink didn’t settle over the metallic inks (however the opposite should work just fine, you could use those metallic inks to draw over the Diamine). Acrylics are not usually suited for calligraphy because the wider pigment particles and residual dry acrylic medium might clog a fountain pen. However, I’m not a calligraphist, so if anyone knows more than me, please correct me.

[@paulherman5822]

Most, but not all fountain pen inks are dye based. There's Platinum Carbon Black or some of the DeAtramentis inks for example are pigment based (as are traditional Kanji inks or India ink.) Wasn't until Sheaffer's started making dye based ink in the early part of the 20th century that dye based became the norm. Vintage blue-black inks you can still find on eBay can have particulates, as they're usually a more acidic iron gall ink. Just part of how those were made. (Modern iron gall ink is not known for particulates.) Think anything blue-black from before WWII, except Sheaffer's Skrip. (They have always been dye based, with no iron gall inks.)

[@space.tel-e-grams]

Most calligraphers use dip pens, which is fine for acrylics. But yeah, with fountain pen inks you gotta be really careful, they clog up if you even look at them the wrong way sometimes.

[@tinyshinyfeathers]

Most acrylic inks are used with dip pens rather than fountain pens, and they work very nicely - you just have to be aware of the fast drying time so you don't let it sit around and dry on your nib.

[@ghoulchan7525]

for pigment based inks. or at least the ones that dye permanently like Shellac or Acrylic. you use a Dip Pen. because yes they will clog up your fountain pen. and then become almost impossible to clean.

[@paulherman5822]

@@ghoulchan7525 Speedball recommended a borax solution to clean India ink.

[@ItsMeRayyaan]

0:34 killed me

[@TAR0_GACHA1]

BUT,

[@nzlemming]

Jazza: I'm just playing around, getting to know the brushes. Also Jazza" Produces awesome dragon pic.

[@Mr_Timi1]

My favorite way to draw with ink is using things I find in nature, sticks and leaves and grass, and flowers and various textured seeds especially from trees.

[@ZenithArt07]

This video is incredible, fun and educational and insightful and creative. And I think it's Gareth and Jazza working together again that gives it this indescribable quality that was missing when he left. What a blessing he's back for as long as he might be.

[@WillowRoseArlen]

The difference in consistency with those inks is because a "fountain ink" is specifically formulated to be able to flow smoothly through a fountain pen (not a brush or dip pen). Fountain pen inks need to be thin and watery, in a sense, compared to inks that are designed for calligraphy use with a brush or dip pen, where more viscosity helps the ink hold on to the bristles/nib. Fountain inks are still super versatile and fun to use with any tool (I especially love the effects you can get with them on watercolor paper) just saying why they are thinner and different in consistency, and also don't get super bubbly at the top when shaken.

[@Liz_Theresa]

Everything about this video is perfection! From the humor (literally LOL’d at the beginning), to the commentary, the brushes & history, the art itself (huge Miyazaki fan), and of course, Jazza! You are amazing Jazza! Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s perfect!

[@cat.2260]

sometimes when you do the big ones like that spirited away painting, i just keep repeating in my head and mouthing "how". the end result always leaves me jawdropped, well done man

[@AlmostAnimations]

I’ve been practicing calligraphy recently in the past few months. I’m not painting anything just practicing kanji. Huge difference in brushes

[@chahirotsunaki3792]

I also visited that tea house! It was beautiful! And Spirited Away is one of my favorite movies of all time. Love the artwork!

[@spencertilton5853]

Hey jazza, I'm not sure if you'll see this comment, nor am I sure if you value my feedback seeing as I'm 4 weeks late to this video, but I absolutely love your videos like this. Your pen vs brush pen vs brush video is one of my favorites of all time.

[@annalisehua]

My dad is really into traditional calligraphy, which is why I studied Chineae calligraphy when I was little, and I was pleasantly surprised to have found this video! Chinese brushes have a wide variety, and very unique techniques and approaches to drawing. I'd love seeing you attempting to learn from those techniques or explore them before blending them with your usual processes. I had a wold hair brush when I was little, and I loved it a lot more than the lamp hair as it was smaller and easier to control (so that my dad would give me less shit for buchering my words). All these brushes have specific names, as well! And Chinese paper and ink tend to work better with them. It's called 宣纸xuan paper, and it is very, very thin, almost fragile. Perhaps if you're interested, you can look into these things! I can't remember the names of the brushes you have, but Ill go and look it up before editing them back in here. Managed to find the name for the wolf hair, but not the squirrel. Though it seems to be a popular substitute for modern brushes in China. The wolf hair brush is called 狼毫笔 lang hao bi and 'lang' is wolf, and 'hao' is just a very fancy old way of saying hair, 'bi' is just pen.

[@MDTASTUDIOs]

Hello jazza, four years ago,I was watching a video of yours, I forget it, but I remember you talking about a new grounds account, and me being a unknowingly stupid person, clicked on it, and the opening art piece I had seen was titled, “team meat gays on a summer day”, which if you are blessed without seeing it, just know, it was the first time in my life I have ever seen a dingalinga, so you, are the first person in the world to teach me about hidden sausage, so you, jazza the art person, have traumatized me, and all I can tell you is… epik lolz (At least I think that was you) (I used to watch a lot of art channels, and that was one the inside out core memories)

[@1x1equals2x0]

Emotional.

[@GummyCalico]

Holy moly that was so beautiful you made ME want to paint something and I don’t even paint regularly🥺

[@Dyrroth-zr6uq]

1:47 dirty mind activated

[@starkiller1158]

Another masterpiece Jazza 👍🏻 That young brushmaker would feel honored, not only by the skill and heart you put into it, but also by the motive of the bath house 🏯🗻

[@LovinLnCottage]

I love sumi-e brushes. I have quite a few different kinds. Try painting on rice paper😁. Also get the stacking porcelain pans to create a value scale which increases your range in creating value rich paintings. This teaches you water control in the brush. Also you can differentially load the the brush with up to 3 values on the brush. Then try loading the brush with two or 3 different colors of ink.

[@banjoishere2492]

it's incredible how jazza always manages to make an amazing piece no matter the medium

[@pyro-millie5533]

Omg I ADORE Diamene inks!! I have one called Firefly which is a punchy red-orange with gold shimmer!

[@lisbiology]

I love your enjoyment of the brushes although the traditionalist in me screamed internally each time you pulled the brushes against the bristles... Chinese painting goes with the flow of the brush and they don't get so manhandled... It is interesting the different way they get used in a western trained hand.

[@lollylolly8186]

Thank you. He should really research Chinese/Japanese Water Color. Learn the strokes, how to hold the brush etc.

[@shadow_lycan]

The painting is stunning!

[@rumpeltyltskyn]

It’s cool seeing Jazza so very genuinely enthusiastic about something. You can really feel it in this video.

[@ghonwarezqalmostafa2359]

I love your videos they just make me go to the art world and feel safe

[@DaleTrevors]

Beautiful, underrated video. edit: I hit "Like" everytime! 👩‍⚖💥👍

[@AIlury.]

I love watching your videos cause I can see you enjoy what you are doing and that makes me happy ❤

[@OzSainT76]

Great video. A bit of old school Jazza. No gimmicks just art!

[@aeon123go]

Appreciate how dedicated you are to getting authentic w this

[@frankthellamaandthecanadia6217]

Really beautiful artwork! I love your process of dabbling before you dive.

[@devanshi2193]

Can’t wait for you to visit Japan and try all the awesome art stuff there! Acrylic Gouache, Poster (Nicker) Paints, Holbein Gouache/watercolors (The Miyazaki set)?

[@AngelineJensen]

Also, thanks to you, Jazza my art has leveled up so much like actually just watching your videos and stuff. I found new ways and things like that like it. My art looks so good now.

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Gorgeous. I so appreciate you showing your experiments, your swatches, the whole getting to know the materials. Thanks, Jazza.

[@mmoolyMS]

How can I be more motivated to get my creative juices flowing? Jazza you're an inspiration

[@ogi22]

Just a quick deconstruction on "motivation". From my own experience, there are two types, but let's start from the beginning - what is "motivation"? It's an urge to do something, because it makes you feel good, gives you a sense of satisfaction or pleasure while you are doing it or after you did something. First type - beginner's motivation. A hype when you discover something new, you get into it with full commitment. For me it was learning to play a guitar when I was a teenager. Why? Because I went to a summer camp and I have seen a friend playing a guitar, surrounded by girls. That feeling doesn't last very long, but if it's long enough to get you through the first pushbacks and make you learn something new, you realize that after a while you can do something that others are not doing, and it makes you a unique person (or you join a group of people who can connect on a similar level). Second type of motivation takes much longer. It is a motivation from skill. You want to learn something or you are tought something and you start developing that skill just "by the way". My personal example would be getting into math and physics, solving problems, watching my dad repair our car, using tools... After some years, when I had to start making money and by sheer luck or chance I ended up as a service tech learning automation, electrics and mechanics. And I found out i like fixing things and figuring out how they work. Then you add something to that, just because your skillset pushes you in that direction and life gives you a chance. In my case it was industrial climbing - some machines are big and you need to get up there to fix them. I liked it very much. This part of motivation is developped by chance. But you can do it on purpose. You can set a goal - "I want to know how to make pottery" for example. Even if it's dirty, muddy, sticks everywhere, makes your hands filthy. You push yourself to try, get some skill in that. And after a while, when you realise you can do something different from others, you get that nice reward feeling of satisfaction.

[@noahkdabest9813]

​@@ogi22jesus bro wrote a whole ass book but it was pretty interesting ty bro

[@ogi22]

@@noahkdabest9813 Thanks. Just some practical observations. I left out one thing a bit not clear. Any motivation needs one, very simple thing - a goal. Let me rephrase that. A realistic goal for most human beings. Being "the best of the best of the best, Sir!" is not going to cut it 😊 Besides, it's a human thing. You can write a book about it and be sure, that someone can write another book covering things you left out 😁

[@Congiary]

Wow, Jazza... This is one of the most beautiful pieces you've made on this channel. I want to see you master these brushes. I might be biased. I'm not normally a crier, but for some reason, whenever Spirited Away is even mentioned, I burst into tears 😅 Something about that movie in particular really softens me.

[@Ocean.gamearts123]

OMG! I love Jazza!His art style is incredible and his work and dedication to his videos is Spectacular! Hey Jazza, if you read this could you do a video on making a mini house with mini furniture and everything! I think it would look really cool!

[@piplup10203854]

Honestly you’re so good at perspective 😊 I don’t know if I’ll be able to convey that but I’m truthfully just at a lost for words because this kind of perspective is honestly what I’m aspiring to because I want to create my book and be able to show my best friend my dream but I can’t draw and I struggle very much with perspective I think it’s honestly just my linework not being crisp or clean enough that makes it feel like my drawings wobble or warp like I struggle to draw a cube in a way that actually makes it look like a cube I want to be able to like pick it up 😂 or have this type of view because I’m wanting to like storyboard. This is incredible and I’m rambling (AuDHD w/bipolar brain I’m sorry 😣) but the final reveal I think you did amazing 🥹 I’d love to see this with copics and then maybe tackle a 3D perspective 👀 I’m just now starting your tabletop role playing game series I’m new to it but I love those medieval themes like catapults and gliders of that nature 😊

[@AcheForWake]

Jiufen is an amazing place, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting off the back of a business trip too. The rolling mist and clouds over the hills is a sight for sure

[@wyatt_huddie]

5:35 that's already better than what i could do in a week but your just testing the brush😅

[@benamisai-kham5892]

Jazza, invest in some microfiber paint staining sponges for dabbing those nice brushes on. It soaks up the moisture and you can lightly rub it across while not harming the brushes as much 💕 they're usually pretty cheap and are so nice to dab on when working with fine, real fur, wet brushes!

[@devilbeetrootclips]

Creativity and modivation 100% right now.

[@RiveroftheWither]

These are some of my favorite videos, the ones where you either try a new medium or revisiting a previously new medium with better tools or understanding and going more ambitious.

[@j.a.shawkins7640]

As someone who writes, I totally understand the sentiment of the brush not WANTING to do a thing. It's so weird that tools can do that, but here we are.

[@ghoulchan7525]

Jazza those metalic and pearl inks are good for final touches or if you water them down a lot for a final layer of sparkle. they are not useless if you know when it's best to use them.

[@shambhaviekbote5012]

OMG IT LOOKS AMAZING 😮❤❤

[@bobbarkin2880]

hate the fact i almost forgot about jazza. i was looking for photoshop altertitives then his video popped up. i didnt know he made any videos till now.

[@HOTTESTHERE]

I would love for you too make a video on paper. I just remember starting too draw on printer paper and first being introduced too drawing paper in school when I was 17. I have since then tried out drawing on several different types of paper and all of them gives a whole different result. So seeing a few of your comparison videos got me thinking that it would be very interesting and informative too see someone like you make a video where you compare different types of paper as well as showing what their streangths and weaknesses are.

[@kylelemon3155]

This was awesome to watch & see the whole process unfold! So mesmerizing!!

[@fluffydog3584]

Beautiful result! I love watching you learn and challenge yourself. It inspires me to try new things with my art too. 😊

[@traceyhenri4752]

i loved this video!!! you need to do a side play list. You could make stories, and drawing using Chinese/ancient brushes!

[@joymiller9668]

I love seeing you use Watercolor media!❤😊

[@mrinmayeebhat4739]

That dabble wolf looks suspiciously like he was trying to make a logo of a.... sports brand

[@mrinmayeebhat4739]

Can he trademark the logo?

[@RiddleportRain]

That finished product is so absolutely amazing!

[@xanderhuskie5172]

You’ve made a great many beautiful works of art throughout the years that I’ve been watching your videos, but wow, this piece is truly something special!

[@laurahi3468]

Aaaah, classic Jazza-Gareth humor is just unparalleled 🎉

[@Khanemis]

Absolutely, it is always just the right amount of cheeky:)

[@RhysJones-n4p]

Please please Jazza can you do an infinite zoom art🙏

[@kzj890]

fun fact, the "wolf hair" is actually made from "Siberian weasel", because Siberian weasel is called "yellow rat wolf" in Chinese, so the hair from it is called "wolf hair".

[@Musical_Animator]

0:30 and thats gyat!

[@aqwbnt]

This is so cool, do more of this Zen videos it’s really calming and just top notch!

[@emkayart]

Wow! The painting turned out looking amazing!! Well done Jazza!! ❤

[@Froststorm101]

I had the joys of getting my hands on diamine ink called 'writers blood' and it's so smooth and fun to use, highly reccomend it, super cheap too

[@MTGeomancer]

Really enjoy physical art better than digital. Don't know what it is, but I'm always more impressed by it. Think it's because a lot of things in digital are done in seconds with a textured brush, or clipping masks, etc. But in physical art, the tools are more limited and there is often no undo. I'm not saying good digital art doesn't require skill, it absolutely does, just that the bar for me to classify something as "good" is so much higher with digital. I'd also only really consider buying art for my house that was done traditionally (even if what I get is just a print of the original).

[@theexchipmunk]

Inks are really a whole topic. Just as complex as paint really. And as with paint, they can vastly differ in quality and property. One thing I realised when playing around and learning to used actual quills. (And that is something you should really try. There is something to carving a nib and writing with an actual quill that is very unique.) But I did not get them to work quite right till I did one thing. And that was to look into an old 18th century instructional booklet and make Ink myself that is supposed for quills. And there really is a quality to that ink made with wine, lamp black and gum arabic that no modern ink I have used had.

[@Auroraflair]

That turned out beautiful 😍 I hope you frame it. I don't know if you hang up much of your own artwork at home but that just felt so freeing as you painted it and turned out amazing. I pray Mrs. Jazza let's you hang it up somewhere 😀. I love wall scrolls and have bought a few of painted bamboo around the house but one I love that you may like to try I'd x4 scrolls that have the 4 seasons with a continuing story (at least that is what I was told) and you should get your own japanese art stamp possibly ;) Also some nice monotone pieces in just golds and browns, maybe with just a small touch of another color like green or red.... I may have to make some myself :) Also get a Buda board. You paint with water but as it drys, the picture vanishes. See how fast you can paint a scene that only lasts moments but it's also relaxing. (I did paint a bunny with a little too much water and it's eyes ran down the page. Made it into a creepy bunny that my work friends loved and still talk about lol)

[@jollybeantracy]

I LOVED THIS VIDEO!!!! I’ve been thinking about getting a set of these brushes too. Jazza you smashed it out of the park!!! REQUEST: can you do a video on different oriental art papers?

[@julherzberg-wv8ln]

Hey Jazza, I really love your videos! This is a bit of topic but have you ever tried to build your own version of Helms Deep or minas tirith? Or you could draw them as described in the book (like you did with the balrog for example) Anyways, no matter what you do I am always impressed. Keep up the great work :)

[@wisp0099]

Man, if I had unlimited time and money I’d be making a beeline for that brush shop right this second. Those brushstrokes are drool-worthy

[@canvasdrop_art]

Using all of these brushes and doodling whatever comes to mind seems so therapeutic. Wish I could get my hands on those 😊

[@quinnselle1466]

Good morning from America! Figured I could get a new jazza video in since I got a newborn who doesn’t know his days and nights yet ❤❤

[@wittyadrian]

What an amazing result, I love these more classic videos. So good!!

[@elk45]

This process was so cool to watch! And what a beautiful final product!

[@RhysJones-n4p]

Oh asked my parents for the customise it kit for my birthday

[@bunnymom]

I'm so happy that you're happy with what you made . You're so talented man 👍❤️

[@gin9erbiker]

Use this as a petition to keep Gareth around and bring him back where he belongs. We all missed Gareth so much he makes us all happy

[@joymiller9668]

I really love my Marabu Inks acrylic and watercolor , I only have one diamine ink it’s a sheen and shimmer blue that has a red sheen with a green shimmer they are so cool in a watercolor painting.

[@lynleyhipps]

Yay! It's nice to see your videos get back to really enjoying art and creativity, Jazza. Gorgeous work - as always!

[@Catlover-v5o]

for my country the brush is not for art but to write Chinese words

[@ThomasStClair-zr2lb]

This was so great. I love seeing you branch out and try new things

[@lilystratford1552]

Wolf hair” brushes are brushes made from weasel tail hair, specifically, the Siberian weasel. So it's basically a kolinsky. The Siberian weasel can actually be found in most of China, but those from northern parts bordering Siberia have better tail hair (for some reason).

[@malia4710]

I love that purple and the trees 🤩

[@lilhedgehog8576]

The painting of the bathhouse is beautiful. 😭😭😭😭

[@BaileySweet7]

Diamine has the most beautiful reds and I love how opaque their black is.

[@Naeglin1]

This was amazing Jazza!!! So satisfying, and so beautiful

[@Phantasmagoric-Creative]

My gosh these brushes are satisfying.

[@TiredMomma]

Have you ever tried camel hair? There's a brush I was gifted once said to have camel hairs, like from its tail. Not something I could swipe fully across the canvas with, but it was interesting. I think it would've been more useful if it was made to be flat instead of a rounded. The tea house looks very nice.😊

[@wildawild4699]

Awesome video! It's always fun to see Jazza mess around with art supplies and also has fun!

[@dianacourt377]

I love the final painting