I also use the black for Sumi-e Good results.
Sharon ~ happily retired in NJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BSoviero@aol.com [mailto:BSoviero@aol.com]
> Sent: Sat 11/13/2004 4:34 PM
> To: ArtsEdNet Talk
> Subject: Re: Black Watercolor - Carol
> I just finished a Sumi-e project with my 5th graders using only
> black watercolor paint. I didn't have the ink - so we improvised. It
> worked out nicely. My students even wrote Haiku poems to go along
> with their paintings. :) Breanne