Pink Ink || Traditional Ebru || Print techniques

Traditional ebru art is based on special techniques and named by it: 

- Large Ebru (Ancient Large, Scattered Large, Naphta Large), 
- Tide or Wave Ebru 
- Shawl Ebru
- Comb Ebru
- Floral Ebru
- Nightingale Nest Ebru
- Light Ebru
- Sandy Ebru
- Written Ebru (combined with calligraphy)

An ebru artist has to know all traditional techniques. The most basic and important one is ‘Large Ebru’. In this technique an artist should make the colours and tonality consistent with each other. ‘Large Ebru’ is the most basic form of ebru but learning it takes a lot of time. After learning the basic techniques, the artist can create new techniques.

Songül Sönmez - Ebru art work 

Today's famous ebru artists are: 

Alpaslan Babaoğlu, Fuat Başar, Nuri Pınar, Mahmut Peşteli, Timuçin Tanaslan, Meral Özcan, Firdevs Çalkanoğlu, Tuba Balcıoğlu, Nedim Sönmez,Bahtiyar Hıra. All of them have created some new techniques and are very talented. Mahmut Peşteli is the student of Fuat Başar; Nuri Pınar Yıldırım built his reputation with his ‘Wave Ebru’; Meral Özcan has improved ‘Dropped Ebru’ and Nedim Sönmez mixes marbling with painting and creates a new ‘Modern Ebru’; Firdevs Çalkanoğlu, Bahtiyar Hıra and Tuba Balcıoğlu improved ‘Floral Ebru’, trying new techniques, never tried before; and Hikmet Barutçugil creates and improves his special technique known as 'Barut Ebru'or ‘Powder Ebru’.

Source:http://islamicartsmagazine.com/magazine/view/the_unique_art_of_ebru_marbling/