Painterly
Ink wash (sumi-e) art style for KDP books
Expressive East Asian brushwork in graded black ink with abundant negative space.
About this style
- Family
- Painterly
- Black-and-white interiors
- Works well
- Books made with it
- 29
- Prints on KDP
- Yes, at 300 DPI
Fine-art painting looks for storybooks and covers.
Book types that use Ink wash (sumi-e)
Frequently asked questions
What does the Ink wash (sumi-e) style look like?
Expressive East Asian brushwork in graded black ink with abundant negative space.
Can I use Ink wash (sumi-e) for a black-and-white interior?
Yes. Ink wash (sumi-e) reads well in black and white, so it works for budget grayscale interiors as well as full-color books.
How do I keep characters consistent across pages?
Describe your main characters once when you plan the book. kdpbook.us reuses that description on every illustration prompt so the same character appears throughout, in the Ink wash (sumi-e) style.