Pen And Ink Wash Drawings

You ll begin by learning how to use pen ink in your sketches and watercolor paintings so that you get a feel for the characteristics and applications of pen and ink.

Pen and ink wash drawings.

Ink wash is like a hybrid inking and painting technique done with a brush instead of a pen. The tooth or texture of the paper can effect the marks that are made by the pen. Most artists prefer. Ink wash is much like painting with watercolor paint.

In 13th century china artists used transparent ink washes to create delicate atmospheric effects. After drawing the image loosely with the pen take a medium sized brush say a number 8 round and with clean water go over some or all of the lines. The more water the less intense the application of ink. Value is controlled by your ink to water ratio the more ink or less water the greater your value.

Ink wash is the application of ink with a brush. Don t forget to wash. Pen and ink drawings are mostly created on different types of paper. The wash or colour in this case comes from the diluted ink in the pen line.

Line and wash drawing also called pen and wash drawing in the visual arts a drawing marked out by pen or some similar instrument and then tinted with diluted ink or watercolour. This is a less detailed quicker and more expressive drawing technique than our previous view of whitby it is done on an a4 sheet of cartridge paper using black and color indian inks applied with a pen and brush. Once you re finished inking do a wash to add dimension to your drawing. Don t forget to wash.

A lovely variation on pen and wash is to use non waterproof ink or pens and to create a monochrome picture.