Pen And Ink Wash Portraits

Learn how to draw with pen and ink and paint with watercolor in this lesson that features a line and wash image of a lighthouse.

Pen and ink wash portraits.

I prepared 2 containers of india ink. More on this lesson including the photo reference can be found here https thevirt. For this series i went on wikimedia commons and looked for actresses portraits and then printed them as a reference. A wash is a term for a visual arts technique resulting in a semi transparent layer of colour.

Therefore value is controlled by the amount of water added to the ink prior to it s application to the surface. Sue s perceptive eye captures the nuances of each culture she explores from the pharoah statues of sudan to the stone churches of rural italy. In the pen wash course with margaret evans part 1 get several art lessons in one by combining pen and ink drawing with watercolor washes. Normally only one or two colours of wash are used.

Re dip your brush when. A wash of diluted ink or watercolor paint applied in combination with drawing is called pen and wash wash drawing or ink and wash. All the best pen and ink drawings with watercolor 36 collected on this page. Start with your brush dipped liberally in ink so it collects on your paper.

If more colours are used the result is likely to be classified as a full watercolor painting. Bristol paper tends to be a popular choice for pen and ink. Gather all your materials. A lovely variation on pen and wash is to use non waterproof ink or pens and to create a monochrome picture.

This principle applies whether it is a landscape a still life figure painting portrait or indeed any subject. Paint by pulling the ink puddle across the page. 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. Here is how to paint loose line and wash portraits with india ink start by painting a very loose india ink wash. 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. One full strength and one diluted to a light.

Ink wash is much like painting with watercolor paint. Use technical drawing pens t. The wash or colour in this case comes from the diluted ink in the pen line.