Pen And Ink With Watercolor Wash

The soft edges in the painting are made by the watercolor under painting.

Pen and ink with watercolor wash.

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. Micron pens are used for pen and ink applications while cotman watercolors are used for the wash. When combining pen and ink with watercolor there are two approaches you can take. 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.

Start watercolor wash on the top flower i start by pre mixing both a strong and weak mixture of the permanent alizarin crimson. Use technical drawing pens t. This combination of drawing and painting mediums is great for beginners easy to travel with and perfect for sketchbooks. Watercolor wash over pen and ink drawing figure 5.

Traditionally the most popular ink with line and wash is black indian ink selected for its density and completely waterproof properties once dry. 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. In a pen ink and wash painting such as this the sharp edges created are primarily produced with the pen and ink. All the best pen and ink drawings with watercolor 36 collected on this page.

Dan nelson demonstrates one approach to using pen and ink in conjunction with watercolor. The pen and ink applications are used to define the shape of the octopus before developing the texture and shading with loose textural marks. Watercolor washes of simple colors are added after the ink applications have dried completely. The weak mixture is about the strength of coffee while the strong mixture is of creamy consistency.

The first option is to develop the pen and ink drawing first and then apply the watercolor over the drawing. The second approach is to develop the watercolor painting first and then create the pen and ink drawing over the top. Materials for line and wash drawings.