INDIA INK PAINTING TECHNIQUES SERIES

Every few strokes clean your nib by swirling in water and wiping again with a paper towel.

Touch the side of the nib on the ink jar side to allow excess ink to drip into the container (avoids blots when drawing). These binders dry on nibs and brushes and cannot be removed once dry.ĭip your pen in water then wipe with a paper towel before dipping in the ink.

There are a few guidelines you should follow when using a pen or brush with ink and they are especially important when using waterproof inks because of the shellac or an acrylic binder they contain.

INDIA INK PAINTING TECHNIQUES SERIES

Although it is easy to think of a system of dots or a series of short strokes as being marks and long thin strokes of a pen describing the profile of a face, a figure or undulating hills as being lines, there is a grey area in between where the definitions break down.Ĭold land with Boats waterproof ink, watercolour,and wax leaf forms or can be more anonymous, adding a texture rather than being ‘in the shape of’. Marks can be patterns in the shape of the objects they depict e.g. Those of you who are already used to making drawings with a variety of tools, pens and inks may like to go straight to the drawing challenge for this week. Likewise the barks of trees can bear growth marks, further enriched by the growth of lichens.and fungi the minor characters.įirst of all we are going to consider mark making as it’s a good way to get used to using ink and different pens and tools, and go on to making drawings of natural forms and adding washes.

Shells and stones carry the marks of their history, growth lines or pits made by burrowing worms etc. These little marks may suggest the ageing process whether in a face or a piece of driftwood. Washes of dilute ink, watercolour or “dry” washes of pastel add tone and atmosphere, and all the little marks can add further descriptions of the main players and introduce smaller ones. Fishing in Cold Water Waterproof and non-waterproof ink, watercolour and yellow crayon resist

India ink painting techniques