DRAWING WITH INK & BRUSHES METHODS AND TECHNIQUES : How to draw with pen and brushes

Adding Ink Washes, Resists, Smooth Blends, and Textured

Multiple ink wash techniques add variety to a composition and effect those changes in values and placement where they are most needed. Smooth gray washes can be varied with wax resist which protects the high intensity whites of the paper as well as producing a sketchy texture. Inking lower values first and letting them dry allows later application of darker, loose and free flows in selected areas.

Chinese Brush Painting Artistic Character and Techniques

One of the important factors contributing to the evolution of the distinctive style of traditional Chinese painting has been the close relationship between the materials used and their influence on artistic forms and techniques.

Drawing With Brush and Ink

No pencil underdrawings are needed with this style of sketching. You'll notice many of the lines are not even connected. They don't need to be connected with this style. Ink and brush has changed my style, and I am able to draw faster with more expressive lines. And the results are surprisingly accurate compared with my other sketch tools. I don't know why, but brush and ink seems to have made me a better artist.

Draw With Pen and Ink and Brush : Draw With Pen and Ink and Brush? Are we serious?

You can draw with any kind of pen: ball point, roller ball, or even felt tip. Even fine point Sharpies make wonderful, very black lines. Try out your favorite pens in your sketchbook, then move on to paper. Shading is accomplished with lines, cross hatching or washes (see Brush and Ink below).

How to Ink a Drawing

You're finally done with a sketch, but it's a little too insubstantial. No problem! With this article you can take your drawings to the next level using pens, brushes, and markers.

How to Make an Ink Color Wash for Paper

An ink wash is a light solution of ink that you use to add color or tint to a paper. It can be painted over the entire paper and then drawn or painted over, or just used in a few areas. The principle is simple and involves diluting ink with water and applying with a brush. Use colored inks (available at any art supply store) for the wash and created a lively foundation for your ink drawing.

Ink Wash Sketch- Step by Step

As promised, here is a step by step of the ink wash sketch process I have been using for the sketch series of LOST characters over the last month or two. I’m afraid it’s not exactly scientific, so I don’t know how much people will get from it… but here it is regardless. Our subject again is Daniel Dae Kim as Jin Kwon.

Ink Drawing: Brush and Wash Techniques

The technique is a simple one; I have to begin by soaking the brush in water, allowing it to be damp and wet. The tip of the brush is dipped into the black ink, so that the bottom half of the brush is drenched in black ink and the upper portion is still wet with water.

Ink Wash : The Black and White "Watercolor" is Black Ink

Black ink is a powerful and unpredictable ally that when tamed, produces delicate gray washes that are very unique. They can be controlled as smooth layers just like watercolor applications or allowed to "do its thing" by giving it motion freedom. Let's look as some typical wash samples. Above each is a small brush application of that technique.

Ink Wash Techniques

Many illustrators and artists have created beautiful artworks over the years using many colors of ink. However, It should be pointed out that ink wash is Eastern in origin and is almost always completed in black ink. Traditional ink wash in it's purest form requires years of discipline and practice. Eastern ink wash is applied with a special brush called a sumi brush.

Painting with Ink Techniques

One of the painting techniques I've read a lot of questions about in recent times on various Forums is the use of inks. One answer that made me smile was a respondee stating that inks are 'just thinned down paint', which they are most definately NOT . Most acrylic paint certainly can't be used with ruling pens, technical pens or airbrushes - ink can, although I'm not going to get any more advanced than a simple paint brush in this article.

Painting Brush and Indian Ink in Watercolour

Drawing with Indian Ink can be wonderful either with a brush or even with a piece of sharpened stick! Yes, old fashioned dip pens and fine line waterproof pens are also useful in very different ways as I demonstrate in my films and here in my notes.

Sketching with Pen, Ink and Wash

Drawing with ink pens, often done very precisely, can work well with a more relaxed approach, especially if you use a nib pen which can be a little unpredictable. I've chosen an untidy country lane as my subject for these examples - foliage is a great subject for practice in informality, as it will soon drive you crazy if you get too detailed!

Traditional Chinese Paintings :Characteristics of the Technique

The technique of traditional Chinese painting is divided into two major styles: meticulous (gongbi) and freehand (xieyi). Meticulous style requires great care and grace; the strict composition has fine elaboration. The effect is highly decorative. Freehand style generalizes shapes and displays rich brushwork and ink technique. It is easier for beginners, hence this book introduces the techniques of freehand painting, covering brush techniques and the use of ink and colour.

Cartooning – Ink Pen, Brush Pen, or Both? - Many people who do cartoons or ink outlines to their pencil sketches often use mechanical/technical ink pens (shown below), also called ‘liner’ pens.

How to Ink Comics with a Brush - Inking comics with a brush is a time-honored, classic technique for completing comic art. An amazing variety of effects and expression can be coaxed out of a simple watercolor brush with black ink. With a bit of patience and attention to detail, you can master the basics of the technique.

Technique for an Ink Wash - Pen and ink is a flexible drawing medium with centuries of history, dating back to ancient Egypt. Created with paintbrushes and other tools, ink washes add volume and atmosphere to your pen and ink drawings. Drawing with ink washes requires a few simple tools and techniques and is easy to dive into. It is also endlessly rewarding and popular among many renowned artists of the past, including Rembrandt and Goya. Ink wash drawings possess a spontaneity that conveys a wealth of information with a few deft gestures.