Ink wash painting tutorial

Boost your creativity with this quick and easy drawing exercise with ink wash.

Explore the graded wash, where colors transition smoothly from vibrant to soft, adding dynamism to your watercolor art.

I have just posted, on my PenAndInkTechniques website, a demonstration of pen and wash drawing / painting of a Pink Magnolia.

still life with black watercolor.

Hop over to our blog to read the follow up to Liz Chaderton’s Introduction to Line and Wash Painting. In this second post, Liz discusses which comes first - pen or wash. Her post is beautifully illustrated and includes plenty of invaluable advice on the benefits of pen over wash, and wash over pen. There’s also a video of the process that is sure to inspire your own line and wash paintings! #lineandwash #penandink #arttutorial #watercolourtutorial

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The technique of using a pen with black ink and painting over the lines with watercolor washes is known as "Line and wash".

Pen & ink with watercolour wash, on recycled paper.

Do you ink before or after watercolour? The answer is that both ways work! Combining pen and ink with watercolour produces lovely mixed media artwork when done correctly. So, read through this pen and ink watercolour tutorial to learn how to use watercolour and ink for beginners. You’ll learn about watercolour painting techniques as well as which pen and ink art supplies to use. So pin this for later!

Walter Murch, 'Still Life with Apples'

Size: 297 x 210 mm Media: Chinese ink on handmade rice paper