![]() As well as small circular marks with the brush you can also make ’printed’ marks by laying the side of the brush directly on the paper pressure on the heel(part furthest from the tip) of the brush as you remove the brush from the paper will make the mark broader there. Try a round brush, making thicker lines by pressing down more and thinner lines by lightly touching the paper. Van Gogh was a master at mark making with a reed pen and I am going to suggest you make some patterns of marks that suggest different kinds of vegetation as in his drawing “A Garden with Flowers” Arles 1888.įast small watercolour sketch using brush and India ink washed with watercolour when dryĪgain practice mark making on a separate piece of paper and get used to the amount of ink to load on your brush. Store diluted ink in a small lidded container individual jam or marmalade jars are ideal for this.Įxamples of some of the artists referenced can be found on my “Ink and Wash” Pinterest board at Ink When not using your ink even for a tea break put the lid on it will evaporate over time. After you have finished using your brush swirl in water and clean under the tap gently with soap before rinsing and allowing to dry. It is just as important to clean your brush at intervals by swirling in water and even more important to blot before dipping into the ink again to prevent diluting the ink, especially if using a large brush. Dipping your brush into water before just blotting on some paper towel before dipping in the ink will help to prevent staining and build up of ink. The wood will swell and the pen will crack and be useless. When using a bamboo or other reed pen NEVER leave the pen in water other than dipping in to clean it, as described above. When you have finished using the pen wash well with water and wipe carefully both outside and inside the nib and clean again till no ink colours the paper towel when it is wiped. This keeps the nib clean and prevents dilution of the ink. 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. 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
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