Line and wash painting
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Introduction

Line and wash painting
Introduction to line and wash - is this the course you are after?
Materials list
Pens

Materials list
Pens - part 1
Pens - part 2
Pens - part 3
Pens - samples
Sample sheet
Ink

Materials list
Ink
Watercolour

Materials list
Watercolour - part 1
Watercolour - part 2
Example sheet.jpg
Drawing - warming up your observation skills

Materials list
Drawing - part 1 - injecting character
Drawing - part 2 - drawing exercises
Drawing - part 3 - upside down drawing
Adding character to your mark making with technical pens
Drawing exercise.jpg
Reference - upside down.jpg
Upside down.jpg
Which comes first - line or colour?

Materials list
Line or colour - part 1
Line or colour - part 2
Line first
Colour first
Colour second
Line second
Watersoluble pens - line and wash using just one pen

Materials list
Watersoluble pens in action - part 1
Watersoluble pens in action - part 2
Reference - Runswick bay
Final sketch.jpg
Dip pens and Indian ink

Materials list
Dip pen - part 1 - warming up with mark making
Dip pen - part 2 - drawing the goat and starting with ink
Dip pen - part 3 - finish inking the goat
Dip pen - part 4 - Adding watercolour
Dip pen - part 5 - background
Dip pen - part 6 - final amends
Warming up marks
Reference - goat
Before the background is added
Final - goat
Dynamic outlining

Materials list
Calla lily - introduction to dynamic outlining
Calla lily - inking the calla lily
Lily - before lines
Lily - after lines
Calla lily reference
Calla lily reference 2
Developing tone and detail in an urban sketch

Materials list
Deanery - part 1
Deanery - part 2
Deanery - part 3
Deanery - part 4
Deanery - part 5
Deanery - part 6
The Deanery - reference
The Deanery - final image
Portrait in line and wash

Materials list
Portrait - introduction and inking
Portrait - adding colour
Portrait - finishing up
Reference - portrait
Final portrait
Further resources

Additional resources

Which comes first - line or colour?

Raiding the vegetable rack or the fruit bowl, will let us explore starting with line work or starting with colour. We will explore both and see what the advantages of each are.

7 Lessons