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

Portrait in line and wash

In this module we will produce a lively portrait in pen and wash, starting with the line, before adding colour and then finishing with final details of both ink and colour.

6 Lessons