![]() Or get more inspiration and expert tips with an Artists & Illustrators subscription. It first featured in the February 2020 issue of Artists & Illustrators magazine.įor more ink tips, take a look at our ink guides. Three articles with a total sample size of 1325 and compares properties of India ink, Acrylic colours and Tissue Marking Dyes were considered in this review. I didn’t realize it until yesterday, but I think the reason I’m responding to the Chinese ink drawings is because they combine the best components of the acrylic sketches and ink sketches. This is an edited extract from Dynamic Watercolours: An Exploration of Colour, Texture and Technique by Jean Betteridge, Search Press. For me, this sketch is the bridge between the straight India ink sketches and the ink drawings done with the Chinese ink. A rigger brush is ideal to apply tiny marks. Ink will bleed into wet paint a little, so start with small marks – they will grow. Tip the painting as you work to encourage it to move and flow. White ink is particularly effective, as it is a great way to reintroduce light into your work. The pigment is strong enough to show through. Try dropping ink directly into wet paint using a brush. I spattered and moved the ink and paint around, lifting up my paper and letting it run and merge and create interesting patterns and effects before waiting for it to dry to add the trees. The dark indigo of the trees against an atmospheric ink background really helps show off the best of each medium. ![]() Use the ink just as you would prepared paint, applying it with watercolour brushes. If you are using a dropper bottle, squeeze a little ink into a small container – a bottle top is perfect.Ģ. The pigment is a lot stronger, and it is permanent, so bear this in mind.ġ. Ink is fluid enough to paint with straight away there is no need to water it down or prepare it. You can use ink with a brush, much like paint. They can be mixed into watercolour paint to strengthen the colour or can be mixed together themselves to create more colours from a basic palette. Sometimes it’s nice to add that little extra ‘oomph’ into a painting, and acrylic inks are ideal for that. I prefer the acrylic-based inks because they are thicker in consistency and have vibrancy and intensity that other inks lack. Some inks are water-based (like string dyes), while others are acrylic-based. ![]() Also available are pearlescent and shimmering colours, which are nice to use for something a little different. Ideal for either dispensing into a palette or for drawing straight onto a piece of work. The inks I use come in small glass bottles with a pipette dropper in the lid. You can paint with inks as they are or add them into a wet wash of watercolour for dramatic effect. Link copied to clipboard Artist Jean Betteridge explains how to add ink to your paintings to create dynamic watercolours
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