Today was an introduction to using ink and washes.
7 artists of different abilities, each experimenting with different ideas, pictures, inks, dots, lines, scribbles etc....
It was very relaxing, although I won't count the dots that I made!
Some pictures were sketched first in pencil then a wet watercolour wash over it, with the ink lines then added over the top, whilst others were sketched straight away with the pen.
We used a variety of nibs 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 in both black ink and sepia.
We were using both a permanent ink, and then also a non-permanent pen where with a sweep of the paintbrush we could turn the drawing into washes of ink.
All the time we were thinking about tonal values (or so we told Claire!)
This lovely gate came alive with the addition of colour.
A great drawing was produced here, very precise, before the addition of colour.
This sweet doorstep sketch reminds me so much of old story book illustrations such as Winnie the Pooh and Beatrix Potter.
This great sketch of a church and bridge is from someone who doesn't class herself as having the ability to draw! She got so caught up in the day, she managed to produce 4 great sketches!
This sketch with the colour wash added has a real depth to it and has a style to it that matches the artist.
We really enjoyed our introduction and foundation day of Pen and Wash, hopefully in 2011 we will be able to take it forward to the next stage.
End of Term for Watercolour!
Classes resume on 20 January with Beginners Watercolour and 3 February with Atmospheric Watercolour.
