life class, using pen & ink

life drawing, beginners, liverpool, ormskirk, lancashire, preston, pen & ink
One of my studies. I like using pen and ink, and this is an example.

One of my pen & ink studies. I like this medium for the dramatic tonal effects that can be achieved quickly and without much effort. I usually use three tones of black ink: light, mid and neat from the bottle! You apply the washes same way as using watercolours. In fact I usually introduce pen & ink to members before introducing them to watercolours as it’s the same technique. Biggest mistake people make when applying ink or watercolour is that they re-brush too often. No, one stroke of the brush, move on, then do minimal tweaking.

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