One of my favorite ways to make art is by using pen, ink and watercolor. I learned about this method from Claudia Nice, who holds workshops at her studio in Oregon. Claudia has a lot of animals at her place, and workshop participants are able to see exactly how a horse’s fur should be drawn by looking right at the horse!
When starting your drawing, you will first choose a subject or scene that you want to draw. If you’re new to drawing or to this form of art, choose something simple, such as a flower. The first step is to work up a pencil drawing sketch. You can use art pencils or just a regular pencil to do this.
If you are saying to yourself, “I can’t draw so I’m not going to try this,” please read on. Everyone can draw. You can put a piece of paper on top of a picture or photo and trace it; you can look at a photo or picture in a book and sketch it while you’re looking at it; or you can create abstract art by making shapes on your paper using whatever comes to mind.
Supplies that are essential to this first drawing are:
Watercolor sticks, pencils or watercolor pencils, A pencil, A small paint brush and water, Ink pens — must be waterproof, smudge proof and have archival ink, Watercolor paper – 130 pound is a good weight, A picture or idea of what you will draw
After you’ve completed the pencils drawing, the next step is to add the ink work. You will do this by simply tracing over the pencil lines with the ink pen. To add depth and dimension to your work, add extra ink in areas to darken. If your subject is an animal, add lines or strokes of ink to darken the fur around the eyes and other places.
Watercolor is the next step in the drawing and you will be adding it by choosing the areas that you want to have color. Using the watercolor sticks, paint with brush or watercolor pencils, you’ll also need a little cup of water. Taking care not to overdo it with the water, lay down some color with your medium (the pencils or paint) and then dip your brush in water. I like to run the paint brush across a paper towel or my art shirt that I’m wearing, to get excess water off — just brush it across lightly. Then, apply the water to the color gently and watch the colors just explode on the page! You’re the artist so experiment and have fun with it! There is no such thing as bad art and you never have to show your work to anyone if you don’t want to. Be free and paint like the wind.
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