Article · Karen Gillmore Art
Technique of the Week — Combining Pen & Ink and Watercolour
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2014
About this lesson
Compares six ways to combine pen-and-ink line work with watercolor washes, from inking first and coloring inside the lines to laying watercolor first and adding ink details afterward, illustrated with the same rose subject painted each way.
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