Add an Ink Wash to your Sketches

Hi everyone! In today’s video, I’m going to show you how I’ve been using ink washes to add shadows and textures to my sketches.
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[@johnjones928]

I use waterproof ink for the sketch and an ink/water mix in the brush. The problem I had with sketching with soluble ink is it's hard to get a light wash in detailed areas were you've used a lot of ink, the whole thing just smears and gets way darker than intended. Premixing in the water brush gives me more control and I can go back over an area to darken it once it dries.

[@thesketchbookchronicles]

Thanks, I’ll try it out!

[@HamburgExpress]

It wouldn't be much of a sketch anymore. But using watercolor paper and wetting both sides of the paper, and really letting the paper soaking up the water. Then making a light and fast pencil sketch. Followed by an ink wash. This method creates pretty smooth blends on the paper without leaving edges. And when it dries you can layer it depending on what you use. Depending on the ink. Ink can usually be layered without reactivating. But the same method is usually used with watercolor and paint. The painting process I have been describing is usually used in productions for Matte painting backgrounds with studios like Ghibli. I personally love painting with colored inks since they can be layered, but the downside is that they can lack the vibrancy that can be better for high contrast landscapes.

[@thesketchbookchronicles]

Thanks for the tip!

[@hmstroeveable]

Thanks for sharing. I am planning on starting. Could you share your materials you used?
Thank you.

[@thesketchbookchronicles]

That’s great! I used a Pentel waterbrush, a Sailor pen with a fude nib, a Hahnemuhle sketchbook, and the ink that came in the Sailor pen.

[@leonardodelpuertoburk2439]

Great drawing!

[@thesketchbookchronicles]

Thank you! Glad you like it!

[@vincentmarotta9800]

See if you can fill the "waterbrush" with isopropyl alcohol instead? It'll effectively act like alcohol markers, except using ink.

[@thesketchbookchronicles]

Thanks for the tip! I’ll try it out.

[@js_galeria]

I use alcohol instead of water. Evaporates faster. So you keep the page a little less wet.

[@vincentmarotta9800]

@@js_galeria Cool. Do the streaks come out similar?

[@vincentmarotta9800]

@@js_galeria Does it destroy the brush?