Pen and Ink Drawing
Among these Pen and Ink resources you'll find drawing exercises and artist's pages featuring both traditional and modern pen-and-ink techniques.
Drawing a Brick Wall in Pen, Ink and Wash
How to draw a brick wall using pen, ink and wash. Hatching or stippling the brick or stone textures in pen and ink, with a dilute black watercolor wash to create tonal values.
How to draw a brick wall using pen, ink and wash. Hatching or stippling the brick or stone textures in pen and ink, with a dilute black watercolor wash to create tonal values.
Pen and Ink - Drawing Textures
Learn how to create the illusion of texture and value using basic penstrokes. Examples of hatching, crosshatching, contoured hatching, scumbling and stippling in pen and ink.
Learn how to create the illusion of texture and value using basic penstrokes. Examples of hatching, crosshatching, contoured hatching, scumbling and stippling in pen and ink.
Drawing Pens and Nibs - Top Picks
Pen and ink drawing is one of the cheapest and easiest drawing mediums. Here are your guide's pick of the best ink pens and nibs for pen and ink drawing. Includes old-fashioned dip pens, inexpensive memory pens and rapidograph technical pens.
Pen and ink drawing is one of the cheapest and easiest drawing mediums. Here are your guide's pick of the best ink pens and nibs for pen and ink drawing. Includes old-fashioned dip pens, inexpensive memory pens and rapidograph technical pens.
Drawing Pen Nib Selection and Maintenance
Tips on choosing dip nibs for pen and ink drawing, how to use them, and how to maintain your drawing pen, including common problems, and how to clean your ink drawing pen. By guest contributor 'eilu'.
Tips on choosing dip nibs for pen and ink drawing, how to use them, and how to maintain your drawing pen, including common problems, and how to clean your ink drawing pen. By guest contributor 'eilu'.
Sketching with Pen and Ink
Pen and ink is a surprisingly fun and friendly medium. Sure, you can't rub out mistakes, but that's the adventure - those happy accidents! Here's a tantrum-free approach to sketching with pen, ink and wash. Just go with the flow!
Pen and ink is a surprisingly fun and friendly medium. Sure, you can't rub out mistakes, but that's the adventure - those happy accidents! Here's a tantrum-free approach to sketching with pen, ink and wash. Just go with the flow!
How To Cut a Bamboo Pen
A straightforward explanation of how to cut a simple bamboo pen. Give it a try!
A straightforward explanation of how to cut a simple bamboo pen. Give it a try!
Architectural Drawing in Pen and Ink
A.E.E. Jones's pen-and-ink website is essential reading for anyone interested in classic nib-pen drawing - not just the architectural variety. Loads of beautifully executed and well presented pen drawings illustrate hatching and linework techniques.
A.E.E. Jones's pen-and-ink website is essential reading for anyone interested in classic nib-pen drawing - not just the architectural variety. Loads of beautifully executed and well presented pen drawings illustrate hatching and linework techniques.
Old Ink
Some of us take a perverse pleasure in doing things the hard way, and on occasions, the results are worth the effort. These pages on 'Old Ink' include history, advice and recipes for the old-fashioned ink afficionado.
Some of us take a perverse pleasure in doing things the hard way, and on occasions, the results are worth the effort. These pages on 'Old Ink' include history, advice and recipes for the old-fashioned ink afficionado.
Ink Drawings - Christopher Welch
A small but elegantly presented website featuring pen and ink, and pencil sketches. Most have a landscape theme though there are also figures and other subjects.
A small but elegantly presented website featuring pen and ink, and pencil sketches. Most have a landscape theme though there are also figures and other subjects.
Sketchbook Ink - Angus Stewart
Angus Stewart's website gallery of his warm and lovely ink drawings of the Island of Mull. These pen and wash pieces are taken from his sketchbook, and are accompanied by informal notes on the process of ink drawing and sketchbook keeping that are well worth reading. Dropdown link to Malta sketchbook. Many images but loads reasonably fast.
Angus Stewart's website gallery of his warm and lovely ink drawings of the Island of Mull. These pen and wash pieces are taken from his sketchbook, and are accompanied by informal notes on the process of ink drawing and sketchbook keeping that are well worth reading. Dropdown link to Malta sketchbook. Many images but loads reasonably fast.
Exercises in Pen and Ink
From Homechool Arts, beginning with an excellent introduction to the materials for sketching in pen and ink. Also suitable for younger artists.
From Homechool Arts, beginning with an excellent introduction to the materials for sketching in pen and ink. Also suitable for younger artists.
Paul Hitchen - Marine Ink
Artist and designer Paul Hitchen's drawings, mostly of marine themes, are something special. His intensely detailed work reveal a passion for the sea, as well as a keen sense of design.
Artist and designer Paul Hitchen's drawings, mostly of marine themes, are something special. His intensely detailed work reveal a passion for the sea, as well as a keen sense of design.
Pen and Ink Drawings by Enrico Bosi
These surreal pen and ink works are a delight. Whimsical, intriguing little pieces. Most have a rather naive feel although clearly based on a solid academic foundation. Navigate through the site to see work in other media. In English, with link to the Italian site.
These surreal pen and ink works are a delight. Whimsical, intriguing little pieces. Most have a rather naive feel although clearly based on a solid academic foundation. Navigate through the site to see work in other media. In English, with link to the Italian site.