Lesson 4
The Project
Follow these steps when making a work with ink washes.
BLOCK IN Use very light line to arrange the objects within the space of the page. Erase and change lines to get good proportions. Take time with the drawing stage because once ink is applied to the paper, you cannot correct position or proportions. INK WASH As you apply the ink, think about values. Mix up a light wash as described on page fifty-four. Start with light washes, not the dark ones. Applying the light wash over a light wash that has dried will give you a darker wash. Layers are built up. In the final stage of your drawing apply the details and darkest values. Choose an object with many parts or choose a group of objects. Balance the picture, paying attention to placement of the objects and their values. Choose an asymmetrical arrangement. Use light washes in your picture.
Materials Pencil Vinyl eraser Black ink #8 watercolor brush Paper for ink Water container Paper towels References You may use any source of reference needed to draw a picture of something of interest to you. References come from the following places:
Student Gallery
Works of art Photographs Real life
In this student work by Laura Freeman, the dogs’ heads create an asymmetrical balance. Light washes are used in the background and the shading on the white fur.
LOOK BACK! Did you use asymmetry in the picture? How does your picture show asymmetry? Where are the light washes?
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