>>5755604Not sure of any online or written resources, but I use ink wash/brush often. If you’ve ever used watercolor, it’s similar to that, and there’s plenty of online resources for watercolor.
Add water for grey tones, and mix ink with water on a palate first. This way you can make different values on a palate to return to as needed. Test your values to see if it’s the right shade before applying it to your piece. Mixing ink with water and layering it onto the paper is the same as with watercolor, but it’s a bit more likely to stain the paper/less opportunity to move it around with water, especially the darker the pigment.
There’s different types of ink, and I use very basic Blick brand India ink. There is water proof and non water proof ink. The non water proof ink works like watercolor the most, and it can be rehydrated on your palate with little effort. Water proof is more difficult to rehydrate and you have to grind it up fine to rehydrate it properly, and even then there may still be fine grains visible on your work, so it’s best to just pour and remake values straight from the liquid each session. It is also harder to create a marbled look with waterproof ink, but it does give a more even look to your shading/wash areas.
Use larger or smaller brushes according to how much of an area you’re trying to fill, use small brushes for fine details. Use dry brushing for scratchy texture, and use a very thin, pointy brush for line-work. Line-work is best done with dark pigment. I also recommend practicing on scratch paper so you become familiar with the pressure and speed it takes for the lines you want to make. Brush stroke confidence is important, so make plenty of straight and curved lines as practice. Make squares, circles, lines, etc until you build up confidence in your handling of ink lines.
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