Drawings with pen

It’s one of the most delightful things I’ve ever seen. I recently took a trip to an iconic art store in Paris – The Sennelier Art Store. The watercolor and pen sketch you see here is a result of me playing with the art supplies I picked up ! Below I’ll give you some tips on using watercolor with ink pens for creating line and wash artwork. Some of you may know I’m lucky enough to live near Paris in France. The Sennelier art Shop can be found at “Quai Voltaire” on the “Rive Gauche” in the heart of Paris, not far from l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts and just opposite the Louvre art museum. It’s not a huge store. A lot of people visit simply for the pleasure of browsing all the amazing, colorful art equipment. Imagine being surrounded by an abundance of wonderful colored pastels, paints, crayons, and pigments, and every type of brush and paper imaginable! How can you resist ? I was like a kid in a candy store 🙂 This is the original Sennelier shop which was opened by Gustave Sennelier in 1887. This was during the 19th century impressionist art movement. At first Gustave sold paints by other manufacturers, but then he started producing his own artisanal paints at the back of the store. It’s said that artists like Cézanne and Gauguin would go hunting for paints in the neighbourhood, and if an artist couldn’t find a particular color, Gustave would create it for them. The interior of the shop is decorated all in wood and organized like an antique drugstore with oak counters, secret drawers...

Predrag's stippling and hatching creates a wonderfully hyperreal look Belgrade-based freelance artist Predrag Djukic works across a range of media including pencil, watercolour and even egg tempera, but ink work on paper work, such as the untitled image above, really stands out thanks to its mix of near-photoreal execution and high-contrast stippling and hatching, resulting in a splendidly hyperreal feel. Paul Jackson's tribute to Stand By me is available as a giclée print A British artist based in Toronto, Paul Jackson loves drawing stuff - the weirder the better. He created this gorgeous tribute to mark the 30th anniversary of one of his favourite films, Stand By Me; if you think it would look good on your wall then you can VianaArt uses basic BIC ballpoint pens for her drawings This realistic illustration is hugely impressive. Usually using eight basic Bic ballpoint pens, Deviant Art user VianaArt used a mere six of them to create this amazing ink drawing. We find the hair especially impressive, with the artist giving special attention to each strand. You'll love the shapes used in this example Created using pen, ink and watercolour on A0 mountboard, this is one of the many impressive ink drawings from illustrator Paul Robbins. Not only is the colour instantly striking, it's the shapes that we've fallen in love with. You can see his step-by-step process 05. We love the understated ink drawings of illustrator Eleni Kalorkoti Edinburgh-based illustrator Eleni Kalorkoti cr...

Pen and Ink are the perfect partners for quick and easy mark making – especially as they are affordable and easy to transport. But working in a permanent medium can be daunting for beginners. Discover our top 9 easy pen and ink drawing techniques to get you started! Two Thatched Cottages with Figures at a Window (c. 1640) by Rembrandt van Rijn. Pen and brown ink drawing, corrected with white gouache Pen and ink can seem like a big step from pencil drawing – especially for beginners! You can’t erase pen, unlike pencil, so your mark making must be carefully calculated. There’s nothing worse than creating the perfect drawing only for it to be ruined by one misplaced line! With pencil you are able to adjust your shading by varying the amount of pressure while drawing. This isn’t the case with pens! You’ll need to rely on carefully placed lines and marks to give the impression of shading. Tightly compacted linework will give the impression of deep shadows, while spaced out linework will create an area filled with light. Juxtaposing both these tight and loose marks will create a drawing with great contrast and texture. The 9 easy pen and ink techniques for beginners below offer a great starting point, if you are looking to grow in confidence with your pen and ink technique. What You’ll Need to Get Started If you’re just starting out with ink drawing there are only a few bits of equipment you will need. Compared to painting, this discipline has a fairly low cost entry level, so i...

Taking up digital drawing can feel daunting, especially if you haven’t picked up a pencil and sketchbook since you were a child. But by practicing drawing simple shapes, objects and features, you can quickly pick up the basics and develop your own digital sketch style. Here are 10 of the best things to learn to draw if you’re a newcomer. How to draw hands Hands are the ideal subject for beginners, with different gestures providing perfect practice for perspective, scale, curves and lines. Use with either a photo or a wooden artist’s model of a hand that can be moved into different positions. Beginners should try drawing the basic outline of an open hand, starting with the palm. This basic shape should fit into a wide rectangle, with a curve across the top right and a straight line to meet it across the bottom right. Use circles to represent the knuckles across the top, with a thumb knuckle at the bottom of the left-hand side of the rectangle. Learn to draw lines out from the circles as fingers, ensuring the proportion is right, with more circles on each finger to give them shape. You can now draw an outline of the hand around this shape. Once you’ve mastered this, try drawing other gestures. How to draw dogs Learning how to draw dogs on a tablet is a great way to improve your digital sketch skills and build your confidence quickly. Doing so requires an understanding of the basic shapes that make up their profile. So, use a circle to represent their head, a large oval to re...

On this page • • • • • • • • • Here are some key drawing with ballpoint pen techniques 1. Don't hold the pen as if you're writing When it comes to sketching with ballpoint pens, there's more to it than just picking up a pen and getting started. The way you hold your pen can have a big impact on the look of your drawing. The first thing to keep in mind is that you want to avoid holding the pen as if you're writing. This grip is too tight and will result in drawings that are stiff and lack fluidity. Instead, try holding the pen higher up on the barrel, closer to the middle. This will help you create more confident marks and strokes. If you're working on a larger drawing, you may want to hold the pen more towards the back end of the barrel. This will give you more control over your lines. And finally, remember that you can always adjust your grip as needed depending on the effect you're going for. 2. Commit to every line when you draw with a ballpoint pen Once you've found the right type of paper, don't be afraid to make lines and commit to them. It's easy to get caught up in the sketching phase and try to be too perfect. But remember, drawing isn't about being perfect—it's about having fun and experimenting. Embrace your “Mistakes”. As you're drawing with a ballpoint pen, you'll inevitably make some “mistakes.” But instead of getting caught up in perfectionism, try to embrace these moments of discovery. These “mistakes” can lead to some really interesting effects and texture...

To promote pen and ink drawing as a relaxing and enjoyable activity, I have extensive collection of step by step easy pen and ink drawings that you will find here. In each post I describe how you can do a pleasing pen and ink drawing in few simple steps. All you need is an ordinary gel pen and a paper (more on Any FREE resources you can use to learn pen and ink drawing. My pen and ink drawing workbooksare also a great way to start drawing pen and ink landscapes. Additional videos to learn pen and ink drawing can be found on my YouTube page. Click on the following drawings for step by step illustrated instructions to draw them. Free Template is provided that can be used in your attempt per provided instructions. Happy Drawing, Rahul