Ink and wash watercolors

The technique of using a pen with black ink and painting over the lines with watercolor washes is known as "Line and wash".

Ink and wash water lilies

Line and wash is a watercolour technique that combines a line drawing with a watercolour painting. Since a lot of the structure of the painting is established by the line drawing itself, often all that is needed from the paint is a little wash of colour - hence the name, line and wash.

Learn to draw a Crocus in line and wash. It's fun, it's quick and it's soooo good. So grab your fineliners and brushes and take my hand as we walk over to the real-time video on Youtube.

I have just posted, on my PenAndInkTechniques website, a demonstration of pen and wash drawing / painting of a Pink Magnolia.

“Floral Fantasy,” Watercolor and Ink by Barbara Enochian. My garden went crazy this spring with flowers forming a solid mass of color. I picked a few and did a light watercolor wash then drew in ink for a light-hearted painting.

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