Using a dipping pen and ink to add patterns to your artwork can seem a bit intimidating at first but it is very easy to draw with a pen and it has many advantages.
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You can draw with pen and ink on a canvas surface.
- A drawing pen
- Nibs
- Fluid acrylic or ink.
- The traditional ink for pen and ink is India ink, I am using it when I want to draw in black and don’t need the designs to be waterproof.
My favorite nib is the speedball 512 Bowl Pointed, but you can try different nibs and see what you think works the best for your style.
Speedball 512 bowl pointed nib
Tip: You can add a few plastic beads to your fluid acrylics containers so you get a more homogeneous mix when you shake the container.
Dipping pen and ink techniques
Pull on your pen and don’t push as this would result into spatters. It seems easier to draw with pen and ink when you hold your pen a bit closer to the nib.
If you are having trouble making a line, try to vary the angle between the pen and your surface, sometimes holding your pen more parallel to the surface makes it work better, it increases also the risk of spills, so you have to find the angle that works the best for you.
Wash your pen and nib after each session, particularly if you are using fluid acrylic. Some acrylic might accumulate on the nib over time and you might have to change it after a while, but they are very cheap to buy and you can buy only the nib.
It is very pleasant to draw with pen and ink on yupo paper as the surface is very sleek.
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Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink
I am using pen and ink on paper, canvas and board prepared with gesso, although the gessoed board is not the most convenient surface for pen and ink as the texture is a bit gritty.
It works well on paper and canvas and really well on yupo paper as the surface is very sleek on yupo paper.
Pen and ink works well on canvas.
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Hand-drawn vector drawing of an Empty Speech Bubble Symbol.
Professional artist from Munich, Germany. Studied communication design and fashion graphics at Deutsche Meisterschule fuer Mode in Munich. Worked five years as an art director at an advertising agency. Since 2003 freelance graphic designer and illustrator. Experienced contributor on iStockphoto and Getty Images. Provides drawings, vector illustrations and 3D renders.
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