We had great fun experimenting with ink and brush in this session. We created sample sheets of mark making with neutral inks (blacks and sepias), followed by drawing and painting our subject matter with our brushes.
We used non-waterproof walnut ink (Daniel Smith: click here). We also used non-waterproof carbon inks (Winsor & Newton calligraphy inks, including colours: “Black”, with a slight sheen and blue tint (‘blue tops range’): click here, and “Matt Black” which is a very deep black, warm and velvety and is part of the ‘red tops’ range: click here. And we also tried out waterproof and acrylic inks, and finally Chinese ink sticks.
