Not having any India Ink, I chose to use my Noodler's Lexington Gray. First I worked the sketch using the Pilot Prera and Namiki Black water soluble ink. Then instead of watercolor, I mixed up a diluted pool of ink and painted with a synthetic round. I'm not sure what ink might do to Sable and didn't want to take a chance of ruining my brushes.
I worked this in the generic sketchbook with no sizing and was quite amazed with how easily the ink went down. I was expecting the paper to grab it right off and end up super blotchy. Those areas that might look so (table surface) was done on purpose that way as I didn't want a solid color.
If the area was still wet, I found I could work the ink somewhat like watercolor. Lift too dark of an area with tissue or let it dry and it layered nicely..........without the layer beneath lifting. A true example of how smooth the ink went down shows in the shadow beneath the stapler.
This was a nice change :-))
2 comments:
Very nice! I've been wanting to try this, so maybe I will now.
Melissa......I was a bit hesitant knowing ink is permanent. I wasn't sure what to expect. I will definitely try this again. Thank you :-))
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