Which comes first in pen and wash? Ink or watercolour??

[@deejaytori]

The way you ad lib the line work with your imagination into the line work rather than trying to be accurate is very inspiring! I love the left-hand image. It's very poetic.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Thank you so much 😀

[@SelphyJase]

Both methods together became a gorgeous composition! So soothing to watch and listen to! 💜 Thank you for the therapy!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

my pleasure 😊

[@fabtext]

So glad I found you, especially your tutorials on loose sketching! Your commentary is easy to understand and the filming of your videos is clear and directly overhead which makes it much easier to follow! Thank you!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

that’s lovely feedback, thank you

[@j9hnck]

I absolutely love your drawing technique and you make it. Look so easy I’ll even try it, give it a go… straight away as Brit’s would say and I say that with admiration. You’re voice is soothing to me. Thank you for showing us this wonderful video. Sincerely your friend from New York 💟☮️

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it

[@moniquesmith5501]

Great ideas. I started really liking my paintings once I added the ink drawings

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Good to hear!

[@chatita9527]

Thank you for this inspiration. I shall try it out. I struggle very much with loose paintings, animals and landscapes being my favorites. I don't understand myself WHY I find it so difficult to loosen up. Nobody sees my paintings and it would actually not matter ... 🤔 Greetings from Berlin Germany 👍🤗🇩🇪 P.S. The flying owl behind you on the wall is beautiful!!!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Thank you! I do love owls - I did this one for an article in a magazine. Hope you enjoy the exercise.

[@fiat76]

Thank-you! At first I was liking the first pepper better, but as time went on, I love them BOTH!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

I like both ways of working and choose the one I think fits the subject and my mood. People get hung up on rules and I just wanted to say ‘do your own thing’ 😊

[@irismaguire]

What a lovely lesson! Line and wash sketching is my favorite sketching method. I usually start with the line work because I have a bit of difficulty starting with the wash, but you gave me a brilliant idea with the vegetable printing. Thanks for this lesson.😊

[@LizChadertonStudio]

I like to swap my order around to keep things fresh

[@tracylamarca575]

I'm soooo impressed, Liz! By your art and by the fact that, as busy as you are, you painted one every single day!! I don't think I can pick a favorite...I just loved listening to you explain each one - the methods and how YOU liked or didn't like them...and I loved how you put your "own spin" on some of them. I envy that - I pretty much follow a tutorial to the letter still! (After I watched this, ads for sktchy started showing up in my FB feed - looks like they have a whole new bunch of 30 faces to paint! Something to aspire to after I learn from YOUR book and videos!)

[@LizChadertonStudio]

😁 I love your messages. You are so positive!

[@tracylamarca575]

🥰😍@@LizChadertonStudio

[@ashleywright8686]

I like both techniques equally. TYSM for this video. ❤

[@LizChadertonStudio]

You are so welcome!

[@joycestevens376]

This was amazing to watch you work on the pepper. Love it.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maggiemac52]

I love the casual way you paint here. I will have a go. Thank you for sharing.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Have fun! Just raid the fruit or veg basket!

[@hazelisdreaming]

Thanks for making this video. I’ve just started drawing with pen because I overthink so much with pencil (or maybe I don’t think enough as you put it since I can erase pencil). I’ve always wanted to work with watercolor, too, and started with watercolor pencils. Can’t wait to try the two together!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Glad it was helpful! You will love the combination. I like to scribble dense patches of watercolour pencil on a spare scrap of paper and then use a brush to pick up the colour. This gives you the full wash effect without any residual pencil lines.

[@sharonstanley259]

New to your channel And came for the pen and watercolor wash…which I’m just trying to learn. Such a great lesson. Can’t wait to watch more🙃

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Thanks so much 😊

[@nataliearena2241]

Excellent again. I always learn from your gentle teaching style

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Glad to hear that! Thank you

[@annipetratos9401]

My first time watching....loved this.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

oh good! come back soon

[@sweethomes674]

Interesting and excellent explanations 😊

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Glad you liked it

[@windseafrogs]

Lovely lesson! Thank you for your instruction & inspiration.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

You are so welcome!

[@annepercival7814]

Only just discovered your videos…..interesting content and nice calm voice

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Thanks and welcome. horrible to listen to your own voice though!

[@SDW90808]

I was skeptical but very cool! Thanks. Looking forward to trying this. ❤

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Hope you like it!

[@allyw]

Great video again, thanks Liz. Loved both outcomes. Something I am going to try 🙂

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Have fun! It's a great way of working

[@susancook1617]

Thank you Liz, I love line and wash and will definitely give this a go.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Have fun!

[@jennywhisconier7777]

Terrific exercise! ty! ♥♥♥

[@LizChadertonStudio]

You're so welcome!

[@KassieKania]

I love your content!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

thank you so much!

[@ztd2845]

Thank you!! I will always remember to eat the evidence. And I think I know how I should draw and paint now. At least how I should start!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Excellent!

[@priscillawarren9979]

I do not have drawing skills yet, so it helps me to watch you draw.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

There’s a brilliant book called ‘Drawing on the right side of the brain’. If you follow that your skills will zoom forward.

[@kattenihatten]

I also tried blth ways, and really prefer to paint forst, and do line work over my watercolor. I don't know why, but I like the result much better when I do.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

It’s great that you’ve tried both ways and developed your own style

[@4ohgollycats]

Love the phrase “go for a walk.”

[@LizChadertonStudio]

I probably stole it from someone else, but it’s a good description!

[@sonallele9109]

Loved it Liz!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

oh good! this is just such a nice way of working out whether you like ink or watercolour first.

[@sonallele9109]

Yes I do a lot of Line n wash where I use the pen first, now will try paint first.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

@@sonallele9109 it’s fun to change it around. It stops me getting in a rut.

[@JC-il4or]

Thank you for making it make more sense! So, for a more detailed or "perfect" one like the flower at the beginning, I would use the line first so as to paint inside.(or not-LOL)

[@LizChadertonStudio]

if you want something detailed and ‘perfect’ then line first will probably be the way for you

[@katieh9986]

Your manner is so gentle and easygoing that this is a really instructive and enjoyable tutorial. Thank you for giving your time freely What kind of paper do you do this on, what gsm? Will watercolour paper be alright, because I read fineliners can be damaged by being used on paper that's too thick? The watercolour wash isn't the tricky bit I don't think, it's letting go of the need for perfectionism enough to be able to produce a line drawing like yours - that is really, really hard

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Thank you so much! tThis was 300gsm cold pressed watercolour paper. The issue can be the texture of the paper rather than the thickness. Traditionally hot press paper is used for pen and wash. it is smooth so you get fine lines. Rough paper tends to interrupt fine lines. I like cold press. it has some texture but it’s not over powering. And I think the texture helps keep the line work loose.

[@katieh9986]

@@LizChadertonStudio Okay so watercolour paper is fine for pen then, that's really useful advice, thank you for replying!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

@@katieh9986 definitely! If you use drawing paper it will cockle with all but the lightest washes.

[@sherryscoloringandpaintingcorn]

you sorta blew my mind , in a good way

[@LizChadertonStudio]

so glad it was in a good way!

[@hsteil]

Great video!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@charmianhu3999]

learn a lot from your video,thanks so much

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Glad to hear that! If there is ever a topic you want addressing, let me know!

[@elisabethhansen7547]

Jeg er utrolig glad for at følge alle dine videoer hvor har jeg lært meget af dig. Kærligst Elisabeth 🥰

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Mange tak. Det er så godt at høre!

[@clairebradbury11]

Thank you. That doesn't look too scary so I'll give it a go now

[@LizChadertonStudio]

not scary at all! and you learn lots from keeping things simple

[@karenvisentin9440]

Love this video. I will try both. Thank you

[@LizChadertonStudio]

I like to do both and it stops me getting in a rut

[@kerry5586]

I love that owl!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Thank you!

[@tracylamarca575]

Hi Liz! I used this in conjunction with the video in the Line and Wash course and your book, because I had an orange pepper I chose to use. I was surprised to see I had already commented on this a few weeks ago, but when I read it, I realized the comment belonged to another video (the Watercolor Portrait Techniques - Which is Your Favorite? one). You must have wondered WHY I said what I did about this video as it didn't make much sense in relation to it! You responded kindly - you must have figured it out or you were being kind! I must have watched them back to back and then went back later to comment on the Portrait one, but still had this one pulled up on KZbin. Now I've officially commented on both videos!😃

[@LizChadertonStudio]

I worked it out!!!

[@tracylamarca575]

😄@@LizChadertonStudio

[@TheFragrantMuse]

I love this and I feel so inspired! QUESTION: I'd like to carry a sketchbook and do pen + ink spontaneously when I see something that inspires me. If I must finish it at home, would you recommend ink first and finish at home with paint or sketch with paint and finish with ink at home?

[@LizChadertonStudio]

That's a great question. My inclination is to use what’s most convenient for you to carry with you and what would capture the most information quickest. For me, that would be pen. If you look at my film on the Stabillo 88 pen, it might give you the best of both worlds?

[@TheFragrantMuse]

@@LizChadertonStudio Great advice - quite practical too! I'll check out your Stabillo 88 pen video now. Thank you!

[@sbose4u]

Hi Thanks Liz! Great tutorial focusing throughout on imagination and still Learning some tricks! Question- what kind of ink pens should I buy as it seems that the ink you have use does not wash away with water neither does it have any problem drawing over the water color. Both of those are my problems - likely because I’m using cheap paints and inks?

[@LizChadertonStudio]

are you in the UK or US? you should look for ones with pigment ink. Micron, Unipin are examples. In the UK, I find the Hobbycraft own brand are fine. It might be your paper rather than pens. Some papers don’t seen to hold onto the ink as well, so even a waterproof pen moves a little. Always worth checking your combination.

[@fanatlarge]

Thank you for the inspiration, and the squigglyness and inaccurate lines! :-P Right now I'm stuck, and this is what I need!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

I can do accurate (honest), I just prefer squiggly. Have fun!!

[@juliabroadley8411]

Interesting thankyou I'm going to try both

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Have fun! you learn so much from playing with a simple object

[@wendycrawford1847]

This really encouraged me to get those pens dusted off thankyou

[@LizChadertonStudio]

ooh good. Line and wash is lovely.

[@polgara28]

Ha! I don't know why, but that one pepper half reminds me of Edvard Munch's The Scream. Happy little pepper sketches, though! :)

[@LizChadertonStudio]

hmmmm? not sure I can see that.,

[@marianneverhe2517]

Really enjoyed your video, you made it look so simple and effortless! Loved the end result!

[@fionamartin4281]

I’m voting for lines first.

[@LizChadertonStudio]

It’s fascinating our own preferences

[@veystone2580]

Hi! 😊 Sorry if by any chance you talked about this already, at some point, if you did, I didn't catch it! But, quick question if you could help me... Does alcohol (india) ink stain porcelain/ceramic palette? Or does it wipes away like watercolors? I'm about to buy my first inks and don't want to ruin my watercolor palette!

[@LizChadertonStudio]

Alcohol ink is different from Indian ink. Indian ink has shellac in it and can be diluted with water. I never use alcohol ink, so I can’t advise, but Indian ink won’t stain ceramic or glass, but will plastic. Even when it dries it will flake off ceramic with a bit of water…..

[@veystone2580]

@@LizChadertonStudio thank you!

[@ffioncampbell-davies5513]

Lovely voice it was so soothing😂

[@LizChadertonStudio]

ha ha, did you nod off??

[@ffioncampbell-davies5513]

@@LizChadertonStudio no not at all 😂 very engaging

[@LizChadertonStudio]

@@ffioncampbell-davies5513 😊

[@msgriz56]

What is the brand of pen you are using in this video?

[@LizChadertonStudio]

it is a fineliner pen with pigment ink, so it’s waterproof and fade resistant. These weren’t a brand, just came from Hobbycraft. you can try Unipin, Micron and things like that.

[@msgriz56]

@@LizChadertonStudio Thank you so much! BTW, you turned those "simple" peppers into such an adorable piece of art. :)

[@LizChadertonStudio]

@@msgriz56 It's amazing what you can find in the veggie box!!

[@donnaehscott]

Eat the evidence, Lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@LizChadertonStudio]

😁

[@aurtisticchikken3214]

"No one will know if its exact,, you can eat the evidence.: Oh that is hilarious 😅😂

[@LizChadertonStudio]

I forgot I’d said that! but it is true…..