![]() Paint your subject using appropriate watercolours. Let it dry fully before you use any line work on top Wash First If you struggle to paint loosely, why not use your fruit of veg to print with? This gives you the essence of the shape with little control. Finally, pick out the best bits from the previous ones and combine them. Spritz the next one with a water spray to soften edges in a random way. If you have done more, wet the paper and paint the subject wet in wet. On your first aim to stay in the lines, on the second deliberately ignore the lines. For an onion, scrunching up some plastic wrap in the wash might have created lovely crinkly lines… Try wet on dry, wet on wet, softening edges, spatter or whatever else occurs to you. If you have other pens and ink, please feel free to use them, just make sure they are waterproof as we will be adding washes and you do not want a muddy puddle! Add colour in different ways, but don’t be beholden to the lines. Vary your marks, add texture, break up the lines, use different pen widths. Draw it from different angles and make a pattern with it on your paper. If possible don’t do a pencil under-drawing, be brave and start drawing your subject. I enjoyed the papery skin of this onion and the lines running up and down it I chose an onion and regretted it when I cut it in half! Start by drawing your subject from different angles. An item of fruit or vegetable which gives enough detail to make a fun drawing.Watercolour paints and watercolour accessories of your choice.Waterproof fineliner pen in black 0.4mm (if you have a few other widths or types of pen you can add them into the experiment).Watercolour paper – NOT (Cold Pressed) surface, 140lb/300gsm.It’s amazing how quickly you will develop your personal style and preference. Try staying within the lines, try splashing outside them. Select a simple subject from the fruit or veg basket and try drawing/painting it starting with the line first and then starting with the colour first. It can add the contrast and impact you might be missing. If you want to loosen up your watercolour why not do washes first and then regain control with line? Or you might save a failed painting with the addition of line work. So stop when you are 85-90% finished, whichever media you start with. You can always add more colour or more line once the previous work is dry, but it is hard to take it away. Line and wash painting of a red truck by artist Liz Chaderton It doesn’t have to be either/or We are always looking to play to the strengths of the different media, so that the sum of the line and wash adds up to more than the individual elements. If emotion and atmosphere is important to you, reach for the washes first. If you want to concentrate on edges and pattern, developing detail then maybe start with ink. Often the media you use first tends to (not always) play the most important role.Layers need to be dry before switching your media. ![]() If I had a penny for every time I’ve been asked which comes first, ink or wash, I would be a rich woman! The honest answer is whichever you wish and swapping things around can keep your work fresh. Line and wash is where drawing and painting meet.
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