Mixed Media: Pen, Ink & Watercolor
Overview
About

01: Getting Started
Meet Matt Rota and learn about pens, ink and brushes and how to handle them. He'll also help you avoid some common mistakes.

02: Line
Discover the line variation and mark-making possibilities of pen and ink as you define a sketch with inked contour lines.

03: Value & Tone With Pen
Learn to build form and dimension with hatching and crosshatching. Choose to work from Matt's provided portrait or use your own.

04: Value & Tone With Brush
Explore smooth brushwork as you create texture and shadow with dry-brushing and ink washes.

05: Exploring Depth
Using both pen and brush, explore space, depth and scale as you render a landscape.

06: Watercolor Wash
Enhance your pen and ink drawings with watercolor. Matt demonstrates how to use color in harmony with linear marks to add emphasis and mood to your piece.

07: Compositing an Image
Combine elements of multiple photographs to create new, imaginative compositions that tell a story. Matt shows how to choose your horizon and work from there to build up your drawing with both pen and watercolor.