Pen Drawing for Beginners: Permanency, Texture and Composition

Drawing with fine liner ink pens comes with a few challenges. Not only are you limited to black and white tones, but everything is permanent.
By approaching pen drawing in layers — starting with pencil, and moving towards darker lines and shading — you can craft vibrant drawings that allow for mistakes and experimentation within the permanent medium.

After this class, you’ll have a foundation of ink fundamentals, and hopefully a new appreciation for the vast possibilities of the medium.

I’ll explain how to:
    Compose a pen sketch
    Know which pen thickness to use and how to choose your sketchbook.
    Create an outline
    Use texture and shading
    Deal with mistakes
    Create emphasis