Creating and Drawing with Historical Inks

Creating and Drawing with Historical Inks

Class | Available

1501 10th Ave East Seattle, WA 98102 United States

Room 101

All Levels

5/14/2024-6/11/2024

6:30 PM-9:00 PM PDT on Tue

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$312.50

$281.25

$20.00

This is not your normal pen and ink class. On one hand this course will be focused on creating natural inks and on the other hand this class will explore how to draw and paint with these inks. For the ink making portion, students will learn various methods of historical ink making, recipes, and how lightfastness plays into ink. Everyone will leave with four different kinds of ink. For the drawing portion of the class students will learn fundamental properties of strokes and pen control, different techniques for shading, and how to paint with ink.

Please reference the class supply list and there will be a $5 fee for other class materials that will be paid to the instructor on the first day. 

  • • Protective gear: face mask, eye protection
    • 4 glass jars (with lids) to hold ink. Holds at least 1 oz.
    • Watercolor paint brush
    • Drawing/sketching dip pen nibs: You’ll need a variety of nibs. Ones that I used and suggest are: Joseph Gillot Nibs(1950), Speedball Hunt Nib (101), Leonardt Nib (30) or Speedball Pointed & Crowquill Pen Nibs(102, 107). Find at favorite art store or available online at paperinkarts.com.
    • Pen handle which can hold the nibs you have chosen
    • HB pencil
    • Erasers: Click pencil and kneaded
    • Watercolor paper: 140LB
    • Bristol paper: smooth surface
    • Paint palette with wells
    • Paper towel or rag
    • Notebook (taking notes)
    *Please note that once you use these items for ink making you won’t be able to use them in the kitchen.