Mixed Media: Pen, Ink & Watercolor

Create captivating, expressive artwork defined in ink and brought to life with luminous watercolors.

Explore fun, approachable exercises with guidance from professional illustrator Matt Rota and discover the thrill of creating a composition and completing it with color, texture and contrast. Learn to use a pen and nib to create a variety of marks and line widths, each with its own visual language. Add the brush to create washes, tones, and drybrush textures, then add watercolor to the mix to lead the viewer’s eye into compelling atmospheric space. Master these fundamental techniques and more while you discover the secrets to successful still lifes, portraits and landscapes!

• 7 HD video lessons with anytime, anywhere access
• A downloadable supply list and reference photos 
• Hours of close-up instruction
• Answers from Matt in our virtual classroom

• Watch classes on your own schedule: wherever, whenever you want
• Your access never expires
• 100% money back guarantee

1. Getting Started (18:18)

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

2. Line (27:22)

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

3. Value & Tone With Pen (25:34)

   Learn to build form and dimension with hatching and crosshatching. Choose to work from Rota’s provided portrait or use your own.

4. Value & Tone With Brush (18:01)

   Explore smooth brushwork as you create texture and shadow with dry-brushing and ink washes.

5. Exploring Depth (35:27)

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

6. Watercolor Wash (28:43)

   Enhance your pen and ink drawings with watercolor. Rota demonstrates how to use color in harmony with linear marks to add emphasis and mood to your piece.

7. Compositing an Image (34:15)

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

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