What kind of ink is used for the first drawing on a classical painting? January 28, 2010
Posted by Kuba in : Painting , trackbackoklatinguy asked:
I intend to do a classical painting but I do not know the kind of ink used for the initial drawing. This is just before applying the imprimatura.
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Any permanent waterproof ink, such as india ink, or acrylic ink will do. I do watercolor washes over india ink drawings, but when working on canvas I sketch in graphite or charcoal, or sometimes just in dilute paint, as I work alla prima and with thicker paint.
If your talking about the sketch before you apply the paint, then you could do that with pencil (so if you make a mistake you can correct it).-(HP)