A simple ink drawing makes the ordinary look so cool!

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It is incredible what you can do with a simple 2$ ink pen. Detailed in-depth studies, cool sketches with some watercolor finish. Ink drawings can be so effective. You probably have a ink pen lying around without knowing it. But let’s see what material to use and how to get started!

To check out some ink fine line pens click here

Different type of ink pens — With a small selection of fine line pens you can do incredible art.

It is also good to buy different brands and see which one will cover YOUR needs.

Simple strokes

Doesn’t this look already so cool? Gather some art supplies and start by drawing the outline. Experiment just with some basic strokes/marks to complete your simple ink drawing.

Some simple and basic marks

Ink fine line pens you will find on the market

They exist waterproof or water-soluble (but most of the ink pens are waterproof)
You will find them in different point sizes
They are also on the market in different colors
They can have a rigid point or a brush tip

Fine line ink pen

There are so many different brands out there. I personally like the Uni pin fine liner a lot since I draw on paper but also on paint sometimes. I needed a pen that is resistant, a bit of an all-rounder. I have them in all different sizes. (They start at about 2$ a pen)

A 0.1mm a 0.5mm and one ink pen with a brush tip for filling in bigger areas is already a fantastic start!
It will allow you to variate, depending on the size of your drawing. (But even with one simple pen you can already have a lot of fun!)

Let’s just collect some very simple stokes.. (we will get fancier later) You can play around with the following characteristics.

Density
Stroke length
Cross hatching
Thickness of the pen

Ink drawings can render simple object interesting

Paint brushes as reference picture for simple ink drawings — Reference picture to practice

Some drawing ideas: Cans, different bottles, your art supplies, whatever you find in your kitchen, soaps cream and toothbrush. There is so much just around you!

Practice suggestions:

Choose objects that you see every day but you probably do not pay attention to. Draw the outlines and add simple marks to them. You will see how interesting they become!

One is his workbook. PEN AND INK DRAWING WORKBOOK. It has all sorts of exercises in it to practice different strokes and how to draw certain objects.
His second book: PEN AND INK DRAWING A SIMPLE GUIDE shows you how to draw different subjects but has no space in it for you to practice.
You can buy the workbook without buying the regular book. (Website from Alphonso Dunn)