Well done! I think you could work in even thinner layer (adding more water to the paint) and very slowly build up the value so you have maximum control over the lights, darks and contrast. This is especially crucial as you have a limited range of values with colored inks, as they cant be completely black. Maybe think about mixing in a little black to get darker, even tjough I really like the look :)
Thanks! I'm not sure if it's due to the specific ink I was using, but I found it challenging to control the amount of water I used for those light-midrange tones. Does wet on wet vs wet on dry make a big difference here?
Idk, you could try it out, just experiment! I think when you wet the surface and then add a little diluted ink to it you could get good results. In this case rather dilute too much than too little. You can always make it darker but never lighter :) i found diluting a bit of ink and then taking like another cup of your palette with water in it and adding a bit of the diluted in with your brush and then repeating that for a few times gets a good range of values.
Well done! I think you could work in even thinner layer (adding more water to the paint) and very slowly build up the value so you have maximum control over the lights, darks and contrast. This is especially crucial as you have a limited range of values with colored inks, as they cant be completely black. Maybe think about mixing in a little black to get darker, even tjough I really like the look :)
Thanks! I'm not sure if it's due to the specific ink I was using, but I found it challenging to control the amount of water I used for those light-midrange tones. Does wet on wet vs wet on dry make a big difference here?
Idk, you could try it out, just experiment! I think when you wet the surface and then add a little diluted ink to it you could get good results. In this case rather dilute too much than too little. You can always make it darker but never lighter :) i found diluting a bit of ink and then taking like another cup of your palette with water in it and adding a bit of the diluted in with your brush and then repeating that for a few times gets a good range of values.
Editb accidentally hit send too early lol
I'll definitely try that technique. Thanks again!