Here are some process pics of an ink drawing I did last year, which I’ve called “Beach Houses at Dusk” (2018, 8x10”, ink & acrylics).

I made this with india ink and acrylics on watercolor paper. I mix the colors I use for my ink drawings from 4 main colors: aqua, magenta, yellow, & black. I dilute the color I’ve mixed with water in varying amounts and build it up gradually in layers like a watercolor painting to get the opacity I want. I also use acrylic paint to add lighter details on top of the dark areas.

This is a way of working that I’ve been doing for a little while now, but back when I made this drawing in September 2018 I was still dialing-in the process.

At the moment this is the process I use most often; for a little while I’ve been trying to use physical media as much as possible. It’s not that I never use digital methods, but I just like to keep it to a minimum when I can. I’ve fluctuated over the years with how much digital art I do, but over time I’ve found I gravitate more toward physical media, both in my own work and in the work of people I admire.