USING INK WASH and EDITING WITH GESSO
Transcript of USING INK WASH and EDITING WITH GESSO
Akhtar Hussein – Start light and add darks – light ink wash, darks added
Fred Martin – Identify and elaborate one large shape with added line
Aksa Shakil - Gesture and value as focal point
Lee Trites - Simplify! Try “scattered composition”
John Barbour – Use light as a focal point
Joyce Linker - Draw over bright color, adding similar washes at the end to unify
Sumiko Shimada – crop small images form large ones
Ibrahim El-Salahie - Use value to create tension, imbalance, harmony, variety of shapes
Combine several pieces to form one large one
Use empty space as a focal point (unknown artist)
Beili Liu – Elaborate on found shapes with value – don’t get attached to raw ink wash
Find unusual shapes and clarify them Stop Making Sense!
Hong Liu – Prepare paper with layers of ink wash (and/or Gesso) then draw realistically over dried washes
Use Gesso to edit outdistracting elements
Use dry brush Gesso over bright washes, re-work with ink
Use Gesso in layers over dried dark washes; fold paper then cover with ink & gesso, use wash over Gesso (unknown artist)
Use Gesso and charcoal over ink wash
Cheryl Brodie - layer, layer, layer