Pen & wash

Media
- Acrylic
- Mixed media
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- Other media
  - Charcoal
  - Digital art
  - Graphite
  - Ink
  - Printmaking
- Pastel
- Pencil
  - Coloured pencil
- Water mixable
- Watercolour
Subjects
- Animals
  - Birds
  - Insects
  - Pets
- Figures
- Landscapes
- Nature
  - Flowers
  - Trees
  - Weather
- Portraits
- Seascapes
  - Boats & harbours
- Seasons
  - Autumn
  - En plein air
  - Spring
  - Summer
  - Winter
- Still life
- Urban & buildings
  - Buildings
  - Urban
Tutorials & features

Top tips for how to sketch water

Brian Smith shares top advice for how to depict water in your sketchbook.

How to paint a Spritsail Barge on the Orwell

Alan Bickley uses pen and wash to depict an iconic Spiritsail barge on the Orwell.

How to paint a green iguana

Be creative with colour as you paint a green iguana using pen and wash with Liz Chaderton.

Line and Wash by Alan Oliver

Alan Oliver describes the constituents of line and wash work and recommends the method for producing interesting paintings fairly quickly.

Line and watercolour technique by John Butterfield

John Butterfield has developed a technique of using line and watercolour wash to achieve a three-dimensional effect. He explains his method, and how it came about.

The secret is in the wash

One from our archives - The secret is in the wash by Michael Edwards. Leisure Painter June 1999.