Ink Drawing - Mansfield Woodhouse Library - Adult Learning

The course guides you through the process of creating expressive composition in ink. Using different tools and ink you can access an amazing variety of styles and techniques, creating freedom in your drawing. The course will encourage participation, experimentation and reflection, whilst exploring the expression of self.

The course is suitable for beginners or improvers. You'll be guided through the essential techniques and skills needed to create detailed and expressive ink drawings. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this course will help you develop a solid foundation in drawing using pencil, ink and paper.

We’ll cover:

Basic Drawing Techniques: You’ll start with understanding how to use different types of pencils and how to create light, medium, and dark tones through shading and blending.

You’ll practice techniques like hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, and scumbling to add texture and depth to your drawings.

Basic Ink Drawing Techniques – you will practice watercolour painting techniques using washes of ink.

You’ll create tonal values and practice application by brush

Expressive Drawings: As the course progresses, you’ll be encouraged experiment with light, shadow, and composition to create mood and atmosphere. You’ll learn how to push the boundaries of traditional drawing by exploring different styles and approaches.

What you will need to bring to the course:

• Acrylic paper/sketch pad

• a range of synthetic paint brushes

• graphite pencils

• baby wipes

cotton rags

India ink

felt tip pen/pen nibs

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.