Working In Acrylic Ink: A Daily Sketchbook Practice by Missy Dunaway

Intermediate | 5 hours 4 min

Working In Ink: A Daily Sketchbook Practice - Create a New Chapter
Overview00:36
Day 1 - Studio set up03:56
Day 2 - Practice translucent washes04:41
Day 3 - Opaque gradation03:40
Day 4 - Inkblots02:43
Day 5 - Straw effects03:01
Day 6 - Opaque and translucent layers14:27
Day 7 - Linear drawing with a dip pen08:35
Day 8 - Pointillist drawing with a dip pen15:03
Day 9 - Distressing the surface12:47
Day 10 - Using brushes of all sizes15:29
Day 11 - Blending wet into wet07:36
Day 12 - Nocturnal seascape08:33
Day 13 - Daytime seascape10:34
Day 14 - Transformer towers12:51
Day 15 - Silhouettes of trees11:30
Day 16 - Thunderstorm12:30
Day 17 - Milky way07:02
Day 18 - Rustic barn17:00
Day 19 - Insects12:06
Day 20 - Cat in a window11:07
Day 21 - Blueberries, base04:52
Day 22 - Blueberry, second pass08:18
Day 23 - Blueberries, details09:01
Day 24 - Sunset windows, base15:35
Day 25 - Sunset windows, second pass07:57
Day 26 - Sunset windows, details21:15
Day 27 - Autumnal walk in the woods, background05:59
Day 28 - Autumnal walk in the woods, leaves04:47
Day 29 - Autumnal walk in the woods, branches08:09
Day 30 - Autumnal walk in the woods, touching up lights and darks09:48
Repairing the sketchbook12:44

Taught by Missy Dunaway

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Begin a daily painting practice on an unconventional canvas: a bound book. Accomplished painter Missy Dunaway takes you through a month-long series of classes progressing from simple exercises to advanced paintings. Working with acrylic inks, you'll begin by breaking down compositions into simple steps, learning how to block out your image, apply acrylic ink in layers, and gradually add detail and complexity to render colorful and expressive images. Whether you're new to painting or have an established practice, Missy's prompts encourage you to explore materiality and record places - both familiar and foreign - in an artful, visual diary.

Here’s what you’ll need:

5x8 1/4" Moleskine "Sketchbook line" notebook (periwinkle wrapper)
Acrylic ink in a variety of colors; Missy uses F&W brand in the following colors: Indigo, Rowney Blue, Process Cyan, Turquoise, Dark Green, Light Green, Lemon Yellow or Brilliant Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Indian Yellow, Crimson, Scarlet or Flame Red, Process Magenta, Burnt Umber, White (two jars)
Kolinsky Sable Round Brushes (Winsor & Newton or Raphael brand) or synthetic equivalent in sizes 1 - 16
Cotton rag
B&J Masters brush cleaner
Rubber gum eraser
Pencil
Straw
Dip pen with clean globe nib
Heat gun or hair dryer (optional)
Two jars water

Downloads:

Download Materials List 11805_WorkinginAcrylicInk_ADailySketchbookPractice_Missy_Dunaway_ClassPDF_(1).pdf

Learn how to:

Paint and layer with acrylic inks
Create washes and layers
Apply acrylic ink with a dip pen
Work in a sketchbook
Create a composition for painting
Determine proportions in a painting,
Utilize distressed brushes
Paint using a reference directly or indirectly
Work on a painting over multiple days

What you'll get:

A 30-day series of easy-to-follow video lessons on how to work with acrylic inks to create diaristic paintings
31 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list
Step-by-step instructions from artist Missy Dunaway
The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students