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Art Lesson #6: Walk in the Woods with Colored Ink

plus a Pilot Parallel Pen!

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Amy Stewart
Oct 20, 2023
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A walk through Forest Park

I had some requests to do more with colored ink, so today we’re drawing this scene from my walk in Forest Park using a beautiful dark red ink. It’s fun to try using reds, oranges, and browns in the outdoors, because they look so striking alongside green foliage or blue skies. Something to play around with!

Also, I’m using my Pilot Parallel Pen—more details about that in the supplies section, below.

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