Ink-linations with Manasa: an Inking Basics Workshop

About the workshop:

In this workshop, we’ll explore the basics of inking using brushes, pens, pencils, and paper. You’ll learn how to create depth, light, and shadow, and how simple strokes can bring your drawings to life. We’ll focus on seeing in black and white, understanding tones and values, and using contrast and negative space effectively. By the end, you’ll create your own ink illustration and get a feel for how inking can make your artwork more dynamic. The skills in the workshop can be applied to any medium, be it digital or traditional.

What Manasa has to say:

Inking is a beautiful medium that I'm always excited to work with. It's a slow, playful medium, and in a way, my love for black and white movies where only light and shadow were used to guide the picture got translated into painting through ink.