Pen-and-ink Drawing Surfaces
Pen-and-ink drawings are usually created on different types of paper. The聽tooth聽or grain of the paper can affect the marks made by the pen. Because of this, most illustrators prefer to work on smoother surfaces that are still absorbent to the ink, creating detailed ink drawings in this way.
You can use ink to draw on your sketchbook paper, but over time this paper will warp or fray with the wetness of the ink. The paper in this sketchbook simply isn’t heavy or absorbent enough. For final work, illustrators usually choose something with a little more heft.
Paper
Bristol Board聽is a smooth-surfaced paper that’s heavier than regular drawing paper. It’s a popular choice for pen-and-ink drawings.
Another popular choice for ink drawings, and the paper used for this class, is聽hot-press watercolor paper. Hot press refers to the method used to make this special kind of paper. This paper’s surface has been ironed smooth, and is very versatile, allowing artists to make fine details in ink as well as combine other media such as watercolors or colored pencils.
I’m super partial to cold-press, gotta love that extra texture it gives to an end result!
Thank you for the tip in concerns to the type of paper but is there an alternative paper that can be used?
Tyshawn I’m not sure what you’re asking here. You have 3 options already: Bristol, Hot Press or Cold Press.
I think the hot press and the Bristol one is nice because I really like seeing all the small/fine details and its hard to do that on a cold press paper
From touching these papers,I can tell the different from Bristol board and two types of watercolor paper. But I didn’t see the differences from hot and cold watercolor papers. Is there a big difference between these two?
These tips are super helpful since this is my first time using ink. I look forward to using it on cold press paper since I love texture.