Whether you haven’t touched ink before or you want to up your ink game and learn more skills, this workshop is for you!

Artist Yulia Tsinko will review the basics of ink painting and instruct new techniques as they apply to painting portraits, with a special emphasis on facial proportions, shadow mapping, painting hair and capturing likeness and personality. You will go through a number of demonstrations and exercises to get acquainted with a range of techniques and tools, from traditional to expressive and experimental, and apply them to create your own mini-paintings. The workshop will balance precision with freedom of mark-making and whimsical touches. You will also focus on developing your ability to take creative risks.

If you want to paint a particular person, please bring a few reference photos with you to choose from. Otherwise, I will have a few reference photos to choose from. This workshop is for artists of all levels and no prior experience with ink is required. All supplies are included!