Live drawing #5
© 2026 Glhm
Nib, china ink and watercolour, 20 minutes. I need to find a way so that wet ink does not blend with the watercolour. Often, I don't have time to let it dry !
Bannanamobile
lovely colours. You could maybe use the ink bleeding to your advantage - avoid touching the outline in areas of highlight so it has a nice strong highlight of white, then in shade let the watercolour touch the ink lines and bleed a little for some nice organic shadows.






You could also take a break after drawing for a few minutes to allow the ink to dry - pausing your time - and then come back to apply the watercolour after. Though if you want to do the whole thing in one sitting, you could start by painting over the parts inked first as those will be the parts least likely to bleed.