Pen and Ink

India ink

A permanent black ink used for calligraphy and drawing.

rubbing alcohol

Chemical used to clean pen and ink.

stippling

Creating value by placing dots closer together or farther apart to change value and/or texture.

Albrecht Durer

Northern Renaissance artist who used great detail and repeated texture in his etching and drawings.

cross-hatching

Series of parallel lines crossed over each other and placed closer together or farther apart to create value and/or texture.

hatching

Series of parallel lines placed closer together or farther apart to create value and/or texture.

nib

The metal tip placed into the handle of a drawing pen.

texture

The tactile quality of a surface.

blotting

Touching the pen nib onto a paper to let the first drip of ink blob off the tip.