Creative flow

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

■ Create texture with Chinese ink and salt

■ Apply Chinese ink, wet in wet and wet on dry

■ How to draw your subject accurately

I always have great fun painting chickens and although I have chosen to paint a white chicken for this project (left), I will be using mainly black Chinese ink. I will also have fine salt on hand to create the fluffy feather effect.

To begin drawing the chicken and to ensure you are working with the correct proportions, simplify the shape first by drawing the outline of the subject in three, four or five straight lines (below left). This will help show you the negative spaces, which will in turn help you to view the angles of the curved lines, such as the back and neck and the shape between the legs.

Now draw a line from the eye