Tutorial: Introduction to the Ruling Pen

Outlining the border design with a ruling pen. ✨ Here’s how I use a ruling pen to draw several border lines of various thicknesses. These lines are added once the border design is complete to give the artwork a final, finished look. It’s amazing how much of a difference these lines can make! ✨ Here are the materials I used: • Ruling pen (I bought mine in Istanbul, but they’re available on Amazon or eBay) • @schmincke_official gouache paint • Arches hot-pressed paper, 300gsm #islamicart #tezhip #

Best TOOLS for MASKING Fluid ~ Ruling Pen There are masses of tools for applying masking fluid, a ruling pen is just one of them. It is a versatile piece of equipment, so a very useful addition to your watercolour kit. It can produce various different thickness lines, can be easily cleaned and is comfortable to hold too. Here's how you use one to draw with. If this interests you, here's the YouTube link for the full ten-minute version. https://bit.ly/3UVosoM What do you use for applying masking