{"id":31911,"date":"2019-10-10T11:34:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T11:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/?page_id=31911"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:51:01","slug":"subjects-with-pen-and-ink-food","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/subjects-with-pen-and-ink-food","title":{"rendered":"Subjects with Pen and Ink &#8211; Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"coursetitlecontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetitle\">\n<h1><span>Subjects with Pen and Ink:<\/span> Food<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"insertbackground\">\n<div class=\"removep\">\n<div class=\"videoflexwrapper\">\n<div class=\"videotop\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/371211855\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/subjects-with-pen-and-ink-objects\" class=\"curriculum\"><strong>SERIES 1: OBJECTS<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/subjects-with-pen-and-ink-flowers\" class=\"curriculum\"><strong>SERIES 2: FLOWERS<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/subjects-with-pen-and-ink-food\" class=\"curriculum\"><strong>SERIES 3: FOOD<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 10: Sushi (12:59)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 11: Avocados (12:13)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 12: Cupcake (15:19)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 13: Hamburger (17:01)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 14: Ice Cream (13:14)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 15: Cherries (17:26)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 16: Croissant (12:40)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/subjects-with-pen-and-ink-animals\" class=\"curriculum\"><strong>SERIES 4: ANIMALS<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/subjects-with-ink-landscape\" class=\"curriculum\"><strong>SERIES 5: LANDSCAPE<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/subjects-with-pen-and-ink-people\" class=\"curriculum\"><strong>SERIES 6: PEOPLE<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-2\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-2\" class=\"label\">Description <i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\" style=\"margin-left:3px;\"><\/i><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Lesson Description<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe <em>Subjects with Pen and Ink: Food<\/em> lesson series is part of the Subjects with Pen and Ink course, designed to help artists master expressive and realistic ink drawing through a variety of delicious food subjects. Over multiple lessons, students learn how to use pen, ink, and ink wash to depict everyday edibles \u2014 from sushi and avocado to cupcakes, hamburgers, ice cream, cherries, and croissants. This series emphasizes line work, value, texture, and composition, teaching techniques that bring ordinary food items to life with depth and personality.\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pen-ink-food.jpg\" alt=\"Subjects with Pen and Ink - Food\"><\/div>\n<h2>Drawing Sushi and Avocado<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe first lessons focus on sushi and an avocado. With sushi, students learn how to suggest texture \u2014 such as rice grains, seaweed, and fish \u2014 using expressive line patterns. The avocado lesson emphasizes smooth gradients and subtle value shifts achieved through controlled hatching and cross-hatching. Both subjects build confidence in observing form and applying line work to suggest volume and surface quality.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Cupcake and Hamburger Illustration<\/h2>\n<p>\nNext, students tackle a cupcake and hamburger. The cupcake drawing emphasizes decorative detail, from frosting swirls to wrapper folds, using fine lines and thoughtful line weight variation. The hamburger lesson focuses on multiple surfaces \u2014 crisp lettuce, juicy patty, and soft bun \u2014 requiring careful value placement and contrast to make each element readable and dimensional. These lessons reinforce how different textures behave under pen and ink.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Ice Cream and Cherries with Ink Wash<\/h2>\n<p>\nIn the ice cream lesson, students learn to balance light and shadow with minimal line work, using hatching paired with subtle ink wash to suggest creamy form. The cherries drawing introduces ink wash more prominently, showing how diluted ink can create smooth tonal transitions and rich depth. The combination of line and wash helps unify the piece and convey reflective surfaces.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Croissant with Line Work and Ink Wash<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe series concludes with a croissant that combines detailed line work with ink wash. Students learn how to map the complex folds of pastry with contour lines and then use ink wash to enhance shadows and volume. This lesson highlights how line and wash can work together to elevate realism and texture.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Developing Pen and Ink Confidence<\/h2>\n<p>\nBy completing the \"Food\" lesson series, students gain practical experience in using pen, ink, and ink wash across a range of subjects and textures. The techniques learned \u2014 from expressive lines to tonal washes \u2014 build foundational skills for confidently drawing more complex subjects in pen and ink.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Specific Lessons<\/h2>\n<h3>Lesson 10 - Sushi<\/h3>\n<p>In lesson ten, we use nib (or dip) pens and cross hatching to create a drawing of sushi on smooth Bristol paper.<\/p>\n<h3>Lesson 11 - Avocados<\/h3>\n<p>In lesson eleven, we use nib (or dip) pens and cross hatching to create a drawing of avocados.<\/p>\n<h3>Lesson 12 - Cupcake<\/h3>\n<p>In lesson twelve, we use nib (or dip) pens and cross hatching to create a drawing of a cupcake.<\/p>\n<h3>Lesson 13 - Hamburger<\/h3>\n<p>In lesson thirteen, we use nib (or dip) pens and cross hatching to create a drawing of a hamburger.<\/p>\n<h3>Lesson 14 - Ice Cream<\/h3>\n<p>In lesson fourteen, we use technical drawing pens and scribbling to create a drawing of ice cream.<\/p>\n<h3>Lesson 15 - Cherries<\/h3>\n<p>In lesson fifteen, we use ink wash to create a drawing of cherries.<\/p>\n<h3>Lesson 16 - Croissant<\/h3>\n<p>In lesson sixteen, we use ink wash and hatching to create a drawing of a croissant.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-3\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-3\" class=\"label\">Materials <i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\" style=\"margin-left:2px;\"><\/i><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Lesson Materials<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical Drawing Pens<\/li>\n<li>Dip or Nib Pens<\/li>\n<li>Bottled Ink (Carbon Black)<\/li>\n<li>Smooth Bristol Paper<\/li>\n<li>Hot Press Watercolor Paper<\/li>\n<li>Nylon Brushes<\/li>\n<li>2H, H, or HB Graphite Pencil<\/li>\n<li>Kneaded Eraser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-4\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-4\" class=\"label\">Resources <i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\" style=\"margin-left:2px;\"><\/i><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Lesson Resources<\/h2>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>Download eBook<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>Reference Images<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>Finished Drawing<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebarbottom\">\n<div class=\"relatedcourse\">Your Instructor<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructor\">\n<div class=\"instructorimage\">\n<div class=\"instructorpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/images\/mattauthor.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Fussell - Instructor\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"instructorname\">Matt Fussell<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructordes\">\n<p>Founder of The Virtual Instructor, artist and teacher. 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