Pen and ink refers to a technique of drawing or writing, in which colored (this includes black) ink is applied to paper using a pen or other stylus. It may be used as a medium for sketches, or for finished works of art. Pen and ink also lends itself to fine writing and calligraphy.

Pens

Page out of a travel sketchbook, ball point pen

Page out of a travel sketchbook, fountain pen, water soluble ink wash

Example of completed illustration using only pen

External links

• Forty Centuries of Ink - a Project Gutenberg free e-book.