Line Drawing - Page Four

Gray Filled Line Drawing

I used Photoshop and a scan for this version of the hollyhocks.

I gave it a sepia tint with a filter, and I used the eraser tool to get rid of the background.

A light gray fill emphasizes how the lines "encapsulate" each shape, adds weight to the drawing, and makes the difference between positive and negative spaces clear.

Watercolor Filled Line Drawing

Depending on the type of tracing paper, you might need to transfer the line drawing to a thicker paper to add watercolor, but I added it right on the tracing.

I used a small brush so I could could keep the watercolor inside the lines, and added water to the colors until they were so transparent that the lines showed through.