Free Pen & Ink Lesson: Drawing A Skull

free lessons ink Mar 16, 2022

Learn how to draw a human skull in pen and ink with this in-depth drawing tutorial. 

Materials List

Pen: I used Sakura Pigma Micron pens - a couple of small nibs and a brush pen (more like a felt pen for large areas of black). Any brand will do, such as Faber-Castell, who do a set of 6 pens that contains a brush pen.

Paper: Any white drawing/sketching paper Other: A pencil and eraser for the initial line drawing

Reference Photos

Reference Photo: Download

Phil's Final Drawing: Download

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