Saturated Watercolor Inks
Zoom Class
Saturday, January 17, 2026
11:00am - 1:00pm
What We'll Do
In this 2-hour Zoom workshop, we’ll get clear on what saturated inks are, then learn them by doing.
We’ll run a simple test lab so you can see how your inks behave on your paper: dilution range, flow, blooms, layering, re-wet/lift, and how they work with line. Then we’ll use what you learned in a few short, timed sketches with ink. Share results if you want feedback.
Saturated inks have a specific kind of punch. They’re fast, intense, and a little wild in the best way. Once you feel how quickly they deliver bold color, you’ll understand why they pair so well with continuous line work.
A replay is included with registration so you can revisit the test lab and keep practicing without pressure.
This class is welcoming to beginners and satisfying for experienced artists. I’ll demonstrate, keep the pace moving, and help you build a simple, repeatable approach you can use anytime you want high-impact color fast.
You don’t need INDART to take this class. Any liquid watercolor ink is welcome.
We’ll run a simple test lab so you can see how your inks behave on your paper: dilution range, flow, blooms, layering, re-wet/lift, and how they work with line. Then we’ll use what you learned in a few short, timed sketches with ink. Share results if you want feedback.
Saturated inks have a specific kind of punch. They’re fast, intense, and a little wild in the best way. Once you feel how quickly they deliver bold color, you’ll understand why they pair so well with continuous line work.
A replay is included with registration so you can revisit the test lab and keep practicing without pressure.
This class is welcoming to beginners and satisfying for experienced artists. I’ll demonstrate, keep the pace moving, and help you build a simple, repeatable approach you can use anytime you want high-impact color fast.
You don’t need INDART to take this class. Any liquid watercolor ink is welcome.
Workshop Details:
Saturday, January 17, 2026
11:00am - 1:00pm CST Central Time in Zoom
$75 USD
Replay Included
12:00pm NYC // Atlanta // Montreal
11:00am Chicago //Mexico City // San Miguel de Allende
10:00am Denver // Calgary
9:00am California // Vancouver
Art Supplies for the Workshop
Saturated Inks Supplies
Bring what you have. Liquid watercolor inks behave differently by brand, but the test lab will teach you your own materials fast.
Note: You do not need every item on this list. The real core is inks, paper, two brushes, water, and something to draw with.
Bring what you have. Liquid watercolor inks behave differently by brand, but the test lab will teach you your own materials fast.
- Japanese carbon ink
- Liquid Watercolors: At least 4 bottles of Inks:
Choose one dark (indigo/sepia/Payne’s gray),
one warm (red/orange), one cool (blue/green), and
one wildcard (turquoise/pink/violet). If you have an assortment, have them handy. - White Gouache or Bleed-Proof White (optional)
- Paper: At least 8 sheets of paper; I will use 4 sheets Arches (100% cotton watercolor paper, 140 lb / 300 gsm, cold press 9" x 12") and 4 sheets Canson XL 140LB watercolor paper, 140 lb / 300 gsm, cold press 9" x 12"
- If you have another paper, have it handy in case you want to experiment
- Paint Palette: At least two and perhaps three ceramic plates. Because of the powerful pigments in our saturated inks, it's important to have space to dilute and mix your inks.
- Brushes: Have a variety of large brushes and small brushes, including a dagger brush. Tattered older brushes are also welcome.
- Pentel Brush Pen with Japanese Carbon Ink
- Sailor Fude Fountain Pen with Japanese Carbon Ink
- If you have a favorite pen you like to use, have it/them handy as we experiment with (including twigs)
- Texture tools: Salt, old credit card cut in half or scraper, white crayon or wax resist, white gel pen
- Support Tools: THREE water containers (or easy access to sink, spray bottle, paper towels, blow dryer
Note: You do not need every item on this list. The real core is inks, paper, two brushes, water, and something to draw with.
Examples of Saturated Watercolor Ink 15-Minute Paintings
Who Should Take this Class
- This workshop is for you if you want to add bold, liquid color to your current drawing or painting practice without feeling lost.
- It’s a fit if you’re curious about starting a simple creative habit, even if you’ve been inconsistent lately.
- It’s also for you if you love color, or if you’ve been avoiding it and you’re ready to stop treating it like a scary cliff.
- And it’s for anyone who believes the work gets better through practice, not perfection.
Who is Meagan Burns
Meagan Burns is an artist and workshop creator originally from Chicago, now based in Mexico City. She leads online and in-person drawing experiences rooted in Continuous Line Storytelling, helping people move past drawing fear and make bolder work through simple, repeatable practice.
She’s been part of the urban sketching world since 2016 and has hosted sketch workshops throughout North America and Europe, including Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, Paris, Mexico City, and San Francisco.
Meagan’s background is marketing and design, and she’s built her current practice around one idea: confidence comes from doing the work. Through her classes, demos, and live sessions, she guides artists of all levels toward stronger line confidence, better composition instincts, and more personal creative expression, a higher vision through a drawing practice.
Art Leap Adventures is the travel-workshop arm of her business, founded in 2017. After moving heavily into Zoom during the pandemic, she continues to teach live online while also producing on-location sketch workshops in Mexico and beyond.
Disclosure: I’m a brand ambassador for ROEL Commercialization, the distributor of INDART inks. I’m using INDART in class because I genuinely love them, but you’re welcome to use any liquid watercolor ink brand.
She’s been part of the urban sketching world since 2016 and has hosted sketch workshops throughout North America and Europe, including Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, Paris, Mexico City, and San Francisco.
Meagan’s background is marketing and design, and she’s built her current practice around one idea: confidence comes from doing the work. Through her classes, demos, and live sessions, she guides artists of all levels toward stronger line confidence, better composition instincts, and more personal creative expression, a higher vision through a drawing practice.
Art Leap Adventures is the travel-workshop arm of her business, founded in 2017. After moving heavily into Zoom during the pandemic, she continues to teach live online while also producing on-location sketch workshops in Mexico and beyond.
Disclosure: I’m a brand ambassador for ROEL Commercialization, the distributor of INDART inks. I’m using INDART in class because I genuinely love them, but you’re welcome to use any liquid watercolor ink brand.
Testimonials
Meagan's Continuous Line Drawings
Watch Meagan Continuous Line Guanajuato, Mexico
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