Untitled

About this work

This painting is a tangled mess of black lines on a light gray background. The marks look like scribbles or quick strokes, overlapping in some spots and leaving empty spaces in others. There’s no clear shape or figure—just a chaotic web of ink. The artist used ink wash, which means they diluted the ink to create different shades of gray. Some lines are thick and bold, while others fade into the paper. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with layers of lines.