Step-by-step tutorial on painting lotus with ink and wash:

Step 1: First outline a large lotus leaf next to the lotus.

Step 2: Then draw a small lotus leaf under this lotus leaf.

Step 3: Then draw the stem of the lotus leaf and the weeds next to it under the lotus leaf.

Step 4: Then draw the two stems of the lotus on the left side.

Step 5: Then draw the lotus buds on the small stems and the blooming lotus on the larger stems.

Step 6: Then draw pink lotus petals on the lotus mountain.

Step 7: Finally, adjust the overall lotus to make the transition of the lotus more natural. Then our ink lotus painting is complete.