Li-ink tsa joala li omisa ka potlako, li thibela metsi, li na le mebala e mengata, li-inks tse nang le joala tse ntle haholo ho sebelisoa libakeng tse sa tšoaneng.Tsena ke mebala e thehiloeng ho dae (ho fapana le e thehiloeng ho pigment) e phallang le e hlakileng.Ka lebaka la mofuta ona, basebelisi ba khona ho theha litlamorao tse ikhethang le tse fapaneng tse ke keng tsa finyelloa ka lihlahisoa tse thehiloeng metsing joalo ka pente ea acrylic.Hang ha e sebelisoa holim'a 'me e omisitsoe, li-inks tsa joala li ka tsosolosoa ka joala' me li ka tsamaisoa hape (joaloka li-watercolors li ka tsosolosoa hape ka ho eketsa metsi).