The prompt for day 25 was ship and for day 26 squeak. I thought they worked well together as I thought of little critters escaping the ship. đ
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Yellow InkTober – Days 21-24
After using white ink on blue paper, I decided to try black on yellow for the next couple of sketches. It was especially fitting for the Day 21 prompt of “juicy,” and my lemon slices.
Day 22 – Trail. I found an inspiration photo on Instagram by photographer Codi Mathison.
Day 23 – Furious. I searched Instagram for #angrytoddler and found the funniest story about a little girl who ate the cheese between the Ritz cracker sandwiches, lined them up on the couch, and then was demanding more! đ¤Ł
Day 24. I drew a quick sketch of Rick from the Walking Dead, inspired by the season premiere.
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Flowers – Inktober Day 19-20
Day 20 – Roses. I decided to change things up and pulled out my white gel pen for these sketches. I should use it more. I like the look of it on a darker paper.
Day 19 – Zinnia. I started this with a watercolor background – working from a photo I found in the U.K. Country Living magazine. Then I added the ink details and a more color.
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Surfer Dad and Son
I really got into my InkTober sketch today. First I drew in pencil the father and son – from a photo I took last month.
Then I went over the pencil in ink and erased the pencil.
I added watercolor in the background.
Then I added the foam in the water using white gouache. I added some ink details to the water.
I added the shadows to the figures and then added the lighter areas. I’m really happy with it. I probably would never have tackled this photo especially in ink without the motivation of InkTober. I wish I knew who they were so I could send them a copy.
Inktober Day 18
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InkTober 13-17
Day 13 – I found a page of little watercolor beach scenes I did a while back and added ink to them.
Day 14 – This sketch is from the cover of National Geographic and has been on my coffee table for weeks. Faces are not my strong point, so doing a face in ink, where you can’t erase and adjust, was risky.
Day 15 – A simple leaf I found on my run.
Day 16 &Â Day 17 – Flipping through my sketchbook I found a few watercolor illustrations that I added ink to. That’s me in blue. đ
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InkTober days 9-12
After a few days spent in the car visiting colleges, this is what I came home and drew. The way there on Sunday was nice with lots of pretty fall foliage. The way home pouring rain. đŚ
I’m cheating a bit, using this extra painting with ink from last week. Forgive me but using it helps me catch up with my InkTober drawings. For any watercolor beginners out there, I share my steps in creating this easy painting in this post. It covers a few watercolor techniques.
For day 11 I followed the InkTober prompt “run.” This was my third attempt and for this one I started with pencil. When drawing figures I have to “work it out” and adjust the lines, so pencil comes in handy.
The day 12 prompt was “shatter.” This is what came to mind. đ I’m all caught up!
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InkTober days 5-8
It’s interesting to see what everyone chooses to draw for InkTober, how they interpret the same prompts (if they use the prompts), and even how we all struggle to draw every day.
On day 5 the prompt was “long.” Having grown up in Long Beach I knew immediately what I wanted to draw. I did a quick sketch of the boardwalk and thought, “Is this too sloppy to post?” Of course the point is to post the good with the bad. Funny enough, my husband commented, “Can I have that?”
On day 6 I drew early morning with my coffee – some sketches for a “farmers market” print pattern. I swore I would draw later and this wasn’t my InkTober sketch, but in the end I never got back to it.
I loved the day 7 prompt of “shy.” I had a picture in my mind of a little girl holding her mom’s leg. Her favorite stuffed animal held tightly. I found an image similar to my vision online to use as reference.
Day 8 – crooked. Not a particularly attractive drawing. But this was what came to mind!
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InkTober days 1-4
I was all excited for InkTober, and then I procrastinated the first day. Most of the InkTober prompts are verbs which I find hard. I used a prompt from doodlewash.com – leaves. Of course it was dark as I searched for leaves in the yard!
Day 2 I used a prompt from both InkTober – divided, and doodlewash – apples. But I wasn’t thrilled with my results. It’s kind of a “which comes first?” question. If I start in watercolor, I build up the layers and then add a little ink. If I start in ink, I use a lot of ink details and then add a little watercolor.
Day 3 I didn’t follow any prompts and drew a seagull.
Day 4 the new scarecrow on the porch was calling to me.
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