inktober

Inktober: It’s up to you!

Inktober is here! Are you going to join in this year? I like working with ink, and there’s something fun in the challenge of not having an “undo” button or erasing mistakes. I’ve seen some beautiful inked pieces from other artists who made a mistake and then took some time to problem solve, and finishContinue reading “Inktober: It’s up to you!”

#Inktober

This is an #inktober sketch I did yesterday, and I love it because I just did it without worrying about the small stuff. It felt like it took 5 minutes, but I really didn’t time myself 🙂 It goes in my pile of “Things I want to continue working on” personal projects, which will probablyContinue reading “#Inktober”

Inktober Preparations

I know it’s not for another week and a half, but Inktober is coming! In case you are new and wondering what is Inktober, click this handy link to Jake Parker’s explanation. He’s the one who started this whole month of ink drawing! Last year was the first year I completed Inktober. I’ve attempted aContinue reading “Inktober Preparations”

#Inktober 2015 is complete!!

Inktober is over! I really enjoyed drawing with pens and markers this month. When you can’t hit ctrl z, you really have to think about where the lines are going. Even though you can’t delete your ink lines, I didn’t feel like I needed to erase as much because I was just focused on drawing.Continue reading “#Inktober 2015 is complete!!”

Inktober Day 22-27

Oh my goodness! Can you believe it’s Wednesday already? Can you believe it’s the 28th of October already? Time is flying by this month!! I keep thinking it’s Tuesday. This Sunday, I’ll share a final #Inktober post in a gallery format with all the drawings in one place along with final reflections about the experience,Continue reading “Inktober Day 22-27”

#Inktober Day 15-21

Here are all the #inktober drawings from this week: Day 15: I loved drawing this one! I have naturally straight/wavy hair, so I love drawing curly hair! This was a great opportunity to practice drawing a face in full profile too, something that often leads to my ripping the paper from vigorous erasing. Day 16:Continue reading “#Inktober Day 15-21”

Inktober Day 8-14

Another week of #inktober is gone, and again I’m just delighted with the daily drawing exercise. I feel like I’m getting a lot of experience points in drawing children. I’ve also had more parents send me pictures of their children saying “Would you sketch mine?” I don’t think there’s a nicer compliment. Here are theContinue reading “Inktober Day 8-14”

#Inktober Day 1-7

I am really having a ball drawing children this week! It’s been such a good exercise to study faces, proportions, and try to figure out markers and pens. Using a topic theme like “Children” and just drawing every day reminds me how much I enjoy drawing. Even the days when I don’t love the results,Continue reading “#Inktober Day 1-7”

October is “Inktober” Inktober is a fun time for a lot of artists because it’s an excuse to draw anything every day and share it! How it works is easy! You draw something with pen or ink, share it online with the hashtag #inktober. You can draw everyday, once a week, however often you wish!Continue reading “Inktober”