Another Shot of Inktober (So What if it's March?)

 

I hope that you have enjoyed my previous posts about Inktober (see links below, if you want to catch up), and, as promised, I am following up with another batch of prompts and what ideas they inspired in me to illustrate.

My last installment got us up to Day 9 of 2019, because I am on a very slow roll, indeed, but never fear: We can finish the whole year right now, because I did not finish the entire 31 days. I did get up to Day 14, although one of those is still in the works (yes, I said “still”. You never have to say never with art, my friends). That said, however, 14 days (okay, 13 and a half) is still a magnificent showing, compared to prior years, so: quite proud of self, really.

Day 10, “Pattern” (above; detail shown here) – I loved this prompt, because it let me indulge my doodly side, and what I like doodling is vines, among other things. A fine black Sharpie, a green highlighter pen, and a medium-point red Sharpie were all I needed to create this rambling beauty.

Day 11, “Snow” - This pic was a fairly quickly-composed pencil sketch that languished in the sketchbook for quite a while before getting inked about a year later, during Inktober 2020. I'm not crazy about how certain areas came out, but this is all just fun, so, even lame results are still results.

Day 12, “Dragon”, is currently unfinished, but it's definitely not unstarted. I did a pencil sketch, which I started inking recently. Maybe I'll get it done before Inktober starts this year, maybe I won't, but I'll endeavor to bring it to you at some point; just try to keep up with the blistering pace of my blog posts so you don't miss it. Anyway, here's a WIP (work in progress) shot as a teaser:

Day 13, “Ash” - For this one, I didn't want to bother with a pencil sketch, just worked alla prima (that's art lingo for just throwing down, no sketch, underpainting, or other preparation). As you can see, I worked quick and loose to keep that fresh, sketchy feel.

We are now go for Inktober 2020. Maybe I'll even get to it before Inktober 2021 starts!  

Previous posts about Inktober:

https://allsortsartbyali.blogspot.com/2019/12/a-little-backstory-on-inktober.html

https://allsortsartbyali.blogspot.com/2020/10/inktober-2020-is-under-way.html

https://allsortsartbyali.blogspot.com/2020/11/more-fun-with-inktober.html

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