Inktober 2012 – Day 10
Gruffalo ink wash – take 3. I thought this was a good summary scene of all the animals in the story. I’m a sucker for putting a series of pictures / photos together that tell a quick synopsis of events. That, and I love the fox in this scene. That guy is hilarious! Higgins Black […]
Inktober 2012 – Day 9
My second attempt at ink wash ala Gruffalo. I love this scene with the swirly logs and tension between snake and mouse. I actually took pictures of my television while playing the movie to get reference shots for this series. Yep, that’s how I roll. Higgins Black Magic ink wash & Faber-Castell 4 PITT artist […]
Inktober 2012 – Day 8
I’ve been watching The Gruffalo with the kids again. I love the style of this short little storybook movie. I thought it was the perfect series to attempt a new technique for me – ink wash. I watched a YouTube instructional video, what could go wrong? I love the opportunities in these next four drawings […]
Inktober 2012 – Day 7
These bug vehicles have been fun. Had to round the set out with a pill-bug / armoured personnel carrier. Goes to show you can indeed spend way too much time scouring the never ending collection that is Google images. Faber-Castell 4 PITT artist pen
Inktober 2012 – Day 6
I originally was going for a stag beetle / tank but it didn’t lend itself well to a profile angle. Therefore, the giant rhinoceros beetle / snow mobile is the bug / vehicle of choice for today. Faber-Castell 4 PITT artist pen
Inktober 2012 – Day 5
I wanted to do a set of robot bugs on a page of my Moleskine to balance out my milli-pillar from yesterday. After doing some planning, I decided to go with more of a bug transport vehicle theme. Say hello to the cicada-copter… or heli-cada. Yeah, it’s already come to this. Faber-Castell 4 PITT artist […]
Inktober 2012 – Day 4
And round and round he goes. Tedious though it was, I am pretty happy with this little guy. I’m not exactly sure what I was going for, but there it is. Maybe I’ll start making him some friends in the next few days – SPOILER ALERT! Faber-Castell 4 PITT artist pen
Inktober 2012 – Day 3
Last night my daughter woke me up at 5:30 with a bad dream. She is always so sweet when she comes tiptoeing into our room that I thought it would make a perfect addition to Inktober. Instead of going back to sleep I got started on today’s drawing. Maybe I’m a little too excited about […]
Inktober 2012 – Day 2
I love drawing robots. I especially love drawing robots in human-esc scenes where they have no reason be. Seriously, what is going on in this scene? I mean, it’s a robot for crying out loud! I’ll let you be the judge. Gel ink pen from Office Depot
Inktober 2012 – Day 1
Every year I wait for and watch the annual event Inktober created by one of my favorite illustrators Jake Parker. This event is “a month long appreciation of the art of drawing in ink and the practitioners that embrace that art“. In other words, artists around the world draw something in ink every day in […]