As promised, here's the second round of Inktober art!
Day Eight: Star
Today's picture is a stranded starfish trying to make its way home. As with the previous one, this was drawn in pen while my sister and I were driving to a family reunion.
It was inspired partly by the ongoing analogy in My Fugitive, whose protagonist based her mindset and values heavily on the story of a man who, upon finding thousands of starfish stranded on the beach, started throwing them into the sea.
Another man saw him doing this and commented, "You know, it doesn't matter how many you throw; you'll never be able to save them all."
The first man smiled at him, picked up another starfish, and tossed it into the ocean. "It mattered to that one."
It was inspired partly by the ongoing analogy in My Fugitive, whose protagonist based her mindset and values heavily on the story of a man who, upon finding thousands of starfish stranded on the beach, started throwing them into the sea.
Another man saw him doing this and commented, "You know, it doesn't matter how many you throw; you'll never be able to save them all."
The first man smiled at him, picked up another starfish, and tossed it into the ocean. "It mattered to that one."
Day Nine: Precious
Today's Inktober theme was "Precious", and what's more precious than a baby Asriel holding a plushie of one of his parents' oldest friends?
I decided to do this drawing in marker, with a pencil sketch beneath. In retrospect, I should also have put a piece of cardboard beneath, haha; there was so much ink on the table. >_<
I need to practice clothing folds more; these ones look all wrong to me. It is now my artistic duty to stare intently at wrinkled clothes! But hey, at least I know where I need to improve.
I decided to do this drawing in marker, with a pencil sketch beneath. In retrospect, I should also have put a piece of cardboard beneath, haha; there was so much ink on the table. >_<
I need to practice clothing folds more; these ones look all wrong to me. It is now my artistic duty to stare intently at wrinkled clothes! But hey, at least I know where I need to improve.
Day 10: Flowing
Today's Inktober drawing was inspired by the Willow Maid in this gorgeous song, and is brought to you by the HUGE FREAKING KUDOS I give to people who can draw in marker and not end up with a bunch of unwanted lines and colors overlapping in the wrong places.
Sadly, I didn't have time to add a background before I had to run out the door - the whole thing was kind of a rush job - but when/if the mood strikes me, I might make a better version of this, probably digitally.
Sadly, I didn't have time to add a background before I had to run out the door - the whole thing was kind of a rush job - but when/if the mood strikes me, I might make a better version of this, probably digitally.
I skipped day 11 to finish a page of Just Cause, but I plan to draw the concept I had for this day's image when I have more time.
Day 12: Whale
Given that today's Inktober prompt is "whale", it seemed irresistibly appropriate to use a technique I learned from the member of a whale watch crew.
Day 13: Guarded
I was planning to draw something dramatic, complex and touching for today's Inktober theme, but then I got let down twice in just a few hours, so here's this silly piece of TMI-ish vent art instead.
I'll draw my other idea another day, when I have time to do it justice instead of having to rush out the door like I did after drawing this.
I'll draw my other idea another day, when I have time to do it justice instead of having to rush out the door like I did after drawing this.
Day 14: Clock
The clock keeps turning backward, and Sans just wants it to stop. But the power to stop it will always be in someone else's hands.
Day 15: Weak
Today's Inktober is a quickly-drawn ode to my weak time management, the lack of an "undo" button on markers, the fact that I have a steadier hand while drawing digitally than traditionally, and my apparent capacity to forget the presence of collarbones and thus put the neck tendons in the wrong place when I'm distracted by my minor cheekbone disaster. :P
On the upside, drawing traditionally DOES force me to tone down on the nitpicking, adapt to my mistakes instead of simply undoing them (the striped shirt hides the fact that one shoulder's line was in the wrong place), and finish the picture in a more reasonable amount of time than I would if I had an undo button to enable the perfectionism I'm working to overcome.
It also gives me this chance to internally chuckle at the fact that the panel with the difficult perspective turned out better than the one in an easy pose, haha. Granted, I did the latter without a sketch, because I was deliberately trying to get this one done quickly so I'd have time to work on Just Cause.
On the upside, drawing traditionally DOES force me to tone down on the nitpicking, adapt to my mistakes instead of simply undoing them (the striped shirt hides the fact that one shoulder's line was in the wrong place), and finish the picture in a more reasonable amount of time than I would if I had an undo button to enable the perfectionism I'm working to overcome.
It also gives me this chance to internally chuckle at the fact that the panel with the difficult perspective turned out better than the one in an easy pose, haha. Granted, I did the latter without a sketch, because I was deliberately trying to get this one done quickly so I'd have time to work on Just Cause.
There are more Inktober entries coming, so stay tuned!
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In the meantime, if you want to be the first to see my completed art, and to get exclusive access to works in progress, please consider supporting me on Patreon.
If you want me to draw something specific for you, visit this page to get the pricing and details for my commissions.
And if you want to get my art on your pillows, mugs, blankets, clothing and more, go here to see my physical merch.
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