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Inktober 2019 Days 21-25

I’m doing Inktober again in my small sketchbook Canson art book universal (14×21 cm / 4×6 in), in which I used half pages every day.

Day 21: “Treasure”

Lots of black and grey for this drawing of a pirate diving to fetch a treasure. He's bare chest, wears short trousers and a red belt. The treasure is an open treasure chest. Not far is the broken front of a ship with prow figure. The pens I used are visible next to the open artbook.

Another piece I absolutely loved doing! Underwater scene showing a pirate diving and reaching out toward a wooden box full of gold on the ocean bed, a sunken ship in the background, the hull of his rowing boat underneath the surface, and light beams. I used a grey ink brush pen from Kuretake and black ink Pentel Brushpen, and a Slim Frixion pen in red for his belt.

Day 22: “Ghost”

Black and grey ink drawing of a sad woman sitting in front of a mirror and looking down. In the reflection only there is a man standing behind her and looking at her, his comforting hands on her shoulders.

Another favourite! I drew a sad woman in front of a mirror and the ghost of her husband appears behind her in her reflection, standing right behind her, his hands on her shoulders, looking at her lovingly. I used a grey ink brush pen from Kuretake and outlined with a 0.05 mm black Uni Pin pen.

Day 23: “Ancient”

Black and grey drawing of an Egyptian marble statue against a black backdrop.

This is Antinous as Osiris. When he drowned in the Nile at the age of 20, he was raised to the status of God by emperor Hadrian, his lover. I used a grey ink brush pen from Kuretake, black ink Pentel Brushpen to fill the background, and a 0.05 mm black Uni pin pen for the outline.

Day 24: “Dizzy”

Highly contrasted black and grey drawing of a man progressing along a cliff, on narrow wooden planks and holding a chain. There are trees behind him and other mountains in the background.

So far, I have been really happy with this series and I loved doing this piece too. It’s a man progressing along a cliff, on narrow wooden planks and holding a chain. I used a grey ink brush pen from Kuretake and black ink Pentel Brushpen, both of which I blended in places, and outlined using a black 0.05 mm Uni Pin pen.

Day 25: “Tasty”

Very simple drawing in sepia ink of a tea pot, a bowl and spoon, dim sum and chopsticks, a plate of gyoza and a small cup.

I very much dislike the abstract prompts! What a horrendous piece: a meal of dim sum, gyoza, soup and tea. I used a sepia line maker.

Inktober 2019 Days 11-15

Day 11: “Snow”

Black ink drawing of a winter scene: grass, fence, house, trees.

I experimented for the first time with negative space. I liked it! I used a black 0.05 mm Uni Pin pen.

Day 12: “Dragon”

Lots of ink in black and grey around a traditional looking Chinese dragon

What can I say? I love to draw dragons! Other than the grey ink that bled into the paper without blending with the previous layer, and the strange green hue where the grey ink of my Kuretake brush pen and the black ink of my Pentel Brushpen met, I really like how it turned out.

Day 13: “Ash’

Black and grey drawing of bodies and rubble. A man at the back props himself up on his arms.

I really enjoyed doing this one! I chose to depict a scene from Pompei in AD 79 after volcano ash trapped the bodies of people trying to escape their horrific death. I used a grey ink brush pen and a water brush in places to get blended lighter tones, then outlined using a black 0.05 mm Uni Pin pen.

Day 14: “Overgrown”

Black and red ballpoint pen drawing of overgrown vegetation covering abandoned vehicles and the San Francisco golden gate bridge.

Black 0.05 mm Uni Pin pen and Slim frixion pen in red for this messy attempt at rendering how the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco would look like a bit after the apocalypse.

Day 15: “Legend”

Black and grey ink drawing of hands on the handle of a Japanese sword. I wrote a quote by Miyamoto Musashi from the Earth book in 1644: 'The way of the warrior is the brave acceptance of death.' The open artbook is resting on top of the book on Miyamoto Mushashi: the book of the five rings.

“The way of the warrior is the brave acceptance of death.” — Miyamoto Musashi, The Earth Book, 1644. I draw the detail of a samurai, showing two swords. Musashi was famous for the way of the two swords. I used a grey ink brush pen from Kuretake, a black ink Pentel Brushpen.

Inktober 2019 Days 1-5

I’m doing Inktober again in my small sketchbook Canson art book universal (14×21 cm / 4×6 in), in which I used half pages every day (except the first day).

Day 1: “Ring”

Grey and white ink drawing of the silhouette of a boxer in a ring. The open artbook is on a wooden table next to a red 'frixion' red ballpoint pen, a white ink brushphen, a bottle of black ink and two brushes resting on black water in a plastic cup.

Black ink applied with brushes and more or less water, white ink.

Day 2: “Mindless”

Black ink drawing with thin parallel lines representing the Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Hokusai

I don’t do too well with abstract concepts. And it had been a while since I had riffed the Hokusai” great wave off Kanagawa.

Day 3: “Bait”

Black and grey ink drawing of the earth as bait attached to a fishing bob floating in the water.

Planet Earth used a fishing bait. I used a grey ink brush pen from Kuretake. Apparently it liked the paper of my art book very much. So much that it seeped through!

Day 4: “Freeze”

The character Freeze wearing goggles and a glass helmet around his head is throwing a ball. The ball and his hand are bigger because of perspective. I used purple ink for the outline and the background, which I applied with a flat brush in a way that the texture of the brush is visible. I applied some white ink to correct mistakes. The ink bottle, brush and white ink brushpen are on the wooden table next to the open artbook.

There’s a Comics character called Freeze. Done with the purple ink and brush I received in a recent sketchbox.

Day 5: “Build”

Black and grey drawing of geometric shapes and volumes forming some building.

Abstract prompt again, but an opportunity to stray not too far from the concept and try some architecture. I used the light grey ink BrushWriter from Kuretake for the lighter tones, and a felt tip marker for the darker areas.