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#Inktober2023 week 2

inktober2023 prompt list

It’s the 8th year in a row I’m participating in Inktober. The rules are simple: A different prompt every day. Use ink. Enjoy. Learn new techniques, or not.

Some choose to not use the prompt list, or create their own, or follow a different list. I prefer to stick to those proposed by Inktober creator Jake Parker, because I find it easier, even though some prompts are less inspiring than others!

Day 8: “toad”

Night scene of a toad emerging next to carnations and a black ball

This is after a photo I took. The medium-sized toad is one of the two that I am aware live in my garden. I used a light grey Kuretake BrushWriter, a Sakura micron 003 black pen and Pentel black ink Brushpen.

Day 9: “bounce”

Black and grey ink drawing of a girl bouncing a basketball

Young girl playing basketball. I used only the Sakura Micron 003 black fineliner and the Kuretake light grey BrushWriter.

Day 10: “fortune”

Black and grey ink drawing of a cup of team and fortune cookie split in two. The fortune reads: you will make a name for yourself in the field of entertainment.

This is after a photo I took in a restaurant in California. The fortune promises that I’ll make a name for myself in the field of entertainment. It hasn’t come true but I haven’t tried very hard. I used the black micron 003 fineliner for the text, and for the rest the Kuretake BrushWriter in light grey ink, and the black Pentel Brushpen.

Day 11: “wander”

Black and grey drawing of a person with long hair and a coat, seen from behind, standing in a snowy forest, looking at the foggy nothing at the end of the path.

Gloomy forest scene where a young woman stands on a path, looking at a lighter hazy spot on the horizon. Again I used the micron 003 black fineliner, Kuretake light grey BrushWriter, and black Pentel Brushpen.

Day 12: “spicy”

Black and grey ink drawing of a handful of peppers on a wooden table

Hot peppers on a wooden table. I used once more the same light grey Kuretake BrushWriter, a Sakura micron 003 black pen and Pentel black ink Brushpen. For the highlights I used a white acrylic paint marker.

Day 13: “rise”

Black ink drawing of a character dressed in black flying upwards as geometric elements in the background suggest explosions.

Tribute to Moebius. I used the Sakura Micron 003 black fineliner and black ink Pentel Brushpen.

Day 14: “castle”

Grey ink drawing of a castle on a small island and its reflection in a lake on a grey cloudy day

Eilean Donan Castle in the Scottish Highlands. My favourite castle on earth. I discovered it when I lived in Scotland as a student. I used the Sakura Micron 003 black fineliner, Kuretake light grey BrushWriter, and black Pentel Brushpen. Ah and a water brush as well, to get lighter and more diffuse light grey.

(See the posts for week 1, week 3, week 4-5)

#Inktober2023 week 1

inktober2023 prompt list

It’s the 8th year in a row I’m participating in Inktober. The rules are simple: A different prompt every day. Use ink. Enjoy. Learn new techniques, or not.

Some choose to not use the prompt list, or create their own, or follow a different list. I prefer to stick to those proposed by Inktober creator Jake Parker, because I find it easier, even though some prompts are less inspiring than others!

Day 1: “dream”

Black ink drawing of a dream catcher against a grey background

A dream catcher. I used my beloved light grey Kuretake BrushWriter because if I’m fast enough to beat the air or warmth and the ink is still wet enough, there are very few layer marks. The grey is also beautiful. I also used a micron 003 black pen and Pentel black ink Brushpen for the fine feathers.

Day 2: “spider(s)”

Black and grey ink drawing of the “Maman” sculpture by Louise Bourgeois which is a giant metallic spider. Someone is standing up under it and someone else is crouching to take a picture.

This is after a photo I took in Bilbao: the “Maman” sculpture by Louise Bourgeois, near the Guggenheim museum. Micron 003, light grey BrushWriter, black Pentel Brushpen.

Day 3: “path”

Black and grey ink drawing of a character seen from behind, wearing a helmet and carrying a long staff whose top is shining. The man climbs up a ridge from which a cluster of tall crystals are visible. The sky is clear, dark and starry.

Moebius-inspired drawing. I used the black micron 003 fineliner, and three Kuretake BrushWriters: light grey, white and grey. The latter turned out to be too blue-indigo for a grey. The way the ink behaves is also different between the light grey and the grey, so I will not mix them anymore.

Day 4: “dodge”

Black ink drawing of a sports car

The prompt didn’t inspire my very much. I love the look of the Dodge Viper, though. Again I used the micron 003 black fineliner, Kuretake light grey & grey BrushWriters, as well as a staedtler black 0.3-2.0 mm pen for thin to thicker lines.

Day 5: “map”

Black outline of Antarctica and a compass all showing the north

This is after a funny meme from “Terrible Maps”: a map of Antarctica showing “south” near the middle and “north” everywhere else. The compass too shows the north everywhere. I used a black Kuretake fudegocochi pen, which sometimes drips black drops (but didn’t this time) because I can achieve some thicker lines depending on how I tilt the pen.

Day 6: “golden”

Black ink drawing of a Japanese woman in traditional outfit and hair style. A large golden circle is around her head.

Based on a doodle I made a fee years ago to test a black brushpen (but less well done, *sigh*) I used a Pentel black ink Brushpen, and gold paint from Pebeo moon fantasy, which creates some hammered effect (except the paint wasn’t thin enough and the effect isn’t obvious).

Day 7: “drip”

Black and golden ink simple outline of a drip and golden drop

The drawing I spent the least time on (maybe ever): a stylized medical drip filled with golden content and a big golden drop at the end of the tube. I used the Staedtler 0.3-2.0 mm black pen, and a gold metallic felt tip pen from Stabilo.

(See the posts for week 2, week 3, week 4-5)

Art: inktober2022

I drew again in my small sketchbook Canson art book universal (14×21 cm / 4×6 in), using individually or together a black Pentel brushpen, Kuretake fudegokochi black pen, Sakura Pigma Micron 003 black fine liner (very very fine), Kuretake light grey Brush Writer, and a white brush pen which doesn’t work too well anymore.

For the first time since I started doing the challenge every year in 2016, I have missed days because I didn’t like these prompts. In fact it’s the first time in those seven years that I found the list mostly terrible.

Yet I was able to draw three of them in tribute to Moebius, one to Ghibli, one to “Money Heist” (La casa de papel), and one to “Arcane, League of Legends”.

inktober 2022 prompt list
inktober 2022 prompt list
Grey ink drawing of a gargoyle seen from below
Day 1 – Gargoyle
Grey ink drawing of a running happy-looking rodent being chased by a bird of prey
Day 2 – Scurry
Black ink drawing of several silhouettes of the batman iconic shape in various sizes and positions
Day 3 – Bat
Black and gold ink drawing of a scallop shell
Day 4 – Scallop
Black and grey ink drawing of a dragon emerging from a flame
Day 5 – Flame
Black and grey ink drawing of two roses
Day 6 – Bouquet
Black and grey ink drawing of a long straight road in a deserted area with mountains on the horizon
Day 7 – Trip
Black and grey ink drawing of silhouettes of two men in a standoff from the point of view right behind the closest person. The furthest person is just a black silhouette.
Day 8 – Match
Black and grey ink drawing of the face of a woman whose hair holds a nest with a family of birds
Day 9 – Nest
Black and grey ink drawing of a simple crab
Day 10 – Crabby
Black and grey ink drawing of a statue of an American bald eagle with spread wings perched on a text box that reads 'never forget' on top of a Svastika with a sword and an ear of wheat
Day 11 – Eagle
Black ink drawing of a peace sign in a circle of flowers and which centers has the silhouette of a soldier in front of a grave topped with a soldier's helmet. The top of the drawing has in hand-lettering 'lest we forget'
Day 12 – Forget
Grey ink drawing of Totoro under an umbrella in the rain. The umbrella is illustrated by Totoro extending the umbrella over a child.
Day 13 – Kind
Black ink drawing of an empty chair in a museum room with artworks of various sizes on the wall, all representing artworks by Moebius
Day 14 – Empty
Grey ink drawing of several times the same very simple outline of armadillos. One of them in the center is black.
Day 15 – Armadillo
Black ink drawing of a creature standing up on two large chicken feet, a black head with large eyes at each side, with long arms, holding a baby version of itself
Day 16 – Fowl
Day 20 – Bluff
Black ink drawing of a yellow labrador hiding its face under a paw
Day 21 – Bad dog
Black ink drawing of a figure in overall wearing a Dali face mask and a hoodie
Day 22 – Heist
Black ink drawing of the silhouette of the Tinkerbell fairy with stars
Day 24 – Fairy
Black ink drawing of a hand reaching out for an apple
Day 25 – Tempting
Grey ink drawing of a naked young boy kneeling by water looking at his reflection
Day 26 – Ego
Black ink drawing of a lion lazily playing with a mouse under his front paw
Day 27 – Snack
Black ink drawing of a simple landscape with a fire, a tent, a line of pine trees and mountains in the background
Day 28 – Camping
Black ink drawing of a woman who looks a bit like Audrey Hepburn looking surprised
Day 29 – Uh-oh!
Black ink drawing of an anime female character with a long braid carrying a large firearm and looking like she's mid-flight
Day 30 – Gear

Art: inktober2021

I didn’t spend a lot of time on each drawing this year. I wasn’t exactly inspired either, so as a result there are only a handful which I really liked. But as usual, I enjoyed myself doing it!

All done on my small sketchbook Canson art book universal (format 14×21 cm), using a Pentel black brushpen, Kuretake fudegokochi black pen, Kuretake light grey Brush Writer in many cases, and in the cases of the last two, that same pen in Geranium Red.

Here’s a gallery of all of the drawings and the prompt list is at the bottom.

Black and grey ink drawing of a crystal and its shadow
Day 1 – Crystal
Black, blue and grey ink drawing of women in bathing suit posing at the beach
Day 2 – Suit
Black ink drawing of a diver next to a shipwrech
Day 3 – Vessel
Black ink drawing of the figure 4 filled with ornemental knots
Day 4 – Knot
Black ink drawing of the face of a woman partly covered by a raven
Day 5 – Raven
Black and grey drawing of a spirit standing on foliage
Day 6 – Spirit
Black and grey ink drawing of Zhang Ziyi in Memoirs of a Geisha dancing and holding a fan
Day 7 – Fan
Black and grey ink drawing of a boy sitting in front of a television
Day 8 – Watch
Black outline of Atlas carrying a large planet
Day 9 – Pressure
Black and grey ink drawing of a large cherry and its shadow and a hand about to grab it and the man it belongs to drawn in very simple outline
Day 10 – Pick
Black and grey ink drawing of lemons on a branch
Day 11 – Sour
Black ink drawing of a cat stuck between the two cushions of a sofa
Day 12 – Stuck
Black and grey ink drawing of a paper lantern attached to the beam under a series of tiled roofs decorated by dragons
Day 13 – Roof
Black and grey ink drawing of a series of watches
Day 14 – Tick
Black and grey ink drawing of the face of a soldier with closed eyes, wearing a helmet
Day 15 – Helmet
Black and grey ink drawing of a hand holding a compass which arrow points to 'NOPE!'. There is a nuclear explosion in the background.
Day 16 – Compass
Black and grey ink drawing of 5 metallic marbles dangling. One is separated from the other four.
Day 17 – Collide
Black and grey ink drawing of a fish-eye view at the sky, the moon and pine trees
Day 18 – Moon
Black and grey ink drawing showing an optical illusion of a building with stairs at the top where people go in an infinite loop
Day 19 – Loop
Black and grey ink drawing of a coconut sprouting and its shadow
Day 20 – Sprout
Black ink drawing of a fuzzy cat
Day 21 – Fuzzy
Black and grey ink drawing of an open rose
Day 22 – Open
Black and grey ink drawing of a hooded figure. There are series of zeros and ones in the background
Day 23 – Leak
Black ink drawing of five dinosaurs
Day 24 – Extinct
Black and grey ink drawing of a dalmatian dog
Day 25 – Splat
Black ink drawing of two hands nearly touching at the fingers
Day 26 – Connect
Black and grey ink drawing of a stick sparkling and the hand that holds it
Day 27 – Spark
Grey ink drawing of Snow White holding an apple
Day 28 – Crispy
Black and grey ink drawing of a female pirate wearing an eye-patch and carrying a parrot on her shoulder
Day 29 – Patch
Black, grey and red ink drawing of a dragon
Day 30 – Slither
Black and red ink drawing of the bottom of the face of a woman wearing lipstick, a shiny earring, and smoking. The rest of her face is hidden in the shadow of a hat
Day 31 – Risk
Inktober2021 prompt list
Inktober2021 prompt list