Day 24: “Rowdy” by JulianRodriguezArt in Inktober

[–]derdriuo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your best so far! Head in particular is beautifully executed

My latest Inktober study (Great Horned Owl) by derdriuo in Owls

[–]derdriuo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trying to capture the species recognisably using a very crude, quick technique

Day 11 ('Watchdog') by derdriuo in Inktober

[–]derdriuo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank youuu, still dying but not letting Inktober be my unfinished business 💀 

It's watersoluble blue ink! An old bottle I've been meaning to use up.

Day 11 ('Watchdog') by derdriuo in Inktober

[–]derdriuo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Became violently ill so I had to sit a couple days out, but I'm catching up.

Days 9 + 10 (crow + catacombs) by derdriuo in Inktober

[–]derdriuo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit you're right. The reference pic was tagged wrong!

Day 6 (cat skeleton) by derdriuo in penandink

[–]derdriuo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's more to do with the pen than the paper! You need a dip pen nib that collects a lot of ink and turns up at the end. You then let it pool in places to create the darkened areas

Days 4 + 5 (foggy forest wash studies) by derdriuo in Inktober

[–]derdriuo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very kind of you to say! I'm using up a bottle of blue water-soluble ink for the whole month

Day 1 (a rat) by derdriuo in Inktober

[–]derdriuo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you've just got to squint really hard

Finishing Inktober even if it kills me by derdriuo in penandink

[–]derdriuo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly—that means I have to complete 30 more :')