Illustration Sketchbook

Inktober 2024 #10: Nomadic

Martin · 71 days

An illustration of a nomadic bird. The bird is giving the viewer an inquisitive look. He is dressed in a brown cloak and sash, and has a backpack and bedroll strapped to his back. He is holding a staff in one hand, which has an oblong opening at the top, perfectly centered on the moon in the background. The bird is a reddish-pink, with yellow legs and beak. The moon is a pale yellow and is casting a bright blue glow on the edges of the bird. The background is a vast desert, colored blue in the light of the night. The sky is peppered with stars.

Today's Inktober prompt was "nomadic" and I had no idea what to draw for it. So I drew a bird in a cloak, with a staff. I guess he's a nomad? 😅

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, the Soft air brush for shading, and the Fat Nozzle, Splatter, and Flicks spray paint brushes for background texture.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Inktober 2024 #9: Sun

Martin · 72 days

An illustration of a cat napping in a laundry basket, in a large beam of sun cast from a nearby window. All elements of the scene that are lit by the rectangular area of light are a gold yellow, and the rest is a dark teal. The cat is a slightly lighter shade of gold than the rest of the sunbeam. The outlines of the items in the shadows are drawn in a light color, while everything in the sunbeam is done with a black that fades to orange in the center. The cat is sleeping and has a contented smile on its face. There is a sock hanging over the edge of the basket under the cat, and another stray sock on the floor below. The sunbeam has speckles of dust glinting in the light.

I went extremely hard into cozy territory with today's Inktober illustration. 😸

I've drawn one like this before, for a past project, but I can't remember which one and I did not reference it for this one. I visited my mom today and had some fun with her cats though, so I was feeling this when it came time to draw something.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Soft and Medium air brushes for shading.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Inktober 2024 #8: Hike

Martin · 73 days

An illustration of a woman hiking up a very steep trail. The trail is almost completely vertical, and the woman is standing on it perpendicular, almost as if it's horizontal ground. She has a light complexion, long brown hair tied back in a ponytail, a white top, green shorts, and red shoes. She is smiling, and her head is tipped back slightly, as she looks up toward the unpictured peak of the trail. She has a big gray hiking backpack on, and the straps, along with her ponytail, are hanging backward from gravity. She is using a gray hiking stick. At the bottom of the image, the tops of green pine trees poke up. The sky is a pale blue that fades to a lighter color near the bottom of the image.

Here's my eighth entry for Inktober, for the prompt "hike". That's a steep trail! 😎

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Soft air brush for shading.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Inktober 2024 #7: Passport

Martin · 74 days

An illustration of an alien passport. The passport is shaped like a U.S. passport book, and it open to the first page that shows the alien's photo, where he's from, and has his signature. The opposing page is covered in stamps from locations the alien has visited, all planets from the solar system: the moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. Each stamp has a unique date and other various icons and numbers. The alien is a pale green and has a third eye above his other two, and small webbed ears that point downward. He is smiling slightly. The passport is sitting on a pale green background that is paneled and has various crumbs and stains on it.

With this illustration, I've officially completed the first week of Inktober this year! It feels a little like it's been going on longer than that, but these have been busy days, so I think I'm just feeling that a bit.

Hopefully everyone has been enjoying these so far!

Anyway, this drawing is of an alien passport, featuring a three-eyed alien that is reminiscent of one that I made for a previous Inktober, five years ago in 2019. That was one of my favorite series, and so I thought it'd be cool to call back to it in some way.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Soft air brush for shading.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Inktober 2024 #6: Trek

Martin · 75 days

An illustration of a person walking in the distance, having traveled over a number of small hills/undulations, leaving a trail of footprints over each one in a series of arcs. The closest hill is a red-orange color, followed by orange, pale yellow, light turquoise, blue green, and finally a dark blue. The sky in the background is a lavender color. The rims of the hills and sky are speckled with texture. Some small stars dot the sky near the edges. The person is drawn in a very basic silhouette, almost as a stick figure.

I had a hard time coming up with a visual idea for this Inktober illustration but ended up taking a slightly different route from the previous drawings in the series. It's a little basic, but I still like how it turned out.

The colors are based on some of the tiles on the Azul (board game) box, which was sitting next to me on the table where I was drawing tonight.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Medium Nozzle spray paint brush for texture.

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Inktober 2024 #5: Binoculars

Martin · 76 days

An illustration of a man holding a comically large, highly technological pair of binoculars held up to his head/eyes. The man has a medium complexion and very thin hair, and is dressed as a scientist in a turtleneck and lab coat. He is smiling. The binoculars are in many cool shades of purple and blue, with bright green and yellow highlights here and there. The man is holding them up with a pair of handlebars that extend below with a wobbly-looking apparatus. The man's eyes are large and green in the lenses of the binoculars. The background is a warm orange fade to light yellow behind the man.

Continuing to work from the "official" prompt list for Inktober 2024, here is my fifth illustration for the prompt "binoculars".

I enjoyed drawing and doing the linework for this one, but I'm not sure if I like how it turned out. I wanted to tell more of a story with the background, but I also sort of liked how wholesome the man's expression is, and didn't want to sully it by making him spy on people or something. 😆

As usual, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Soft air brush for shading and background gradients.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Inktober 2024 #4: Exotic

Martin · 77 days

An illustration of two cartoon birds standing next to each other. The bird on the left is much larger and is colored in pink, blue, purple, and turquoise. It is smiling with its eyes closed and body angled upward in pride. The smaller bird on the right looks like a more "normal" bird, in gray and a dull orange. The small bird is turning its head toward the large bird and looking slightly annoyed. Two lines emanate from its head to emphasize this. The background is a yellow-gold color, with a brighter gradient centered on the large bird's head.

I was getting ready to settle into some video games and then go to sleep and then I realized I hadn't done today's Inktober illustration yet! 😵‍💫

So here's my drawing for today, for the prompt "exotic"!

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Soft airbrush for shading and background glow.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Inktober 2024 #3: Boots

Martin · 78 days

An illustration of a cartoon cat standing in boots, holding a sword, and wearing a hat reminiscent of the Three Musketeers. The cat is a gray-blue and has a squat, wide body. He has a big, toothy grin on his face. His eyes are green and bugging out slightly. He has a round, pink nose. The boots are way too big for him, and the stubby sword is pointed straight up. The hat has a wide, asymmetrical brim and a large pink feather attached. The background is orange, with a lighter, angled ellipse behind the cat.

Today's Inktober prompt was "Boots", so naturally I drew a cartoon cat wearing boots. I think I've channeled some of that Ren & Stimpy energy from a couple of weeks ago into this one too.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Soft airbrush for some gradient details.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Inktober 2024 #2: Discover

Martin · 79 days

An illustration of a man holding a sandwich with a bite taken out of it, and a large, twisty hair sticking out of the bite. White lines are emanating from the large hair in the sandwich, drawing attention to it. The man has a look of mild disgust on his face, and his mouth is open, with a wad of chewed food resting on top. The chewed food also has a piece of the hair sticking out of it. The man's eyes are bugged out and he is drawn in a fluid, stylized way. The man has a light, yellowish complexion, blue eyes, and thin red hair. He is wearing a green shirt. The sandwich has lettuce sticking out of the edges. The background is a blueish green with a dirty light streak angled diagonally down and to the left.

Here's today's Inktober drawing for the prompt "discover", featuring a man discovering a giant hair in his sandwich.

We've all had this happen before, haven't we? I had a time where I found a particularly long hair in my sandwich. It was a really good sandwich, and I was so sad to have to stop eating it. I never got a sandwich from that restaurant again, and just thinking about it still sort of bums me out.

Anyway, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Hartz brush for background texture.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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