Martin Crownover

Today's Inktober prompt was "chains", so for my illustration, I drew a ubiquitous coffee chain. If you're driving and you miss one, just hit the next! ☕

That's three weeks down for Inktober, by the way - it's going by so fast this year!

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 shading and texture.

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

This is my drawing for today's Inktober. The prompt was "frost". This one took me about 2 hours to complete, and I spent all but about 5 minutes doing everything but the frost. I'm happy the effect looks okay and that the window didn't need a lot of work because I didn't really think about it much until the end. 😬

Not really sure how I feel about it overall. It turned out close to how I envisioned it, but I had sort of hoped to have it look a little more gray/mysterious. And I didn't have the guts to try to add falling snow to it. Oh well!

As always, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for shapes and linework, and the Medium Nozzle spray paint brush and Soft air brush for shading/texture.

Today's Inktober prompt is "plump", and while I was brainstorming what to do, I came across another drawing challenge that had "happy capybara" as the subject. It felt like a natural fit, so I went for it. Here's a happy capybara! 😄

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 shading/texture.

Here's my Inktober illustration for today's prompt, "saddle".

I struggled a bit with this one, because I just couldn't think of anything fun to do. Eventually I settled on drawing a dude on a mechanical horse, but I didn't have a plan beyond that. I like how things came together, and I am digging the way the textured Medium Nozzle spray paint brush can easily make things look mysteriously foggy.

Also, I was hesitant to put a rocket on the back of the horse, because I know it looks like a giant, gaping butthole in the sketch. But I stand by my decision. 😎

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for linework and blocking out shapes, and the Old Beach brush, Soft air brush, and Medium Nozzle spray paint brush for shading/effects.

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

Here's my take on today's Inktober prompt, "demon".

After yesterday's "angel" I wanted to do something less realistic and a little more fun. This little guy just wants to get up to some mischief! This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup and Inka brushes for linework, and the Medium Nozzle spray paint brush for shading/texture.

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

I decided to lean into Halloween for today's Inktober illustration, this one for the prompt "dagger". 🎃

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup, Inka, and (a modified version of the) Mercury brushes for linework and blocking out shapes, the Medium Nozzle spray paint brush and Soft airbrush for shading, and the Splatter and Flicks spray paint brushes for added texture.

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

Today's Inktober prompt was "castle" and, well, I didn't really feel like drawing a castle. My wife suggested doing something like a kid's pillow fort, and that gave me this idea: a kid sitting in his bedsheet fort, staying up late and reading a good book.

By the way, that's two weeks of Inktober done already - this project is flying by! 😎

As always, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for linework, and the Medium Nozzle spray paint brush and Soft airbrush for shading/texture.

I usually struggle with these action-word Inktober prompts, but for this one I had an idea right from the start. The prompt today is "rise", and so I drew some massive stone hands rising from the ground.

My iPad got weirdly warm while I was working on this one!

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for linework and blocking out shapes, the Medium Nozzle spray paint brush and Soft airbrush for shading, and the Splatter spray paint brush for texture.

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