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Inktober 2024 #26: Camera

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of a ceiling-mounted security camera. The camera has three logos on the side of it, in circle stickers: the OpenAI logo, the Meta logo, and the Gemini logo. The camera is hanging in a corner facing down and outward, partly towards the viewer. It has a large lens and a red light on the front. A blue wire extends from the ceiling mount to the back of the camera. The camera is a pale beige with a green tint. The lens is reflecting a rainbow of color, from pink to light blue. It is casting a hard, dark blue shadow on the red wall behind it.

I wasn't sure what to draw for today's Inktober illustration, but felt inspired after sitting down and thinking about it for a while. We artists are fueling the AI machine, mostly against our will and without any compensation, and a spying security camera seemed a good way to illustrate that idea.

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 #25: Scarecrow

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of two crows laughing hysterically at a sad scarecrow in the background. Behind them is a field that extends to the horizon where a barn, silo, and windmill with water trough rest. The crows are a dark, gray blue, with yellow beaks and open, laughing mouths with squinted eyes. The scarecrow has a plaid shirt, red handkerchief, round head, and orange hat. His head is tan with a triangular orange nose, sad blue eyes, and a downturned, slightly open mouth. You can see the pole that he is staked to the ground with below him. The field is a pale green near the viewer, and a darker richer green beyond. The bard is a dull red, the silo is gray, and the sky is a light blue that fades to white near the horizon.

Back to cartoons for this Inktober illustration! These crows are laughing at the poor scarecrow. I kinda feel sorry for him... he had one job, and he just couldn't do it! 😞

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 #24: Expedition

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of a caravan of explorers going on an expedition. From front to back, the group is composed of a person riding an animal, three people on foot carrying packs, a bulky animal pulling a cart of supplies, two more people on foot with packs, and a large animal in a harness pulling a strange two-wheeled cart with a driver and passenger on board. The passenger is in a carriage that is suspended in the air with a large spring, and it is bobbing backward. The group is climbing a hill, following a switchback path, and are drawn in a dark red silhouette. The trail they are following is a gold color, and the ridge is orange and surrounded with sparse green bushes. In the distance is a large cropping of red rock, with a crescent shape on top, which frames the white sun. There are pink mountains in the far distance. The group is casting long shadows from the sun towards the viewer, over the hill.

Today's Inktober prompt was "expedition", which is a tough one. I also got a bit of a late start to it, so I wasn't particularly inspired.

I feel kind of bad for leaning on a similar style three days in a row now, using Procreate's Inka brush for each time, but I do like where it ended up. Also, I think reading Dr. Seuss books to my son is rubbing off on me a bit. 😆

As always, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Soft air brush for shading, and the Inka brush for everything else.

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

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Inktober 2024 #23: Rust

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of an old rusty tractor sitting in a field. In the foreground is a broken-down fence through which the tractor can be seen. The tractor is missing its front wheels and is rusty and picked apart. In the distance are two giant, alien robots that are managing the green fields beyond. The scene is set at night, and a giant white moon is in the distance, casting long shadows of everything towards the viewer.

This is my twenty-third illutration for Inktober 2024, this one for the prompt "rust".

I used one of my favorite Procreate brushes, the Inka brush, for this one again. It took a bit longer to finish than last night's, and I'm not sure I'm completely happy with it, but it got about to where I envisioned when I started. I'm not used to drawing with a muddy color palette, so that was an additional challenge this time.

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

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

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Inktober 2024 #22: Camp

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of a cliffside campsite. A large purple-ish rock formation juts out of the lower right side of the image. The top is leveled off and a small campsite with a glowing tent and campfire can be seen from distance. In the foreground and extending behind the rock formation all the way to the near horizon is a thick forest of dark green pine trees, backlight by the pink sunset. In the far distance are pink mountains with glowing edges. The sky is a dark pink that fades up to purple towards the top of the image and campsite. Long clouds cover the distance from the horizon to the top of the image. Some stars can be seen in the darker purple areas of the sky, in the upper right of the image.

For today's Inktober illustration, I used one of my favorite Procreate brushes, the Inka brush, to create a cozy scene for the prompt "camp". It's so easy to use this brush to block in shapes and make an idea come alive quickly.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Soft air brush for a bit of shading, and the Inka brush for everything else.

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

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Inktober 2024 #21: Rhinoceros

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of a cartoon rhinoceros smiling gleefully with his eyes closed, giving a thumbs up. A small, expressionless bird is standing on his back, and his head and hand are sticking out of a circle that is masking off the rest of his body. The rhinoceros is a light lavender color, with pale blue horns. The bird is a pale green with yellow beak. The background inside the circle is a light cyan, with a pale yellow sun in the upper portion of the space, just above and behind the rhinoceros. The area outside the circle is white.

Here's today's Inktober illustration for the prompt "rhinoceros". I decided to keep it pretty simple for today's drawing, which caps off three weeks of this project! Just 10 more drawings to go!

As always, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching and the Syrup brush for everything else. I'm posting each finished illustration at my website.

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

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Inktober 2024 #20: Uncharted

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of a pirate holding a treasure map. The map shows an X and a position marker (the kind you would see on a modern map app) connecting with a snaking dashed path, but halfway through the map, the line is obscured by illustrated clouds. The pirate has his head thrown back and is screaming obscenities, as shown through a word bubble containing a skull, spiral, bomb, and pound sign. The pirate has a medium complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. His few visible teeth are yellow and gold. His tongue is sticking out fully upward, and is wavy. He has on multiple brown and red sashes, a striped blue and white top, and red pants, with a sword attached at the belt. The background is a reddish-orange with fades to gold behind the pirate's head.

Today's prompt for Inkotber was "uncharted", and I had a hard time coming up with something fun to make for it. In the end, I decided to make a pirate upset with his obscured (read: uncharted) treasure map. Rough! 😆

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 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 #19: Ridge

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of a ridged road curving off into the distance, into the dark of night. The road has a few cars driving on it and one is close to the viewer, with headlights shining down the road going just off the edge of the image. The road is lined with bushes and trees, and a guardrail in front of a ravine to the left. The cars are stylized, with stubby bodies and tall cabs. The car closest to the viewer is orange. The next car back, just down the ridge, is blue and driving in the opposite direction. The third car is red and can be seen way in the distance, heading down the road toward the viewer. The road has bumps in it and is split by a dotted yellow line down the middle. The sky in the back is dark, with small dots of stars scattered around.

For today's Inktober illustration, the prompt was "ridge", so I stuck with the driving theme from yesterday and drew cars driving over a ridge in the road.

This was a different style for me, using familiar techniques. I can't say that I got it just where I wanted it in the end - it feels like it needs some more texture, more stylized colors, or more linework or something - but it's mostly how I envisioned it from the start.

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 Inka brush for texture, 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 #18: Drive

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of an anthropomorphic cat driving a car. The camera angle is low on the cat, looking up at him as he grips the shifter and steering wheel. The cat has a serious, determined look on his face. The drawing is in black and white, and there is very little shading, outside of the darkness of the bottom of the cab, and the brightness from the windows.

Today's Inktober illustration was for the prompt "drive", and I'm pretty stoked about how it turned out!

I've never drawn this angle before, but we've all seen it - it's quite common in TV/film. One of the biggest criticisms I have for my own art is that I often shy away from more dynamic, energetic camera angles because it feels like it's going to turn out bad, be way more work, etc. I'm glad I ignored my inner voice today and just went for it. 😎

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 some light 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 #17: Journal

 Martin · 1 year
An illustration of Frankenstein's Monster sitting at a table, leaning on one hand, and journaling with the other. He is holding a pencil and writing with it in a pink journal. He has a thoughtful smile on his face, and he is looking down at the journal. The table is littered with sticker sheets, markers, a bookmark, and a key for the journal's lock. The window behind him shows a dark night outside, with a large lightning bolt coming down in the distance. Frankenstein's Monster has a pale green complexion and purple hair and eyebrows. His eyes are red. He is wearing a brown jacket and gray turtleneck, and is sitting in a light pink chair.

Here's my seventeenth (and first "spooky") illustration for Inktober, for the prompt "journal".

I enjoyed making this one, though I wish it had a little more pop to it in the end. These late-night drawing sessions have been a good way to wind down, and catch up on podcasts, but... they're kind of slowly killing me. 😅

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, the Soft air brush 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:

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