All posts tagged Inktober

Inktober 2024 #2: Discover

Martin · 1 year
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:

Inktober 2024 #1: Backpack

Martin · 1 year
An illustration of a man carrying a giant gorilla in a backpack. The man is bent over, clearly struggling, with his head thrust upward and teeth clenched. The backpack is stretched out to accommodate the enormous gorilla. The gorilla is gripping the edge of the backpack with one hand and holding a partially eaten banana in the other. The gorilla is smiling slightly, and his eyes are wall-eyed. The man has a light complexion, and is wearing a pink shirt, gray-green pants, and brown shoes. The gorilla is lavender and has beady red eyes. The background is a pastel green, with some lighter-colored shapes behind the man and gorilla.

Here we go again - my first drawing for Inktober 2024! 😎

This year I'll be following the "official" prompt list again, so that's where I'll be sourcing my ideas from, primarily.

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.

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

Inktober 2023 #31: Fire

Martin · 2 years

Here it is - my last drawing for Inktober 2023! The prompt for this one was "fire", and after really trying to come up with something fun, I landed on this.

I'm almost certain that I've done a dumpster fire illustration for a past project, but I need to get this one done and found a neat way to tie it into this year's Inktober set. Can you find it?

I had a great time doing this project. Thanks to everyone who has been following along throughout - I hope you've enjoyed watching it as much as I have making it. 😄 As always, 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 Hartz brush for background texture.

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

And if you're interested in seeing all of the time-lapses for this year's project, you can find the playlist here.

Inktober 2023 #30: Rush

Martin · 2 years

Here is my drawing for today's Inktober prompt, "rush".

I don't usually use the prompt words in my drawings, but I saw someone else's work where they created an 'R' in a sort of gilded/cloudy look, then added motion lines to it, and it inspired me.

I don't really draw motorcycles often and I hate to draw vehicles in general, so I was challenging myself, especially with the overhead oblique angle. I'm really happy with how the motorcycle and burnout smoke turned out though!

Just one more to go, whew! 😅

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, a modified Mercury brush for linework, the Syrup brush for some small details, and the Medium Nozzle and Fat Nozzle spray paint brushes for shading/texture. I also used the Soft air brush for fading some of the effects.

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

Inktober 2023 #29: Massive

Martin · 2 years

This is my illustration for today's Inktober prompt, "massive".

I had a pretty busy day today, so I had to power through this one. The shading is a little sub-par in my opinion, but I like how it turned out, and I like the composition of it.

I didn't spend a lot of time working out the proportions of the woman, so hopefully nothing looks too far off. 😅

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 Inka brush and Fat Nozzle spray paint brush for background texture.

Inktober 2023 #28: Sparkle

Martin · 2 years

Here's today's Inktober illustration, for the prompt "sparkle". It's a nice cold glass of water!

I didn't set out to make this one look realistic, and I drew it (mostly) without any references. When I got into doing the lighting and shadows though, I couldn't help myself and ended up doing a lot of little things that I see in my 3D renders. 😅

It probably would have turned out better if I had just kept it simple, but this is just how it turned out.

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

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

Inktober 2023 #27: Beast

Martin · 2 years

Here's my Inktober illustration for today's prompt, "beast"!

I thought it'd be nice to have our beast just be a dude who ran out of coffee. The poor barista. 😔

This one started in one place and finished in a slightly different place, but I like how it turned out. The square canvas made the composition get a little boring near the bottom, but that doesn't take away from it too much.

As always, 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 Splatter, Fat Nozzle, and Burst spray paint brushes for background texture.

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

Inktober 2023 #26: Remove

Martin · 2 years

Here's my twenty-sixth illustration for Inktober 2023. The prompt for this one was "remove".

This was sort of a last-minute idea that I had, and I'm a little indifferent about how it came out. I don't hate the depth of it, or the character of the creatures being farmed, but maybe it would've been better with more of them? Who knows. This was just one of those drawing that needed to get done. 😅

Somewhere from the depths of my mushy brain, this was loosely inspired by the games Limbo and World of Goo.

As usual, 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 blocking out shapes, and the Medium Nozzle spray paint brush for texture.

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

Inktober 2023 #25: Dangerous

Martin · 2 years

Fancy a drink? 😆 Here's my Inktober illustration for today, for the prompt "dangerous".

I wanted to do something simple, but the lighting and transparency ended up making it kind of complex anyway. My left hand served as a model once more, and through the magic of drawing, I conjured up a dangerous-looking potion.

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 a little background texture.

Inktober 2023 #24: Shallow

Martin · 2 years

For today's Inktober prompt, "shallow", I drew a frog sitting in some shallow water. 🐸

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

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