How did these last four days go? I have concluded that I could benefit from returning to the fundamentals once October ends. There are things I struggle with way too much than I should. While I love my art and my creativity, I could do better if I put in more groundwork because intuition will only take me so far. Yeah. I already ordered a bunch of new tools and supplies for this purpose. And, when I mean groundwork, I mean the absolute basics, such as practicing drawing shapes without erasing and redrawing a hundred times, and other, more advanced things. I need it, or there cannot be growth.
But now, it is time for my latest Inktober creations!
Day 18: Drive
Drive was the prompt of day 18. It was hard to figure out what I wanted to do with it or how to approach it until I thought of the word combination - scenic drive.
There used to be one such highway that ran across America that fits the theme perfectly. It is the legendary U.S. Route 66. It is where my inspiration for this piece came from. That would be a road trip I would love to complete one day! Of course, Route 66 has changed a ton, and some parts are totally unrecognizable these days, but even so! This historic highway helped to shape the face of America, after all! I recommend this video about the history of Route 66 if you wish to learn more about it.
Day 19: Ridge
Well, well, well! What do we have here? A mountain ridge, of course! For this one, I was not going to look any further. Yet, I did put a twist on it. We are back on the purple planet that came to view on day two, and from which we collected the strange plant as well. The planet's surface is harsh and extremely difficult to traverse due to these crazy, sharp mountains! One misstep and you are taking a tumble!
Day 20: Uncharted
For the prompt - uncharted, a less charted approach seemed appropriate. The one undoubtedly uncharted thing in the universe is the universe itself! There are countless stars out there, and all the colors they bring there! What could be more fitting for the theme?!
I chose to go abstract with this ink drawing. I let the inks determine where they wished to go and what they wanted to do with the tiny help of water for randomness. On top of that, I used a couple of methods of splashing the ink off the brush filled with various colors. I also tried to fill a syringe with ink and drop some ink droplets all over. This process was so playful! I enjoyed every second of it!
Finally, I added what Lem calls them - typical M stars, all over it using the white Gelly Roll pen.
Day 21: Rhinoceros
First of all, we are traveling, hiking, reading our guidebooks, and stuff, and bam, out of nowhere - rhino?! Nu labi nu! Kad jau, tad jau! You want a rhino, you get a rhino! Ahaha! This scene came to me - a tiny, silly rhino in the paint shop! He is causing absolute havoc there, yet he is just playing and having fun. He is happy and completely unaware of the messes he is creating!
I hope you have a lovely day! The next batch drops here in 3 days again!
Song of the day:The Birthday Massacre - The Lowest Low
Artists paint mountains beautifully, and you are no exception. Your art is very beautiful.
Thank you @momins! I try my best even when I feel a bit discouraged and clearly see the flaws. And I know I will do what I can to get better in future too.
... like tilling the garden?! That's what I thought when I read that sentence. lol
I really like the blue mountains, though... yes, blue. Doesn't look purple to me 🤷
Oh god! Did I word it wrongly? xD Anyway, yea I guess, it is similar to like tilling the garden. Maybe if the garden is tilled the flowers will grow stronger and bloom even brighter. Or I am doomed to struggle forever! Will see.
It is more blue purple, but still purple. Maybe the lighting makes it look more blue, but the ink I used is from Winsor & Newton and it is called 971 Violet.
typical M stars... :-D
Yeah, yeah. I mean. Those were the words that came out of his mouth when he saw it. I guess, I also need to improve that a little.
Hey! I do not mean anything bad. I like your way of drawing these stars. :P
Route 66 turned out great! I really like it. Let's do that road trip someday :)
My favourite though this time is the little rhino happily splattering the paint can everywhere he walks, with a... clunk, clunk...
It's amazing what you are able to do when you're "in the zone." It's my favourite version of you. Keep up the great work <3
I am following your publications and I must tell you that I love them. That starscape and artistic splash brings me happiness. When I saw the rhino I laughed. Sometimes you make messes and you are happy doing it. Although I actually thought of a very particular elephant, one inside a glass shop haha....
Cheers!