Inktober 2017 : Day 19 - Cartridge PenI Draw Lena In Fancy Shiro-lolita Outfits A Lot Because She Looks

Inktober 2017 : Day 19 - cartridge pen I draw Lena in fancy shiro-lolita outfits a lot because she looks cute, but in reality she and Lucas don’t have a lot of money and this old, eyelet-lace dress is the only party frock she owns. Look closely and you can see the areas where I learned the hard way that the train station roof is not perfectly waterproof.

Inktober 2017 : Day 8 - ink wash Later in life Louise will know better than to follow the forest lights, but when she first came to live with her foster parents she didn’t know what they were.

Inktober 2017 : Day 1 - brush inking It’s finally here, my favourite art challenge of the year! In the spirit of self-improvement I’ve started with brush inking, which is a weak point of mine. I realised in hindsight that those flames Nat is making would stand out better in coloured ink, but this is how we learn.

I’m not dead! And I’m back with a new Pocket Witch - this is Sammy’s new Pocket Witch, Gravity! Sammy has drawn a lot of pictures for me recently, so in return I offered her a Pocket Witch of her own. I originally meant to do just the portrait, but things got out of hand and Gravity demanded a two-page comic to introduce herself, she was very excited to meet Sammy! (She’s very excited about everything.) The spot colour on these is actually done in neon ink which naturally doesn’t show up properly in scans, so I’ll post some photos later showing the neons on the original pages.

Inktober 2017 : Day 11 - fineliner and grey pen In a house with Hobs, you really should assume you’ll be sharing any food items you leave unattended. It always has to be something simple if I have a long shift at the shop, at the library I can work in it at the counter, but in a shop that is verboten.

Inktober 2017: Day 6 - fineliners and felt tip pen

Turning the pages for Spider is by far the hardest part of this exercise. Nettle is trying to practice moving only the things she wants to move, but I don’t think she’ll ever be able to use her powers without some of her hair waving around.

I realised last year that I’ve drawn a variation on this theme for every Inktober since 2014, so now I want to keep going and see which I run out of first, different ink methods or ideas.