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Shattered Value Rose

In case you haven’t noticed already, I’ve kind of given up on Inktober this year. But I’ll try again in 2021!

This was a project I did for school called “shattered value.” We could “shatter” anything we wanted, and I chose a rose as my subject. I wasn’t sure about it at first, but by the end I thought it looked really nice.

Through doing this project, I learned a lot about lighting, values, and shading techniques. Not to mention patience—coloring all of those boxes took FOREVER! But I think my hard work paid off, because the piece turned out very neat and clean (in my opinion, at least).

 

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Inktober 2020 Day 9: Throw

Inktober Day 9: Throw
It just occurred to me that I have no idea what this sport is. Some sort of…very intense catch?

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Inktober 2020 Day 8: Teeth

Inktober Day 8: Teeth
This one was really rushed, since I was behind and had to do two today. I like the concept, but I think it could have been executed much better.

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Inktober 2020 Day 7: Fancy


Inktober Day 7: Fancy
I can say with full confidence that adding that marker was A MISTAKE. If it had been a better marker, maybe a little lighter, too, I think it would be okay, but this one was terrible. Will not make this mistake again.

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Inktober 2020 Day 6: Rodent

Haha—my mom was not a fan of today’s drawing.

This one was a little rushed…I had a lot of schoolwork today and did this really quick before dinner! I also got really tired of coloring in all that black my little micron. Getting new materials soon…?

I used a white gel pen to add some highlights on the fur. Definitely doing more of that in the future.

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Inktober 2020 Day 5: Blade

Inktober Day 5: Blade
Trying out cross-hatching.

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Inktober 2020 Day 4: Radio

Inktober Day 4: Radio
This might be my favorite Inktober drawing so far. Trying for a simpler, more modern approach.

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Inktober 2020 Day 3: Bulky

Inktober Day 3: Bulky
I had fun with this one. Just piling more stuff on this poor guy. His face ended up looking a lot more miserable than I intended, though. I meant it to be comical but it seems more cruel. Whoops.

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Inktober 2020 Day 2: Wisp


Inktober Day 2: Wisp
Whew! Two Inktober drawings in one day. I’m not really sure what I was going for with this one. The first thing I thought of was Brave, so I guess that was an inspiration.

I’m going to be honest, I don’t really like this one, but it was a good practice. The only good pen I have is a micron, and I was NOT going to color this whole thing in with that, so I just used a regular sharpie for a lot of it. And I hope that using watercolor isn’t breaking the rules—I thought it was close enough to an ink wash. Yeah, I think I need to get some more supplies if I want to get through this month.

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Inktober 2020 Day 1: Fish

Inktober Day 1: Fish
First day of Inktober and I’m already behind…but here we go! I’ve never done Inktober before, but I’ve been meaning to do it for a while now and now I’m finally giving it a shot.

The theme of day one was fish, so I drew a betta. I’m not sure how I feel about this piece. I like the fins and tail, but the scales and shading are honestly kind of sloppy. But I’ve hardly worked with pen before, and not in a long time either. By the end of this I’m sure I’ll be much better.