It’s finally Inktober! What is Inktober you ask? It’s a month long appreciation of the art of drawing in ink and the practitioners that embrace that art. To celebrate I’m posting one ink drawing a day for the entire month. No pencils, no water colors, no photoshop, just the unadulterated black and white beauty of thick black ink on crisp white paper. Drawing with ink means commitment. There’s no hemming and hawing as to which pencil line you’re going to use, no sitting on the fence of values, no pussy footing with color. When you make your mark you better mean it. It’s black and white. True or false. On or off. And that’s what Inktober is all about.
A few weeks ago I picked up a brush pen and, though timid about it at first, the drawing I made with it changed me. I wanted to explore that tool more. I wanted to be confident with it. So I bought some brush pens and a brand new sketchbook, and devoted a little time everyday to bettering myself at the art of drawing with ink. Inktober is just my excuse to share this adventure with you all. And I’m kicking it off with the first drawing I did in that sketchbook:
Inktober inspiration of the day: Williamson and Frazetta
Huzzah for ink! great idea! lets have an Inktoberfest party!
Absolutely amazing. The detail and depth you get with simple lines is really cool. Inktober is a cool idea.
But are you going to participate in Movember (don’t shave at all in November)? I’m actually starting a month earlier.
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Very cool idea and a great exercise. Good luck with it. Can’t wait to see more.
I want to celebrate inktober too!!
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Oh wow, man. I love the modeling you’ve done on the clouds. You do it a disservice by putting the enlargement behind so many clicks!
I might have to join you, see if I can develop some confidence skillz!
Channeling Bill Watterson. I like it.
I love the permanence of ink too. Just like you said, the commitment of ‘on’ or ‘off’… it’s like binary with soul.
I have a daily doodle project going as well and though I’ve been giving my wacom tablet some love lately, I think you’ve convinced me to pick up my microns and pitt pens again. Look forward to see what you come up with.
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Cool. Great idea.
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Great idea!
Great drawing, love the idea. I’ll try to get more inks up on the blog in honor of the celebration. I forget, have you mentioned what brush pens you’re using?
awesome drawing. I love working in ink, doesn’t matter if it’s a brush pen, a pigment liner or pen and ink. What kind of brush pen do you use? My favourite has to be the Pentel GFKP, though I also like the Pigma Micron and Copic Multiliner brush pens.
amazing as usual. The clouds are fantastic. Makes me want to get a brush pen because we all know it’s the tools, right?
Only a bit of Frazetta do I see. My first impression was a little bit of Chris Sanders.
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Try neilink.com to appreciate the art of drawing in ink since 1970.
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More drawings?! I can’t wait!
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I want to go to there…
…and live in your sketchbook lighthouse cottage.
Love it brother! Keep Rockin!
Great idea and very inspiring.
In this era of constant-informatic-evolution, it’s good to go back to basics. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
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