Inktober 2024 - Week 2

Alright, we're onto the second week of Inktober and boy am I already feeling it. I'm trying to get a little ahead by doing an extra 1 or 2 at the same time. Some days are so busy it's hard to fit a drawing into my schedule - so I try to do it a day or two early when I can. I've been pinging back and forth between being ahead and not being ahead. I haven't fallen behind yet, but I'm hoping I'll pull ahead and stay ahead!

And here are the pictures I've made.

I'm really enjoying the new Huion drawing tablet I've got and using it to create the rough linework. I can't always get to my desk though so I'm still sketching traditionally when I need to. Here's the rough linework.

Inktober 2024 - Week 1

I had a lot of fun doing Inktober last year - and afterward it had really got me in gear to make even more art. Life got busy as per the usual and I haven't completed as much as I wanted to. However, Inktober really served as a kick-start to get things going again. I'm optimistic this year will be similar, and so far I'm having fun with the prompts. Here they are!

Again, I'm limiting the size of each piece to a 3"x5" index card. I'm also challenging myself to colour ALL of them this year. It's a lot more work, which is already taking its toll, but it is satisfying when it's done. Here are my pictures for the first 7 prompts.

This year I'm using a combination of traditional sketches and digital sketches to lay out the rough drawings. I like to print out the rough linework and then use a lightbox to create the final inking on the index card. Here's some of the rough linework for the prompts.

Magic The Gathering Tokens

My original goal was to turn my mushroom pictures into counters for Magic the Gathering. Turns out, they were not ideal for these small circle chits. I had the feeling that would happen, but that's okay. Instead, I recreated each of the mushrooms individually and now I can make them into stickers and, as I originally intended, counters for Magic!

Here are the mushrooms drawn individually.

Afterward, I scanned them, made a background, and scaled them to fit on my label template. 

I printed them (after fiddling for far too long with printer settings) and stuck them to the cardboard chits I had ordered. It was a little time consuming, but I also coloured the edges of each of the chits to hide the grey cardboard edge. I'm happy with how they turned out and can't wait to use them in a game!

Eventually, I think I'll turn these individual mushroom images into a sticker sheet. That's a whole other thing to learn how to do, but I'm excited for that. For now, it may be time to move onto something new with a lack of mushrooms.

Mushroom Spores

Mushroom Spores in Field
4"x4", Copic Markers, Ohuhu Markers, & Multiliners

Mushroom Spores in Forest
4"x4", Copic Markers, Ohuhu Markers, & Multiliners

Mushroom Spores Three Mushrooms
4"x4", Copic Markers, Ohuhu Markers, & Multiliners

Mushroom Spores in Skeleton
4"x4", Copic Markers, Ohuhu Markers, & Multiliners

Mushroom Spores in Forest
4"x4", Copic Markers, Ohuhu Markers, & Multiliners

Mushroom Spores in Backyard
4"x4", Copic Markers, Ohuhu Markers, & Multiliners

Mushroom Spores from Two
4"x4", Copic Markers, Ohuhu Markers, & Multiliners

Mushroom Spores Shrouded
4"x4", Copic Markers, Ohuhu Markers, & Multiliners

Mushroom Spores Part 2

 Here are the final mushroom spore pictures! I've had a lot of fun doing these, and when I've managed to finish the tokens I will share. Trying to do a variety of different mushrooms and locations and incorporate the spores each time.

Here's the rough outline work for these.

That's all the images I was planning to do. Now I'll see about getting them onto little tokens for Magic the Gathering! If they don't work out... well, I guess I'll make some simple smaller images. I'm still happy with these even if they don't end up getting used the way I originally intended.