Preparations for Inktober
Sep. 23rd, 2018 04:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ellerI really like the whole concept of Inktober and this year I'm really, really, going to participate! Making an ink drawing every day of October is an awesome exercise, and having a prompt list to inspire these drawings might be a good idea to push myself out of my comfort zone (which encompasses, let's face it, botanicals and nothing but). So I always wanted to do this - and always failed. Last year, I even dramatically lost (!) the sketchbook I had specifically bought for Inktober. (Yeah, this is kind of typical...)
However, this year, I didn't like the "official" list much, so instead, I'll use the prompt list of![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
drawesome which looks like a nice art community. I'm looking forward to drawing something every day and hopefully also see what the other group members do! (Last year, I had a lot of fun simply watching what other people did during Inktober. I was just too frustrated to continue myself after losing that sketchbook.)
So this is the prompt list I'll follow:
This year, I'll definitely use loose sheets, though! Not sure yet which paper is best and which of my fountain pens I'll use... Last year I wanted to use that Chinese fountain pen with something I believe is called "fude nib", basically a nib that is bent so you can get very broad as well as very fine strokes. Now I just have to find that thing again. (It's probably in one of the drawers at work. I hope. It's not in my desk at home...) And probably clean it in an ultrasonic bath to remove last year's dried ink. Oh well.
However, this year, I didn't like the "official" list much, so instead, I'll use the prompt list of
drawesome which looks like a nice art community. I'm looking forward to drawing something every day and hopefully also see what the other group members do! (Last year, I had a lot of fun simply watching what other people did during Inktober. I was just too frustrated to continue myself after losing that sketchbook.)So this is the prompt list I'll follow:
This year, I'll definitely use loose sheets, though! Not sure yet which paper is best and which of my fountain pens I'll use... Last year I wanted to use that Chinese fountain pen with something I believe is called "fude nib", basically a nib that is bent so you can get very broad as well as very fine strokes. Now I just have to find that thing again. (It's probably in one of the drawers at work. I hope. It's not in my desk at home...) And probably clean it in an ultrasonic bath to remove last year's dried ink. Oh well.
