Inktober 2016, 20-31

It's almost Thanksgiving so I'd better post the rest of my Inktober 2016 drawings before they become completely irrelevant! 

Inktober 20, 2016

Inktober 21, 2016

Inktober 22, 2016

Inktober 23, 2016

Inktober 24, 2016

Inktober 25, 2016

Inktober 26, 2016

Inktober 27, 2016

Inktober 28, 2016

Inktober 29, 2016

Inktober 30, 2016

Inktober 31, 2016

Inktober 2016, 14-19

Inktober 14, 2016

Inktober 15, 2016

Inktober 16, 2016

Inktober 17, 2016

Inktober 18, 2016

Inktober 19, 2016

Inktober 2016, 1-7

I'm sorry it's been so long between posts here.  It's October, so it's Inktober!  This year I decided to draw my Inktobers on Strathmore Toned Gray paper because I have had a pad of it for a long time and have wanted to try it.  Here are the first seven drawings:

Inktober 1, 2016

Inktober 2, 2016

Inktober 3, 2016

Inktober 4, 2016

Inktober 5, 2016

Inktober 6, 2016

Inktober 7, 2016

Pen and Ink Sketches

Happy New Year!  I've been doing some ink sketching for practice and confidence.  

The top drawing was done with Higgins Black Magic ink on Arches cold pressed watercolor paper.  I used watercolor paper because I wanted to leave the option open to add color, but Arches cold pressed paper has a great texture for inking.  I don't like it if I want the ink lines to reproduce cleanly though, such as with workbook illustrations.  The texture really breaks up the lines.

For this bottom set of sketches, the girl on the right was drawn with Higgins Black Magic and the others were done with Higgins Eternal ink.  For the black solid, I grabbed my Pentel Pocket Brush Pen.  The paper was Canson XL which I like for ink drawing because it has a soft texture and takes both ink lines and watercolor well. It's affordable too.

Paul and His Beast

I am excited to share a wonderful middle grade chapter book, Paul and His Beast. Written by Sarah Stup, the book is about a sixth grader with autism who is working hard to be successful in a regular middle school.  It's a great story and gives the reader very thoughtful insight into what it's like to have autism.  

I was honored to create the cover and interior illustrations for the book.  The photo above shows the printed book and I'm including some of the interior illustrations below.

 

Sarah Stup is an author with autism.  To read more about Sarah, her writings, visit her website at sarahstup.com.  Paul and His Beast is available through the site as well.

Inktober 2015: Drawings 27-29

For these three drawings, I'm pleased to present a mini-drama in which a little ghost learns to make a friend.  All are Higgins Eternal black ink (not waterproof) on Canson Mix Media art paper.

More Inktober 2015: 8, 9, 10, 11

Here are the next four drawings for Inktober 2015:

He needed to be pointing at something!

Pen and ink on Canson illustration paper

Black ballpoint in a Baron Fig sketchbook

Higgins Super White ink on black illustration board

Inktober 2015, Drawing 7

Inktober 2015, drawing 7

I drew this with a crow quill nib (Hunt 102) and Higgins Eternal ink on Canson Illustration art paper.

Inktober 2015: 4, 5, 6

I should probably post these separately but I keep forgetting!

Inktober 4, white ink on black board

Inktober 5, ink and ink wash on watercolor paper

Inktober 6, ink on watercolor paper

Illustration Friday: "Vacation"

I'm so late on this that there was no time for ink to dry before painting on it!  So I shaded it with lines instead.  This was drawn with 0 and 00 brushes and Speedball Super Black ink, which is easy to find and I think makes nice lines.

Illustration Friday: "Jagged"

Illustration Friday: "Travel"

Drawn with brown ink on Arches cold-pressed watercolor paper.

A Few Doodles

Hi everyone!  I've been busy with life things and haven't been working on anything I thought was worth posting, but I have been doing little drawings in my sketchbook.  I wanted to check in here and say "hello", so I'll go ahead and post a few sketches.  These are all drawn quickly in ballpoint. I'm liking ballpoint more and more!  No smudging, no sharpening, no stopping to dip a pen!