This illustration is my favorite of all the Inktober illustrations I've done so far! It has a nice blend of coziness and surrealism that I've been looking for in my artwork. Even though this illustration took me longer than some of my other Inktober illustrations did, I think the time spent was worth it. For…
Tag: Portraiture
Inktober Day 13 – Holly
For this piece I was inspired by the aesthetics of vampires. While I did have fun with this piece, I feel like I've been going in the wrong direction lately. I love surrealism and portraiture, but I feel as if I'm missing a comforting and cozy aspect to my work. I do think that I'll…
Inktober Day 11 – Sage
It's the 11th day of Inktober, meaning that we're a third of the way through the month. The end feels as if it's a hundred years away, and a day away, at the same time. I don't normally illustrate black hair, so it was interesting to do this piece. I'm following the prompt list created…
Inktober Day 10 – Catnip
For the 10th day of Inktober I've decided to try doing something pretty different. Instead of a normal (or almost normal) human portrait, I've gone with a portrait of a human/cat hybrid. Doing this hybrid was pretty challenging, and it took a few tries for me to finally land on something that I liked, but…
Inktober Day 9 – Hibiscus
I was a bit pressed for time with my day 9 illustration (plus I'm a bit sick) so the quality isn't quite where I would've liked it to be. Plus the hibiscus flower isn't a plant that I'm well acquainted with, since I rarely see them where I live. They do have such vibrant colors…
Inktober Day 8 – Reishi
Doing this day for Inktober was interesting, since I'm not used to illustrating mushrooms or men. But, I'm happy with the results! And I'm enjoying experimenting with surrealism this month. I'm following the prompt list created by Djamila Knopf, so go check out her work as well.
Inktober Day 7 – Prickly Pear
I decided to go all out with the shading for this piece, and I learned a lot from it. I've made a lot of progress during Inktober so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing how much I improve by the end. The process of doing these illustrations has helped me learn a lot about…
Inktober Day 6 – Chamomile
I decided to try something pretty surreal for the 6th day of Inktober, and I had a lot of fun doing so. Surreal artwork, especially portraiture, has captured my interest for quite some time now, so I'm glad I decided to experiment with incorporating surreal elements into my art. For Inktober I'm following the prompt…
Inktober Day 5 – Anemone
For the 5th day of Inktober I decided to do a self-portrait. I've been meaning to do one for awhile, since my previous self-portrait (the one that I've been using as a profile picture for a few months) doesn't match up to my current art skills, so I wanted to change things up. For Inktober…
Inktober Day 4 – Henna
It's only the 4th day of Inktober, but it already feels like it's the 20th. But that's probably because I've been working on tons of sketches and trying to get ahead of schedule with the inking. I really enjoyed working on this piece, since one of my favorite things to illustrate is clothing folds! The…
