[Closed] Inktober

WAX CRAYONS!!? Plenty of people know how to work wax crayons in anger but if you read [b]THE RULES[/b] you'll see that only ink is allowed.

Relax Jamjim, you can borrow my crayons if you like.

You draw in ink and colour in with what you like :)... up to you.

No I'm pretty sure the rules of this highly organised and professional competition prohibit crayons. And thank you but I have my own crayons.

Actually they are my daughter's disney princess crayons but still. I have them. I have access to crayons.

Professional competition Lol.

You should try wax crayons...they are quite liberating 😉

Wax crayons lead to colouring pencils. Colouring pencils lead to acrylics. Acrylics lead to airbrushing and airbrushing leads to [i]photoshop[/i].

Bit like crack cocaine then 😉

Come people, wanna see more drawings :)..... in whatever 🙂

jimjam, stop spitting the dummy and post a drawing.

seosamh77 - Member
I can spy tattieshop brushes and masks a mile away..

Redthunder your archer reminds me of something from a Fighting Fantasy book, love it

Redthunder your archer reminds me of something from a Fighting Fantasy book, .....

love it? Page 86,
Hate it? page 42

FTFY

It’s Ok I kept my thumb on page 17 so it doesn’t count.

The was archer was sketched at Druids Field Archers. The subject even reckons his unusual grip have been caputured. I was quite pleased with that final drawing.

Skeletor is a target face as well. At least my A4 drawing will not be shot out 🙂

Just looked up fighting fantasy... similar vain of style 🙂

CountZero - Member
seosamh77 - Member
I can spy tattieshop brushes and masks a mile away..

So can I, it used to be my job. I, however, don’t give a shit what jimjam uses to create his artworks...
David Hockney uses an iPad to create his works these days, and if it’s good enough for one of the foremost British artists of the 20th century...

I'm not that fussed tbh, it is cheating though.

There should be rules for posting things on the internet.

2 issues...

1. Why wasn't I made aware of this prior to the start of October?
2. Why have I just spent £40 on pens I don't need and didn't want prior to this morning?

I can't even draw.

Loving the drawings, keep them coming, and as another "I can't draw" where do all you talented people recommend we start? Is it just a case of start drawing or are there tutorials worth following?

This guys channel is great.

https://www.youtube.com/user/LighterNoteProd/videos?disable_polymer=1

@cantbikewanttobike
Anyone can draw IMO and never be afraid to try.

I approach most drawings using the break it down into basic object approach.

Good example isTerry Longhurst book "I Can Draw", if you see it anywhere definatly worth grabbing a copy.

For example:

Draw a Dinosaur

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Not my image BTW.

@jimjam, stop sulking and post a drawing already!

@redthunder, really, some people just cant draw.
I'd probably manage to make a mess of stegosaurus step 1, and by step 4 - well that'd be game over.
My drawing skills are such that my primary school teacher screwed up my best efforts and threw them out 😥

@fifeandy
Have a go 🙂

I'll try and find the cat example... its a really good starter for 10.

I'm not that fussed tbh, it is cheating though.

Could be worse he could have used a pencil.

I'd probably manage to make a mess of stegosaurus step 1, and by step 4 - well that'd be game over.
My drawing skills are such that my primary school teacher screwed up my best efforts and threw them out

Snap.

Drac - Moderator

I'm not that fussed tbh, it is cheating though.

Could be worse he could have used a pencil.

Here's two of my efforts. i haven't drawn in years and even then they were more doodles. These were done like most of my STW ramblings....while at work

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Next lesson,

Think i'm getting the bug with this, friday night, the f... 😆 rock n roll!

The shadows and perspective and a bit keek.

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I was also openly mocked by my art teacher for my lack of ability -
it says a lot about him that my biology teacher taught me more about drawing in a couple of lessons on microscope technique than he did in three years of lessons! Any way here's my first attempt, sorry it's pencil, but there was one in the cupboard where the paper is kept! [img] [/img]

redthunder - Member

@cantbikewanttobike
Anyone can draw IMO and never be afraid to try.

cantbikewanttobike - Member

I was also openly mocked by my art teacher for my lack of ability -
it says a lot about him that my biology teacher taught me more about drawing in a couple of lessons on microscope technique

Agree with redthunder that anyone can draw but like every skill some people have a higher aptitude than others. What is confusing or counter intuitive is the fact that the traditional drawing exercises designed to improve ones skill will produce worse results unless practiced for years.

@cantbike

Looking good. Everyone can draw and its fun 🙂

Keep them all coming people 🙂

I was also openly mocked by my art teacher for my lack of ability -

Everyone can draw and its fun
Keep them all coming people

Good or bad is relative and in the eye of the beholder. Some times scribbles are awesome, as evidenced by this thread.

I agree everyone can draw. Just a matter of people believing in themselves and trying not to be too scared to make a mark.

This is a good video about loosening up and scribbling away.

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Very Nice redthunder.

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Full disclosure I coloured the eyes green and added the M shape on his chest in photoshop with the dodge tool. I have never drawn Spawn before so I forgot he had that. I also forgot to add lots of other chains and other details. Frustrating process since the first charcoal sketch was better than the final product.

Jimjam, you getting involved in this again? C'mon post up some of your stuff.

Ps I'm only against Photoshop for this as I use it all the time(not really for illustration purposes). I'd just prefer to see actual drawing rather than computery stuff. But batter in, I'm not the thread adjudicator! Don't let me stop ye. You can clearly draw though, you don't need to Photoshop! 🙂

Haha, should have waited before posting that! Good stuff. Welcome back! 🙂

First sketch...around the horse theme. Was hoping for shying away 🙂
As you can see they dont always work.

I like the horse body and the head face left bottom right corner...but they never came together on tnis occassion.

KEEP CALM
Carry on
Drawing

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🙂

Well I’m putting my felt tip pens away now. 😯

Get them back out, there are no shyster art teachers here! 😆

Liking this thread. And (let's forget for a moment it's STW) ...

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*edit - ok well, it [i]is[/i] a challenge [i]and[/i] selected prize-winners, but the focus is absolutely the [i]challenge[/i]. And ink. Inky ink.

Haha! If I was to show how bad I am I’d be using my iPad anyway. 😆

@jimjam

Outstanding, get you crate of beer for that one.

@drac
Go on.... go on... have a go.

I missed yesterday. Uninspired by swords. Off out shortly to try and find a shy person to pose while I draw them (a self portrait absolutely not being posted online)... Or not.

redthunder - Member

@jimjam

Outstanding, get you crate of beer for that one.

Thanks. I photographed the process to placate seosamh77 but the end result was the ability to see how I had overworked and over rendered the image. It started with the head because some of the versions of spawn I found were more skeletal, others were more like bondage batman. Midway through I had erase the face and start again, which caused me to have to increase the level of detail in the body......frustrating.

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I'm placated, carry on. 😉

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Come on Drac, it's surprisingly cathartic to just put something out there. Today's attempt, without copying a photo and using a ballpoint, subject matter partly to please my daughter, pink glitter accidental byproduct of having said daughter!
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@jimjam

haha 😆

I warned you.

This is for a friend's new baby so will also offer it up to the hashtag. Natural pigment, brush and knife. Made on Bockingford 140lb 300gsm watercolour paper. Really happy with the infinite blackness!.

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Nothing wrong with that drac, keep it up!! 🙂

Loving that malvern. good stuff.

Some great stuff folks!

I've just recently got back into painting (not so much drawing) after maybe 20 years of can't-be-arsedness. I forgot how much i enjoy it

Dodging work again this morning

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Hang on a minute...what are the rules on augmented drawing surfaces?

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you lost something? 😆

(suggested rule): people that can draw should avoid photoshop! 😆 )

feel I made a bit of an arse of this yin. might go back to it later.

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Weirdly decided I wanted to draw more and started last weekend, posted on instagram to keep me motivated more than anything
I didnt realise the inktober thing was going on until yesterday

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I was thinking about doing something a bit more light hearted but the next suggestion on my prompt list is a viking comic book character called "Head Lopper". Never drawn him before but it looks right up my alley 😈

Hive stuff scratch.

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right that'll do me for a few days, I'm aw draw'd oot!

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Rough sketch for this Head Lopper character. Might try to do it properly.

looking good.

Thanks. Will make him more squat, and make it darker.

I’m now watching YouTube videos on drawing trying to recall from 30 years ago, some of the basics I still recall. I could never work out the seeing shapes in a object I want to draw though.

Far as i can make out it's picking out the rough shapes and building up the basic structures firstly then you can carve your drawing around those, lets you sense the shadows and volume and perspective of an object etc before you get too detailed.

Yeah I just can’t seem to be able to think that way, use to drive the teachers mad at school.

Drac - Moderator

Yeah I just can’t seem to be able to think that way, use to drive the teachers mad at school.

Try a different method then. Try to draw something in under 30 seconds. Don't let your pencil touch the page for more than one second at a time. No ponderous lines, no contrived attempts to render.

Keep trying the same thing over and over. Start a new drawing each time.

Try something easy first. And you must post the results. Those are the rules.

Funny whenever I doodle that’s kind of what I do Jimjam, it probably shows in my video. Cheers for the tips.

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Try quick slashing broad strokes. Far broader strokes. Try an organic shape like a skull or a leaf or something. Try and convey the shape with as few strokes as possible.

Let the line start and end before and after the shape you are trying to express....if that makes sense.

Cheers. Leaves I can kind of do, now a skull might take some practice.

I broke the gif above trying to upload a better quality one. 😳

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Going to have to abandon this for a few hours. taking the camera for a walk.

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thing is there as well drac, you're just drawing completely freehand, which is incredibly difficult, you need to use guidelines and stuff to get more accurate. (aye I appreciate this is still wonky, just posting it so drac can see the guides 😆 )

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😆

Yes I recall guides and can cheat with the iPad but just playing at the moment.

Cheers for the tips and encouragement, practice lots of is what I need.

I tried to draw a skull earlier, tis murder. I actually drew a decent one when I was at college years ago, long since lost that skill. 😆

Don't worry about guidlines, and use a reference. Try to draw this skull using less that 20 marks.

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The aim is to free up your movements and get fluid.

getting there with that, jim!

This is the original character...so cool.

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Don't worry about guidlines, and use a reference. Try to draw this skull using less that 20 marks.

Haha!

Well it’s pretty embarrassing.

It doesn't have to look like that.

As I was uploading it my daughter walked passed.

“Hahahaha! what’s that?” 😳

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Getting there. Might have been a bit too hard, try and draw a leaf in 4 strokes. If you're not going to use pen or paper that app mentioned on page one is very good. Zen brush.

I use adobe sketch it’s pretty good but will look at Zen.

Cheers again.

Thought I should post some of my efforts.

Thing that I've realised pretty quickly, that I don't have the same skills now that I used to have when I was drawing everyday (around 15 years ago. Also my hand gets tired now, no stamina.

Now though being older and wiser I just enjoy it.

Looks good everyone, keep going!

Here are some of mine first one:

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One for division, took ages:

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This evenings effort whilst STC is On:

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