Art resources: Inktober

[mekare]

So, we're all knee-deep in Inktober work so I guess at least some of you are using tutorials or looking things up somewhere. I certainly did for my last piece and was so impressed by the things I learned I decided to share (I especially remember mific saying she hadn't drawn animals in years -- guess what, I found something for you!).

So please share useful links, articles, tutorials you have used or can remember in the comments. I found Alphonso Dunn's stuff on YouTube today and boy was it ever helpful for a variety of things!

His channel for you browse for stuff that interests you: Alphonso Dunn YT

Cross hatching tips from Peter Paul Rubens

Top Three Cross-Hatching Mistakes and how to avoid them

How to Create realistic textures Part 1 --> mific there's stuff on fur in Part 1 (and part 2 as well)

Playlist for animals

Tree trunks and branches

Fire

In this one I was actually hoping to see if he'd shade any part of the fire because I really didn't know if I should at all, but he didn't. So I left it at the linework too.

And here is some stuff I practiced with his tutorials (first the stuff from the Rubens, and another one and then the one on textures):

Comments

[mekare]

Hey don't apologize for adding all these great links! I'm looking forward to checking them out. The lighting resource sounds especially interesting to me since I do portraits regularly.

animal skeleton sketches

I think I saw some of these on the side of one of your Inktober drawings. They looked pretty cool!

ETA: I've been watching Danica Sills - such beautiful ink drawings! (though thanks for the warning for body horror so I was prepared)

And now I learned that there are pens that are waterproof! I've been thinking I need that so much because I use ink that's not waterproof and never could colour afterwards. YAY.

[mific]

Great links, thanks. I watched some of the cross-hatching ones not long ago, and definitely need more practise with it. I enjoyed some Danica Sills vids too - definitely need waterproof markers now.