Challenge #9: Inktober - Week 3

[goss]

Title: Inktober - Week 3
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Fandom: Avatar: Legend of Korra, Firefly, Aquaman (DCU), Mad Max: Fury Road
Characters/Pairings: Korra, Serenity, Aquaman, Imperator Furiosa
Content Notes: For the third week, I decided to try India ink and brush. I checked out a whole bunch of really helpful tutorials on YouTube, and managed to produce 4 pieces this week. In the final piece, I overlaid acrylic paint with the India ink.

I found that unlike watercolour, India Ink has a certain density about it, that gives a gorgeous matte finish when applied heavily, but also makes it far more difficult to lift off the page once it's been applied. I have had the best time looking at vids and trying out the ink drop technique. What a cool effect! :)

Preview:

Day 17 - Graceful Legend of Korra	Day 19 - Cloud Firefly/Serenity
Day 20 - Deep Aquaman (DCU)	Day 21 - Furious Mad Max: Fury Road

(Click images for larger artwork at my journal)

Comments

[alias_sqbr]

Oh wow, these are GORGEOUS, I am in awe of your negative spaces!

[goss]

Thank you! I did set out to work more on my use of negative space with this challenge, so I'm happy that you like that aspect especially. :)

[jainas]

WOW, I love all your pieces this week, but the ones with the ink drip are especially awesome... You really mastered it!

[goss]

Thank you! I am definitely still playing around and experimenting, but I feel like I learnt a lot in a few short days, thanks to trial and error, and inspiration from you guys to keep up with the challenge. :)

[syntheid]

I kept failing to comment on your posts, but I really liked the ink washes this week.

[goss]

Thanks so much! It's been fun trying out a different inking technique each week this month, but the ink washes have definitely been my favourite so far. :)