Inktober Early Planning

[olivermoss]

Hi all! I thought I'd start a post for Inktober preparation. Here we can talk inking materials, troubleshooting and sharing inkspiration. October is still two weeks or so away, but this gives people lead time to learn new techniques or order new supplies if they want to.

Feel free to ask any trad or digital inking questions in the comments so we can help each other. Also post tutorials you've found helpful, artists to study and whatever else might be relevant.

I am still not very practiced with any of them, but I've acquired a lot of supplies over the past year. I've got a variety of papers, inks, inking pens, ink pencils and also a small LED lightbox. In the picture above, the lettering is my first time using a pen you dip in ink. That banner is my pre-Inktober starting point. If people are interested I will list, talk about and/or demo my supplies.

The official Inktober prompt list is up is up here. I am not going to use that list, I am making my own unless I can find a really good one.

So, what are your Inktober questions, plans or hopes?

Comments

[goss]

Even though some of these words would be more America- or Autumn-centric (eg. I live in a tropical country, and we don't have Halloween culture here), many here could be universal in use.

I like just plain "Maze" for example. Many possibilities there. I'm thinking Labyrinth the movie, gardens and topiary landscaping, lab rats, the brain/psyche.

"Spirits" too. Could have multiple interpretations there too. :)

[olivermoss]

Generalizing them out for a community challenge is great. This was me brainstorming my fall cozy and fall spoopy ideas :)

Ones that can go different ways is also fun. I am totally the sort who might draw rum for a 'spirits' prompt.