Inktober 2017, Day 5!

Inktober 2017, Day 5: Baku

8.5x11 brush pen in sketchbook

Inspired by Thornwolf's Inktober challenge! The Baku is a dream eater from Chinese and Japanese mythology. Inked in my sketchbook while hanging at Books With Pictures for Comics Night!

Sketchbook photo from Books With Pictures.

Inktober 2017, Day 4!

Inktober 2017, Day 4: Invertaur

9x12 pen and ink on bristol paper

2015 sketchbook drawing and re-sketched version.

The Invertaur is a biomechanical vanguard unit hailing from my fledgling scifi story, Paradigm Chimera. I haven't written much for it at all, save for one creative writing prompt during college. I've slowly populated this world with more characters, however, and I enjoy returning to it!

Invertaurs likely come in different classes or 'models,' but they're all MASSIVE and share a hive mind.

Inktober 2017, Day 3!

Inktober 2017, Day 3: Queen of Self-Disgust

9x12 Derwent Inktense on Strathmore Mixed Media paper

Unsex Me Here (2006)

9x12 Micron pens on paper

Process video showing how I apply water to dry Inktense.

(Sound off if you'd like to avoid a silly conversation I have with my roommate.)

Queen of Self-Disgust is based off of 2006 vent art (still one of my favorite old drawings, despite its issues). I hadn't considered making this character colorful until I sat down to draw this new rendition!

She's shown up in my sketchbooks several times throughout the years since that ink drawing.

Inktober 2017, Day 2!

Inktober 2017, Day 2: Human!Twitch

6x9 technical pen and colored pencil on smooth bristol paper

Human!Twitch is fun to draw. Disgusting, but fun. Pose and quote directly inspired by a scene from AKIRA (the film; said scene is absent from the manga).

Twitch is usually a huge tomcat, and a sadomasochistic cannibal.

Inktober 2017, Day 1! (plus BONUS)

Inktober 2017, Day 1: DECAY

9x12 brush pen in my sketchbook

Ahklut bonus sketch!

Blogger isn't what it used to be, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't continue to update it! So, better late than never, here is Inktober, Day 1. I began with my poster girl for all things grim and gory, Decay. Added a bonus Ahklut for Thornwolf's creature challenge!

Decay didn't scan well; I drew her too close to the sketchbook seam. I used to add margins to my sketchbooks to prevent this from happening, ha!