Inktober Day 7 - Indiana Jones

This drawings inspiration came from the word "lost", Raiders of the Lost Ark. Thinking about it I could have just drawn Lost the TV show or even 31 days of Lost the TV show art...it's late I'm tired. So this is Indiana Jones, he is running from a massive bolder. How that thing got up there and stayed since ancient times, no clue. Come to think of it Indiana Jones doesn't really make sense, why does he have to steal stuff and throw it into a museum?

Inktober Day 6 - Luke Skywalker

Whew! So today's word was "hidden" which made me think about how Luke and Leia were hidden from Darth Vader. So I wanted to draw Luke in his innocence. I was originally going to draw a droid or two in the design but I really started to like the simplicity of it all. After inking the Boromir with loose strokes I wanted to challenge myself with some tight controlled strokes. Next thing I knew I started to see a bit of a Japanese print feel going on so I just went with it.

Inktober Day 5 - Boromir's Last Stand

So sorry, I am a day late! Well better late than never! Everything was completed yesterday but the inks, I promise. So the word of the day was "sad". Which made me think of the end of "The Fellowship of the Ring", my favorite of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The end always made me feel sad. Not only because Boromir dies, but in that it kind of had a feeling of the end of summer camp or vacation, where you all go your separate ways. Plus Gandolf the Grey is dead and then we get Gandolf the White who is just not the same...

So for this drawing I used my brush pens once again. I went crazy and just did whatever I wanted to be honest. I figure that is what Inktober is about, experimenting and creating.

Captain America - Somebody Get That Kid a Sandwhich

Today's special word is "hungry", which made me think of that line that Tommy Lee Jones says in Captain America The First Avenger, "Somebody get that kid a sandwhich." This of course is before Steve Rogers gets transformed by science into Captain America. Not 12 pm yet here in Texas!

For this drawing I originally had the idea to include skinny Steve Rodgers and have him be shadowed by the current drawing. I started drawing this out and then realized that I was subconsciously recreating this awesome Alex Ross poster I had seen and I really didn't want to be a copier. I left the brush alone on this one and used a pen. I like how it looks, I felt more freedom in translating my line work. Enjoy!

Inktober Day 3 - "Look Sir Droids" Stormtrooper

Today I have a Star Wars drawing featuring a Stormtrooper. This is the point in the movie where C-3P0 and R2-D2 crash onto Tatooine. These Stormtroopers are trying to find them and this dude comes into frame and yells "Look Sir, Droids!" Technically these are Sandtroopers, they have all this stuff on their back so they can survive on planets with harsh environments. I have a copy of the Star Wars encyclopedia and listen regularly to the Star Wars Minute Podcast, so I can keep these fun facts coming all day. I'll be nice and spare you, Enjoy!

Intober Day 2 - Hulk vs. Abomination

Day two and I am still here! Today's code word is "noisy", anytime anyone says that word now you have to scream and wave your arms around. No, that's Pee-Wee's Playhouse and this is Inktober. So the word noisy made me think of Hulk. Anything the Hulk does is noisy, plus I have been reading vol.1 of Peter David's Hulk run and I am loving it!

For this drawing I stuck with a smaller sable brush, a size 1. I have been trying to use a better made size 3 for a while because I watched Paolo Rivera ink and he said that you can get more variation in line with a larger brush. Unfortunately I do not have that kind of control yet, which means all my lines end up being super thick. I'll keep practicing but I'll stick to the small brushes for now. Enjoy!

Inktober Day 1 - Dwight

Happy October! October is also known as inktober, which is a 31 day challenge created to help artist get into making art daily. The challenge is to create one ink drawing for each day in October. We shall see if I can hold up to this. There are ALOT of things going on this month so I will have to plan ahead.

For the first drawing my brother sent me a idea of drawing Dwight with his pumpkin head. This is based on an episode of "The Office" where Dwight gets his head stuck in a pumpkin for a day. The inktober word of the day was "fast" so I decided to include this Pontiac Firebird.