#InkTober Day 7 ~Cuddlers Cats

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink using black Tombow brush pen on Bienfang for mixed media sketchbook done for day 7 of the popular #InkTober challenge.  With this work in progress now finished of Jess Shippee's two cats cuddling in bed, I've added watercolor to the former white paper areas left blank.  The black is actual Tombow pen with only a small amount of water on my script liner/rigger #1 brush.  The calico does not look happy, almost as if she wants the grey kitty to move on out.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

#InkTober day 6 ~ Cuddlers Cats WIP Tombow brush pen

5.5x8.5 black Tombow brush pen using brush tip to put in darkest darks from the cat photo.  Some have contacted me to ask how to do an ink sketch for #InkTober using the pen.  After this first step of this work in progress, you can simply add water with a script liner brush to mimic watercolor effects, or add watercolor to white areas.  No pencil used for this image.  Photo courtesy Jess Shippee of WetCanvas.  Her cats love to cuddle together and the one facing the viewer is a tortoiseshell calico, similar to mine named Hallie.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

#InkTober day 5 ~ Lipsticks

5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink line using Pigma Micron 01 pen on Bienfang for mixed media sketchbook.  This was done for day 5 of #InkTober.  Each day of October artists pledge to do a work using ink in some form.  Since no one loves lipstick more than I, this subject was an easy one in favorite copper, red, and dark pink colors.  Metal was made to look like chrome by not painting the areas.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Zebra Head ~ #InkTober day 4

6x4 India ink and alcohol ink on professional photo paper, done for the 4th day of #InkTober, an artists challenge to do one work per day during October in ink and post online and/or to social media.  No predrawing done here, only darks first then brown alcohol ink.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Abstract Flowers ~ #InkTober 3rd day

7x11 alcohol inks on Yupo, posted for the third day of #InkTober challenge in which artists commit to doing one work per day using various inks.  Here I have spritzed 91% alcohol onto the support then dropped mostly cool colors of blues and greens to form petals. Centers are a purple which look blue or pink depending upon what color was underneath.  Pinata inks used here.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Wild Horses ~ #InkTober 2nd day

6x12 Tombow black brush pen and India ink on Strathmore 140 lb paper done today; sketch was with the brush pen.  I added water to the pen lines then put drops of India ink by Higgins into the wet areas, blending with #8 round brush.  It is for the second day of #InkTober, a worldwide challenge to all artists to use ink in some form (there are many different kinds) and create a painting or sketch each day of the month of October.  Tomorrow I may post one in alcohol inks.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

InkTober Starts Today ~ Li's Dog "Doc" in ink

9x12 Tombow black brush pen on Bristol 100 lb paper done today; Bristol is by Dick Blick.  Tombow pen is watersoluble ink and has a brush end and a smaller nib end.  I used a number 1 script liner brush to add water to dark areas to blend them and then make grey tones or middle values.  The initial ink sketch for #InkTober is below.  This dog's name is Doc, and belongs to Li Newton.  He is featured in the current weekend drawing event on WetCanvas dot com in the All Media Art Events forum.  Participants have 2 hours to select a subject and do it, and this one took me about an hour.  With InkTober, participants pledge to work in ink every day in October and post their works online on social media, blogs, or websites.

 

 

INITIAL INK SKETCH