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My Drawings for Inktober (2015)

Black and white kitten drawn in ink
| Donna

2015 was my first Inktober. The challenge is to draw something in ink each day in October. It’s really useful if you want to improve your inking skills or draw more regularly.  The official website is http://inktober.com. I posted daily uploads to Twitter, Flickr and Pinterest, so if you follow me on those sites, you’ve probably seen these pictures already. Continue reading →

“Nigel hasn’t been the same since he visited the bat colony”

Three little birds cartoon
| Donna

I sketched the idea for this cartoon a while ago, and thought it would be fun to work it into a cartoon illustration. After playing with different pencil sketches of the composition, I simplified my doodle and the final composition focuses right in on the birds.

I haven’t used fine liners for inking before, I prefer brush and nib strokes, but it’s fun to play with a different outline style.