Inktober!

Inktober is a challenge I just recently heard about, and without meaning to, I've actually been doing the challenge every day this month so far. Basically it's a challenge where you work with ink in your drawings, and it's meant to get you to practice drawing technique. So over the last week this is what I have been doing with my Periscope broadcasts. I decided to include the images from the last few days so that you can see those images! 

Pumpkin faces. 

This is done with sharpie markers on paper. I am toying with the idea of writing a children's book. This is one of the experimental images I was working on for it. 

Whoopi Goldberg in ink.

One evening my husband and me were watching Late Night with Stephen Colbert and Whoopi happened to be a guest that evening. There was something about how the light in the studio was hitting her features that mesmerized me and I really wanted to draw her. So much so, that I couldn't fall asleep that night. So, in the wee hours of the morning I searched images of her face on Pinterest and then began drawing away. I was also broadcasting on Periscope, and lo and behold someone offered to buy it on the spot before I was even done! So, yippie! and thank you so much to that native Texan. ;)

​Sunflowers.

Prismacolor markers on paper. As an early birthday gift, my husband purchased a 48 marker set for me! I was just sort of testing them out in this image. I've never had this many colors to work with using Prismacolor, so I'm still learning what they are capable of doing. 

Gnarled Tree at Night.

A couple of evenings later, I decided to break out the pointillism again with my trusty ink pen and this time I did a gnarled old tree at night with stars glistening in the sky, and smoky haze around them. Although some folks in my periscope broadcast thought that they could also be UFOs since they are so large. I kind of like that idea too. Yet again, I had another person interested in purchasing this one during the scope too! So, I'm pretty happy about that. 

Well, I hope you've enjoyed this little journey through my sketchbook this week, and I'll be posting more. If you are interested in viewing my drawing broadcasts you can follow me on Periscope @AllysonArtwork. 

Thank you so much, and I hope you are having a wonderful week so far!

--Always, Ally