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@tidelines@mastodon.art avatar tidelines , to random

It's October, here we go again! Also how is it October already?

Starting off with a quick one after a late toddler bedtime.

Inktober day 1: Mustache

a black and white pen drawing of a bipedal moth character holding a lamp, wrapping its wings around it like a cloak. its antenna curl from its head and around, like a mustache
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Decided to add a little colour splash today.

Day 2: Weave(r bird)

a black pen and watercolour wash sketch of an african weaver bird sitting on its nest. the bird is coloured in yellow and little patches of orange, and the leaves of the branch are coloured green. the rest is monochrome. the nest is approximately spherical with a small entrance hole at the front.
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    His Majesty demands a tithe of your finest cheeses

    Inktober day 3: Crown

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    "You were supposed to be out of the marsh by sunset."

    I really want to work out a better way of indicating the wake of a boat with ink, but this'll do for tonight.

    a black and white pen drawing with pencil shading. it shows a person in a canoe, paddling with a long oar, through a reedy, marshy waterway. the boat is covered in paraphernalia that indicates fishing or general travel. in the water are shadows that seem humanoid, some have tails. a small head with pointed ears pokes out near the right hand side
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    I blame this one entirely on listening to the Witcher soundtrack tonight

    Inktober day 5: deer

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    A water shrew catching some dinner

    Did you know: water shrews are venomous

    Inktober day 6: Pierce

    a black and white drawing of a water shrew, fairly accurately proportioned rather than anthropomorphised, holding a fishing harpoon/spear and looking into the water from the vantage point of a large rock. next to it is a basket of already caught fish. a shadow in the water suggests another fish will soon be added to the basket. the shrew has been shaded in lightly with pencil to denote the different shades of the fur
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    Too much No Man's Sky and too little time or energy tonight combine to bring you: A star fish. Get it? I am a comedian.

    I never really do spaceships, so I figured I'd give it a go.

    Inktober day 7: Starfish

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    I don't know about this one lads...

    Inktober day 8: Reckless

    a pen and pencil-shaded black and white drawing of two mice, one wearing goggles on its head and another wearing a safety helmet, sitting in the top of a roller skate which has rockets attached to it. one of the mice is leaning down with a lit match towards the fuse of the rockets, which are tied together
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    Would've liked to spend a little more time on this one than I did, but it's been a long one today.

    If you were wondering "did you really plan out a month's worth of rodent ideas for these prompts?"; yes, yes I did.

    Inktober day 9: Heavy (rain)

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    This month really is turning into Beatrix Potter-core, although I'm not sure that's such a bad thing.

    Inktober day 10: Sweep

    a black and white pen illustration with pencil shading depicting a bipedal mouse standing in the dark doorway of an underground house, sweeping the doorway with an old-fashioned woven broom. Around the doorway are large plants, such as a hart's tongue fern and dandelion, that are scaled close to the size of the mouse and appear large compared to it. the mouse is wearing a waist apron
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    My son decided that 10pm is a responsible time for a 3-year-old to go to sleep so tonight's is a rushed bee to not miss a day. Based on a photo my dad took. I am now going to go fall over.

    Inktober day 11: Sting

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    DON'T.

    Inktober day 12: Shredded

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    @NiwlCraft I have a couple of suggestions and a couple of questions.

    A vast majority of sensors use an AA filter to reduce moire, is omitting it an absolute requirement?

    Are you against the idea of an A4 photo scanner and using stitching software?

    If the AA filter is just desirable, the sony A6000 series of cameras use weaker AA filters and are good resolution.

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    @tidelines@mastodon.art avatar tidelines , to random

    Finally found some time and spoons to do art again. Got something larger in progress for once, and the linework is almost done.

    Then it's time to break out the watercolours!

    a black and white scan of a drawing of some doves sitting on a roof
    a black and white scan of a drawing of a man pointing at a sign to his side, leaning out of a window under an awning, with some bunting across the top, behind his head. he is wearing a newsboy or baker's cap and a shirt

    a black and white scan of a drawing of a man pointing at a sign to his side, leaning out of a window under an awning, with some bunting across the top, behind his head. he is wearing a newsboy or baker's cap and a shirt
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    My son calls the Tesco delivery vans "the strawberry van" because one of them has an image of a lot of strawberries on the side.

    So I thought "but what if, like, strawberry van?" and drew a strawberry van.

    Have I said strawberry too many times?

    a watercolour and black linework drawing of a large vehicle in the shape of a strawberry, with yellow cart wheels and a chimney coming out of the top. there are pigeons lined along the top of the van, and the strawberry leaves are shaped in a way that suggests the driver sits there, with reins and a leaf shade over the seat. the side opens like a food truck, and the rear opens on a hinge to allow entry. inside the van is a man pointing towards a menu on the outside, and a lot of food paraphernalia. outside, a small girl in a witches outfit points to the menu, next to her is her cat
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    Side note: do you ever reach a point in a project where you're thinking "oh no I'm ruining it?

    The linework was promising but the shading leaves room for improvement.

    @NiwlCraft@mastodon.art avatar NiwlCraft , to random

    The idea of art being some elitist privileged activity that needs to be democratized (genAI bro argument) is funny to me.

    I had no problem finding art supplies in rural Tunisia and India. My friend TomTom paints on cereal boxes because he can't afford a sketchbook and still does amazing art.

    If you have a mind, you can make art.

    Watercolor by TomTom painted on the back of a cereal box.
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    @NiwlCraft Lascaux was painted with some cool rocks, a few burnt sticks and a nearby wall. There's very little in this world more democratised than art.

    Also that's a great sketch, I'm impressed how well they controlled the washes considering how awkward it can be to paint on absorbent cartridge paper