Happy Inktober!

Sharpie pen

 begins today! "Jake Parker created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year." Visit  the site to find out the suggestions. He calls them "rules", but they are really loose guidelines. You can use the prompts or not. Up to you. The main thing is to have fun and draw something every day.

10/01 challenge prompt: fish

Pilot Parallel Pen 1 mm, Noodler's Black ink. Micron Pigma Pen .01, watercolor pencil

From the nursery rhyme, counting song Over in the Meadow Over in the meadow where the stream runs blue lived an old mother fish and her little fishes two. Swim, said the mother. We swim said the two and they swam all day where the stream runs blue.

Inktober is a learning experience to let whatever happens happen. To not get worked up about creating a museum quality piece. Hooray if you do, but that's not the point.

So once again, the ink was taking a long time to dry. I thought it was dry when I went to letter the second line, but my paw went in the ink. Deep sigh. Forlorn look. But a thought. I use an acrylic bridge to keep my hands out of paint and gold when I'm working on illuminations. Why can't I use the bridge as I letter? I never thought of that before! Brilliant, if I do say so myself.

So, are you going to participate in Inktober?