This year I decided to participate in Inktober, an online event where artists do art in ink for the whole month of October. There was a statement from the creator of the event that he did not like people participating with digital art because they could just "ctrl z" their mistakes away. He wanted artists to use ink and make marks that they couldn't change. This is a bit interesting though since he does support doing pencil drawings and then going over them in ink. Basically, this is to say I've been doing traditional art in pen this entire month, and though I've fallen behind a little bit, I feel like it has been a good experience.
Inktober has made me a lot more confident in the lines I draw, and taught me what kind of things I need to work on (objects, shadows) and what things I like drawings (people, things with cool patterns). I think I would benefit from doing a month of digital artwork, even if it was just 6 pieces a week for a month (because sometimes it can be hard to keep up with it every single day). I'm not sure if there is a larger art community event for this, but whether or not there is, I'm thinking I will do this in December so that I can really improve my digital artwork as well. While I do like the quantity of artwork I produce from this event, towards the end, my work has been much less inspired because I'm quite frankly tired of not being able to use much color, and I've been extremely busy with school as the quarter is coming to an end. I think had I followed the prompt list and managed my school work better this wouldn't be an issue since I would have more ideas and more time. If I do a digital challenge, I will make a prompt list for myself and make time in my schedule to get it done. Here are some of the Inktober works I've done that I'm most proud of if you'd like to see them:
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