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Longstride Illustration | Pen and Ink Drawing

One tip that helped me with Inktober was to have a strategy for difficult prompts. Some will be tough, either because they're uninspiring or technical to draw.

‘Camera’ was a technical item to draw. To get around that, I drew a simplified side-view of the camera and added a meerkat as a supporting element in the picture plane. Adding a supporting element is another strategy to shift the viewer’s attention from the subject to the story aspect. [...]

If you really really don't have time for Inktober this year, but still want to participate .... I did all 31 prompts in 1 day. Got up at 4am and went to bed at 11:45pm. 15 minutes per prompt.

Some will argue this approach defeats the purpose of #inktober but for me it was a tough challenge, it fit my goals (getting better at quick sketching) and it allowed me to still participate (otherwise too busy in October this year). Read the article for the 7 Tips that helped me.

Some of the prompts for the Inktober 2024 have synonymous meanings. They either have similar shape designs or visual concepts. For example ‘Journal’, ‘Guidebook’ and ‘Passport’ have similar shape designs. They all look like books. [...]

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Exercise to improve pen and ink skills | line drawing | how to practice drawing

Write drawing prompts on pieces of paper that represent textures, like "wood" or "fur". Put them in a jar or box. Pick a random texture from the jar; set a timer for three to five minutes, and; draw and shade your texture from light to dark. The timer adds pressure. This forces you to just go for it, not overthink or over-render. The clock trains you to be a fearless inker. Click the link to read the full article from Longstride Illustration. Have fun!

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How to transform your pen and ink drawing skills | 10 tips for artists

In this Longstride Illustration Blog Article, I share 10 tips that you can easily apply to your art routine. These helped me transform my pen and ink skills from sporadic results to seeing consistent progress.

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How to Do Inktober in One Day | Inktober 2024 Art Challenge

Have a look at the prompts. Apply these tips to get your Inktober 2024 done fast (in one day!). Tip 1 - Read the prompts out loud and jot down the first image that comes to mind. As you go down the list, you’ll start to see several prompts with synonymous meanings. For example, from the 2024 list, a pair of ‘Binoculars’ could also work as a concept for ‘Discover’ or ‘Navigator’. Let’s say you’re winging it prompt to prompt. You’re creating each prompt as you get to it. And you drew a yurt tent for prompt #10 ‘Nomadic’. When you get to prompt #22 ‘Camp’, you might wish you could draw a tent but now have to come up with something else. The 2024 list has many synonymous prompts. Avoid the risk of doing double by prepping in advance. [...]

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10 Habits for Artists | Longstride Illustration

10 Habits for Artists

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Tips for Inktober Drawing Challenge 2024

One tip that helped me with Inktober was to have a strategy for difficult prompts. Some will be tough, either because they're uninspiring or technical to draw. ‘Camera’ was a technical item to draw. To get around that, I drew a simplified side-view of the camera and added a meerkat as a supporting element in the picture plane. Adding a supporting element is another strategy to shift the viewer’s attention from the subject to the story aspect. [...]