VIDEO: Sketchbook Tour and mini vlog - Inktober 2017

Did you enjoy Inktober? Perhaps you joined in over on instagram or just enjoyed watching the art that was being produced by your favourite artist day after day through October? As many of you know I joined in too, in my small way, with this worldwide challenge started by Jake Parker and shared a daily ink sketch over on instagram. I wasn't sure if I was going to manage to keep going the whole month because, well it is hard isn't it?

So it was a surprise to me to get to the end of October without missing a day and well, yes it wasn't like I was sharing some of the more complex inking that many of the amazing artist do but I was still pleased with what I accomplished. So today, as requested by you guys, I have a tour video of my Inktober 2017 sketchbook with all the good days and bad days and the scribbles in between!

Scroll down for everything I used over the month and for my Inktober 2017 learning points too!


VIDEO: Sketchbook Tour: Inktober 2017 




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Flying Tiger notebook

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Some of my learning points from Inktober? 

• Well I definitely see some styles in my work coming through that I return to again and again.

•  Keeping going and posting is better than aiming for perfection, but this is a hard balance as you still have to remember that it represents you and maybe the only thing people see of your work before deciding if they want to see more or move on. 

• What I think will be popular on Instagram is totally different to what actually is popular on Instagram 😆

If you have any learning points from Inktober, as a participant or a watcher, then please do share in the comments below!



To see the other videos I mention in today's video click on the links below:

Meadow flowers on Yupo video

Floral and leaf on watercolor design video

Inktober video share with ink washes


For the drawing exercise I talk about in the video read my Sketching Exercise blog post.

And if you want to have a look back over the mixed media face drawing weekly work sharing area then visit - Show Your Face.


Have a super creative Sunday.

Kim


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VIDEO: Drawing Meadow Flowers In Ink On Yupo

Sunday is a great day to do something creative if you have the time, so I thought, as it is Sunday I would share a video with you showing the process I went through drawing these meadow flowers.  I'm hoping that it will set you up for your creative day and get you itching to work on your next project.

I'm working with a dip pen, or nib holder, and Indian ink again for this project just like I did for my watercolor and ink flowers video last weekend. But, this time instead of working on watercolor paper I am using the synthetic paper Yupo. I've already started this project with watercolor paint. And if you missed how to make a textured watercolor background like this then you might want to watch my 'How To Use Watercolor and Indian Ink On Yupo' video as well.

As you will hear in the video, I had not initially planned these flowers to be stylised, it is strange how our creative plans change and evolve throughout a project isn't it?


VIDEO: Drawing Meadow Flowers In Ink On Yupo




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Dip pen / nib holder
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Prima Marketing Watercolors (Decadent Pies)
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Do you think you will get some drawing done today? Or perhaps you have another creative project you want to do? Whatever you are doing I hope that you have fun and have a lovely Sunday! Happy creating.

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VIDEO: Watercolor and Ink Flower Drawing

How have you been getting on with your Inktober sketching? If you follow me on Instagram or you are part of my Creative Tips newsletter group then you will know that I've been doing a sketch per day and sharing as part of Inktober. I've really been doing my own thing and not following the official prompts but using it to generate sketch ideas, play with different styles and practice of course!

I have plans to work up some of my favourite sketches into other projects and I was hoping to encourage you to do the same thing. So today's video share is a process video for a watercolor and ink flower drawing that comes from my Day 18 sketch. I'm also testing out the Daniel Smith watercolor paints and if you scroll down below you can see a close up of the granulation you get with some of these watercolor paints, You can spot it in the picture above as well.

Anyway, enjoy the video and you will see what I mean about granulation once you have watched it! Oh and I share how to add the punchinella texture too!


VIDEO: Watercolor and Ink Flower Drawing  




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Kitchen towel

That grainy texture in the photos is the granulation I'm going on about, you can see it really well in the Amethyst color along the bottom. Isn't it gorgeous?

Let me know how you are doing with your daily sketches and I would love to know what you will be doing with them next. Do you have any projects planned for them?

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VIDEO: Mixed media Flower Drawing Art Journal Page

Who needs some color to brighten their day? I do! I hope that you do too because I've got an explosion of color to share with you in my latest art journal page video. And I think I can safely call this a mixed media piece as I've got pattern paper, Gelatos, acrylic paint, oh and some coloured pencils in there too!

The video takes you through all of the layers for this page and it even shares what inspired the start of this page in the first place too! It also has another flower sketch as well and if you missed my last flower drawing video where I also share some tips and tricks for adding drawings to your art journal pages then you can watch it over on my YouTube channel, the video is called 'Easy Flower Drawing Art Journal Page'.

Hey, oh and I need to mention that I have reached a big milestone on my YouTube channel! I've got over 1000 subscribers and it is all down to you! THANK YOU so much for subscribing to my channel, watching my videos as well as commenting, liking them and sharing them too. It really does means so much to me.

So as a thank you to my subscribers I am current making a new video to celebrate and it will be a more of a behind the scenes, day in the life type of video. So keep your eyes open for it and if you aren't already please do subscribe to my channel over on YouTube and click the notification bell so you don't miss it.


VIDEO: Mixed media Flower Drawing Art Journal Page




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So I better get on with making my special 1000 Subscribers thank you video for you! I'm looking forward to sharing it with you!

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