In an effort to get myself back on track - DRAWING COMICS EVERYDAY - I joined Inktober - 31 drawings in 31 days. Started by Jake Parker, cartoonist, to get himself and others to perfect their inking skills - Inktober has become a "thing". Basically, there is a list of word prompts, one for each day of October. You draw a picture inspired by that word, ink it, post it on social media and tag it - #inktober.
This also got me to revisit my Instagram account (it had two pics and 5 followers) which now has 15+ posts and 170+ followers. Cool!
I've completed one week - WOO HOO! It feels really good - and the accountability also feels good. Although I do spend a lot more time on these than I had intended ("anything worth doing is worth over-doing").
I set up a few extra rules for myself.
Because.
1. work within a 6"x8" area
2. include my comic character somehow
3. include the word somehow (work on my lettering)
4. Only black and white and gray ink
5. It's October... a little bit creepy.
Day 1 - POISONOUS
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-oJwj9BVboT8/W7t6CRKXdXI/AAAAAAAAOBc/RuDdWN31MS49Q0YqkiVPTLSHFu4CaxjrQCLcBGAs/s2000/img_0317.jpg)
I also played around with the image in Procreate to make it look more like an old poison bottle label:
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-tZFrbMOsiJ0/W7t6CKkmHOI/AAAAAAAAOBY/LzTSywOADTs1_ZQW0FcMagGujra81VlVQCLcBGAs/s2000/img_0316.jpg)
Day 2 - TRANQUIL
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-I5vHB-La-9Y/W7t6Cq-05YI/AAAAAAAAOBg/WYKKLi9xmbwFtgbpeUOysJ-iGvvMn20zwCEwYBhgL/s2000/img_0319.jpg)
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Day 3 - ROASTED
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-LjVOuu7GxoE/W7t6C_vDWmI/AAAAAAAAOBo/Xq2HM5cqaQsJRWKKF23HL7lAcgHYRj8IwCEwYBhgL/s2000/img_4289.jpg)
I get to a point where I'm not sure if I should push it... or let it be...
I'm leaning towards "push it". I added more text and the black background. I'm glad I did because it makes the fire glow more.
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-K9NBXtIeBfw/W7t6C8KJ3kI/AAAAAAAAOBs/SpacZswzBIMvzBMjzLpLlDt9c_JDCFteACEwYBhgL/s2000/img_4294.jpg)
Day 4 - SPELL
Each of these comics starts with a blue pencil sketch. Another thing I am torn about - I really love the way the sketches look - the line quality and variation - but I also like the cleaner lines, contrast and grays of the inked art.
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-hlbCk-TS5vc/W7t6DC1r9xI/AAAAAAAAOBw/2O3CBO6vOU4JZMbpozCwAshMIy2ajza9wCEwYBhgL/s2000/img_4299.jpg)
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-tblGlgSI3ls/W7t6EJq1VHI/AAAAAAAAOCA/OIMvhTiDsp0NcCYfM2Wj3WpRbHBiSHb4QCEwYBhgL/s2000/scannable-2bdocument-2b2-2bon-2boct-2b4-252c-2b2018-2bat-2b11_37_50-2bam.png)
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![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-Wi10xOwrWko/W7t6DfEzCNI/AAAAAAAAOB4/wHrBwtZxUEMBUVunTRq14-xajOw50P6SgCEwYBhgL/s2000/img_4308.jpg)
Day 5 - CHICKEN
My kids says this one is not "realistic" - seriously? It's a comic! I'm trying to get across an idea, not paint like Norman Rockwell.
Kids - they think they're art directors.
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-tllhg9GQ3Qg/W7t6DgEX3MI/AAAAAAAAOB8/31WKKLzQgtweJH1Z82mdnAKhqg4Bx-fCQCEwYBhgL/s2000/img_4311.jpg)
Day 6 - DROOLING
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-XidsTWkPbIw/W7t6F4--lcI/AAAAAAAAOCs/7DZyDjfAg7kXtkzgJFaZZXPt9IHig_O4gCEwYBhgL/s2000/whiteboard.jpg)
How do I get the drool to really stand out?
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-b0pL7ranVkM/W7t6Fe7C6YI/AAAAAAAAOCo/Ww-QUp9t-IM3VINWEcvQJJMpuxJZlgvpACEwYBhgL/s2000/scannable-2bdocument-2bon-2boct-2b6-252c-2b2018-2bat-2b8_25_12-2bpm.png)
Still needs to look slimier...
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-7rS4u8VgZrg/W7t6FXtyzGI/AAAAAAAAOCo/AeUhaJ3hw7k2zdORK3k3XWbq3IfkGB_WACEwYBhgL/s2000/scannable-2bdocument-2bon-2boct-2b6-252c-2b2018-2bat-2b8_39_09-2bpm.jpg)
Day 7 - EXHAUSTED
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-pNDOttcc7W0/W7t6FjVCpDI/AAAAAAAAOCw/Ext2pTgITEAlfsvCXyfGE8-IohJYOPxCACEwYBhgL/s2000/scannable-2bdocument-2bon-2boct-2b7-252c-2b2018-2bat-2b10_45_52-2bpm.png)
I was really tempted to give this one a black or gray background too. But then I thought... a bat would be sleeping during the day, right? I know I want to. Up all night working -- sleep all day. White background.
![](https://www.teddybear-n-geekygirl.com/content/images/-64XkuHlEumw/W7t6ExD-2_I/AAAAAAAAOCk/WKqF9c7nBqUE2wL3OdL62Y1hWAl_Tl4NQCEwYBhgL/s2000/scannable-2bdocument-2b2-2bon-2boct-2b7-252c-2b2018-2bat-2b11_03_38-2bpm.png)
Besides, I'm too tired to do a dark background!
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