Inktober is a great way to test your creativity and illustration skills! For my most recent Inktober project, I wanted to really test myself and elevate the project from the last time I did the challenge.
My first Inktober in 2017 was primarily to get me back into the habit of drawing every day, and it worked very well! However, when the project was over, I had a sketchbook full of drawings with some great results, but I found it difficult to utilize the finished pieces.
For this reason, I wanted to use my time better in the 2018 challenge, so I set my goal to both sketch and digitally finish each different drawing. This let me build up a library of assets to use for new Cyanotype products, and gave me ready-to-go illustrations for practicing my surface design.
I chose to follow the 2018 Official Inktober Prompt List, and I wanted to do a series of plants for the project. I did a lot of research in order to find plants that fit even the more unusual themes, and I definitely expanded my botany knowledge along the way.
So far, since wrapping up my Inktober project, I’ve been able to experiment both with making patterns, and with creating die-cut stickers from two of the illustrations that I’ve released as new products.
