INKTOBER 2020
Md. Muhtasim Galib Inan
Initiated by Jake Parker in 2009, “Inktober” has grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year where a drawing in ink is to be made for each of the days of October for a given prompt. The prompt list is published by the end of September each year and artists have the freedom to interpret them in their own. Despite taking part in the challange for past five years, with extra time in had for covid restrictions, the inktober of 2020 has been special. This booklet is a compilation of the 31 drawings made for Inktober 2020.
Day : 01
The first prompt fish is interpretted literally as koi fishes swimming in water, with lotus leaves floating around. The silver tone hatch and the cross hatches froms the shadows to create a depth and contrast in the picture.
FISH
WISP
Day : 02
The prompt wisp is interpretted as a streamline of smoke coming from an extinguished candle. The stippling technique is used to create gradiant of white smoke and the rest is covered in black ink.
BULKY
Day : 03
The bulbous root of a turnip creates the bulkyness in the plant. the underground layer of soil is painted in black ink and the stippling dots form the 3d appearance of the stem.
RADIO
Day : 04
An old FM radio is drawn for the forth prompt of the month where radio waves are drawn to create a backdrop for the radio itself. the cross hatches in the radio brings the object to life.
BLADE
Day : 05
With an intension to skip obvious knife and razor blades, grass blades were taken as inspiration with a dew drop on top of it. The hatching on the leaves create a visual texture.
RODENT
Day : 06
A cross section through a pipe line shows line entering from above, screened by the metal grating and forms the sihouette of two rats. the stippling creates light and shadow in the tunnel.
FANCY
Day : 07
What could be fancier than vintage perfume bottles? Different hatching techniques create various textures at various parts of the perfume bottles to create depth and richness.
TEETH
Day : 08
A biological section through a tooth showing various parts of a humn tooth answers the prompt for the day. A black inked backdrop creates perfect contrast for a white tooth.
THROW
Day : 09
A stone thrown at a water body creates a splash and ripples in a stagnant water surface. The dynamics of a water splash indicates something is thrown into the water.
HOPE
Day : 10
Nature always finds its way to grow and always creates a sense of hope. a twig emerging from a cut stomp of wood is interpretted as the hope. The cross hatches create the bark of the log.
DISGUSTING
Day : 11
Putiing a finger inside nose might seem relaxing when it scrathes a lot but doing that in public is simply disgusting. The hatching creates a depth in the hand while the black backdrop provides contrast.
SLIPPERY
Day : 12
A slippery soap with a lot of foam is a common fun thing in the shower for kids and brings back memories from childhood. the black background makes the bubble pop up around the simple soap.
DUNE
Day : 13
Sunset on a sandy dune is created with varied textures and tones. The vertical lines create the sky whereas the stipling technique gives the impression of sand with tonal difference.
ARMOR
Day : 14
Arthropods are shelled creatures, specially the ones living underwater. The hard cephalothorax protects the creates from strong water current and acts as armor for them which is drawn here in lots of dots.
OUTPOST
Day : 15
A lighthouse is often the highest tower in an area which acts as outpost for protection of the land. The light coming out is left white while the rest of the backdrop is covered in black to give a night time view.
ROCKET
Day : 16
A rocket just blasting off with a lot of smoke cloud is drawn for the prompt “Rocket”. Solid black background provides contrast to the rocket whereas the cross hatch fills in the rest.
STORM
Day : 17
An adventourous boat ride on a stormy day is fulls of ups and downs. Spiral patterns are used for both clouds and the waves; the different hatching techniques differentiates the colour tones between them.
TRAP
Day : 18
A trap for a rabbit or a bird in the wild is taken as inspiration for the day. A small carrot acts as the bait, the wooden box as the trap and the leaves behind set the ambience of wilderness.
DIZZY
Day : 19
Spirals of different sizes fill in the space to create an impression of dizziness. The tiny spirals inbetween the larger ones fill in the voids and makes a wholistic pattern.
CORAL
Day : 20
Corals are the jewels of underwater, appearing in different shapes, colours and sizes. The beauty of corals are expressed through different types of hatching techniques, line depth and textures.
DREAM
Day : 21
Dreaming weather at night or day has no limits of imagination nor they have any meaning only stops when one is conscious. An alarm clock with fishes inside symbolizes the weirdness of dreams.
CHEF
Day : 22
A chefs hat is the crown for a chef. The draping and folds of the hat is created with stippling technique. The contrast between the fluidity of the fabric and the vertical lines in the background create balance in the drawing.
RIP Day : 23
A ripped rope is drawn for the prompt of the day. Both the rope and the background have vertical lines in common, however, the shade and shadow on the rope makes it pop out of the backdrop.
DIG
Day : 24
Light on the end of the tunnel is the only hope when you are digging for long. The difference in hatch thickness create the impression of depth and light in the tunnel.
BUDDY
Day : 25
A fistbump is common when two friends meet, thus the prompt for the day is interpretted as this one. The cross hatches create the shadow in the hands and brings them to life.
Day : 26
An old FM radio is drawn for the forth prompt of the month where radio waves are drawn to create a backdrop for the radio itself. The cross hatches in the radio brings the object to life.
HIDE
MUSIC
Day : 27
The black and white keys in the piano makes notes and thus music is created. A collection of pianos, with fluidity fills in the space to create a rhythm and a musical pattern.
FLOAT
Day : 28
While there could a long list of things which could have been drawn for the floating prompt, a leaf is taken. The shadow on the water is created with a different tonal hatch and the ripples are formed of concentric arcs.
SHOES
Day : 29
A pair of snickers as shoes, it can’t get any more obvious! To create a diversity in the drawing lines in different directions are used. The shadow of the shoes make them grounded.
OMNIOUS
Day : 30
A walk in the forest at the dead of the night can get very omnious. The sky is covered in black to make it night like and the white trees make a creepy vibe to the drawing with their branches.
CRAWL
Day : 31
For the very last prompt, a crawling caterpiller moving towards new leaves is drawn. The blackness of the leaves gives the impression of being eaten and the lines on the body gives off hairy vibes.
