I participated in inktober again this year, but this year (in contrast to last year) I was committed to see it through. I really appreciated the discipline it required of me. As you can see in these sketches, I went through a portraiture phase that I really enjoyed. It was reassuring to feel like I was seeing some growth in my observational drawing skills. None of these sketches had a pencil under drawing–I just went in directly with the pen and tried to cover over any “sins” with Copic marker value:)
The last sketch in this post was done with brush and ink washes from reference.
