Inktober: The Final Set

[minoanmiss]

Inktober: The final set

So here are my remaining Inktober pix, which are a little different from the ones that came before.



#26 has an interesting story. I first drew the amphora’s decorations in black, but the picture was garbled -- how could the viewer tell what was decoration and what was structural? So I put a sticker over the amphora and traced my previous drawing with red and black markers respectively.

I considered writing a note about #27 but decided to see if I could draw it clearly enough that people would know what I was tolkien about. (It *is* clear what I did there, right?)



I mostly tried to keep these cheerful and light but 29 and 30's prompts were irresistible. I could not think of any other interpretation of 29's prompt than the image I tried to capture here. I might color it in.

The first image I drew for #30 was much more generic, but then my melanin prickled all over me and I thought again, and drew this instead, in honor of my ancestors.

I had considered illustrating Shel Silberstein's eponymous poem for #31, but after those two I didn't want to end the month on a complex and wistful note. So, when in doubt, draw a pretty lady. :)

And that was my Inktober! I really enjoyed it. Now to work on Yuletide!

Comments

[darkmarcy]

Thanks for sharing, I think 29 is my fave out of this set!

[minoanmiss]

Bwee, I'm so glad I went ahead and drew that.

[gingicat]

"Climb" is clear because of conversations I've had with you, but I don't think I'd get it otherwise.

[acelightning]

25: The amphora is beautiful! It's not clear to me who's giving and who's receiving... but does it matter?

26: Tippy-toeing, trying to remember where the floor squeaks, so she can get to her room without waking anybody up. (I think everybody has done that, whether they're "sneaking in", or just wanting to be considerate of the people who need their sleep.)

27: Is that Rosie "glomph"ing Sam when he comes home from the great adventure? :-)

28: I sure hope Fairy #1 can grab hold of Fairy #2 before she falls too far!

29: Pre-CISE-ly! (I think I like this one the best out of this set.)

30: Everybody wishes for someone who will welcome them, care for them, and love them unconditionally. Some of us find that someone, eventually.

31: Oh, she's going to a Halloween party! ;-)

[thnidu]

«27: Is that Rosie "glomph"ing Sam when he comes home from the great adventure? :-)»

I don't think so. The heights are so different, the taller one must be a Human (Tolkien's "Man"), and judging from what we can see of the torso a woman at that.

[minoanmiss]

Ahahah I have trouble drawing pectoeal muscles. But yes, that's a full size human getting kissed by a determined hobbit.

[acelightning]

I don't seem to remember anything in Tolkien that indicates a relationship between a hobbit woman and a human man :-(

[acelightning]

I thought the larger figure was displaying pectoral muscles, and minoanmiss confirms that. But I can't recall anything in LOTR involving a hobbit woman and a human man :-(

[minoanmiss]

Oh, I'm a fanfic writer, we'll call those two original characters. :)

[acelightning]

Elves and humans have fallen in love and procreated, and ISTR something about hobbits from one particular part of the Shire being taller than average, and rumored to have some human ancestry. So it seems to be canonically possible. (And that picture suggests a story I'd be very interested to read!)

I'm now trying to think of some way to combine all three and make it work out evenly :-(

[vass]

Congratulations on Inktober! I particularly like 29 and 30.

[minoanmiss]

*beams* thank you :)

[sabotabby]

29 is amazeballs. I mean, they're all lovely, but that one in particular. Now that you mention it, Shel Silverstein is totally what your style for these reminds me of.

[minoanmiss]

That makes a lot of sense, as his books of poetry are among my earliest memories.

[redbird]

I particularly like 27 and 30; thanks for showing us these.

[minoanmiss]

Hee, I'm glad my amorous hobbit worked. :D

[mdlbear]

I really like 27 and 30. I never tried to figure out the prompts; it's interesting to see the list, but I'm really bad at interpreting pictures. (Which is a large part of why I don't use a Mac.)

[minoanmiss]

Ahhahah nice parenthetical. :) And, thank you. :D

[ororo]

I've really enjoyed seeing these.

[minoanmiss]

Thank you! I really enjoyed this challenge, including sharing it with my friends.

[baranduin]

These are all wonderful. #30 really tugs at my heartstrings.

[minoanmiss]

Yeah, I cried a bit while I drew that. I originally tried to include both of them dreaming of their reunion but couldn't really fit her in.

[annonynous.livejournal.com]

"#26 has an interesting story. I first drew the amphora’s decorations in black"

Just as an FYI, I think it's #25 that has the amphora in it?

I hope this does not mean you are going to drastically cut back on posting your artwork after these.

Ann O.

[minoanmiss]

Yeah, it's 25 that has the amphora. Good catch :)

I will slow down a bit -- I have a writing project to work on -- but I have some more art to do. :)

[julian]

28's scary but good. Meanwhile, I lllllove 29 and 30. (and 31, really.)

[minoanmiss]

I wish that fairy speed and strength!

[mekare]

Hey, I'm finally catching up on my backlog of notifications. I love #25 and #28 most. The woman on the right looks so happy to receive(or gift?) the amphore. Love their differeing hairdos and clothing as well.

So, when in doubt, draw a pretty lady. :)

Amen.

[minoanmiss]

Eee, thank you! I wanted to imply different peoples and cultural exchange with the two girls in 25 (one is Minoan and one Egyptian).

And yeah, pretty ladies. :) But one advantage I try to bring to my art of pretty ladies is, as a lady myself, I never let their prettiness obscure their sentience.

[amberdreams]

Aw so cute - and how I wish your number 29 was true for all Americans (and British too!).

[minoanmiss]

Thank you a lot! And I figure we have to make it true, to the best of our ability, despite the haters.