Inktober 25-31: Halloween Countdown 2017!

Guess what's back! Back again! Countdowns back! Tell your friends!

I didn't want to reveal this earlier buuuut, I honestly, I didn't think I could do it. I've been swamped at work and only got to sit down and get the footage recently. But for me, Halloween don't end till Remembrance Day! So I'm keeping the party going! The first video will come out next week! This years topic is Creature Features! Can you guess what six films I'm going to be looking at?

See you later, MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

Inktober 23 and 24: Whisper's Power

So why does Whisper behave the way he does? Why is he not terrified by a giant snake woman?

Well, frankly, because he's seen things that are MUCH scarier. Whisper has had the ability to see and sense ghosts and supernatural phenomenon since he was a foal. (Go ahead and make your Horse/Ghost whisperer jokes here because I will make none. I do have some restraint)

His power comes in handy a lot since Nikita does not have the ability to sense or communicate with the dead.

Next, we have the non-natural abilities. Nikita is pretty heavy, so Whisper has to wear a magic charm to make him strong and fast enough to carry her. The charm is based on the famous image of Sleipner, Odin's eight-legged horse from Norse Mythology.

Inktober 20-22- Nikita and Whisper Thumbnails

Just a couple of thumbnails with Whisper and Nikkita being cute together. The first image is Nikki trying to ride Whisper for the first time. I think I've mentioned this before, but, being a giant snake creature, most animals tend to freak out near Nikki. Which has resulted in her being nervous around animals herself. Luckily, Whisper is a sweetheart. The bottom one is Nikki using brail to read to Whisper.

Inktober 19- A horse name Whisper

A while back I posted some sketches of the horse Nikita rides in Snakeskin Boots, without going very much into him. Let's change that.

This is Whisper, a quarter horse and Nikita's constant companion through the Wild West. Whisper has two main emotions: deadpan and cynical, a good balance when compared to Nikita's energy and positive attitude. He's unnaturally calm and collected then your average horse and doesn't get spooked easily. Which is a good thing, considering who he travels with. When he does get scared, you know it's time to run.

Due to some tragic events from his life, Whisper has a strong understanding of how this world (and the next) works. When Nikita herself begins to lose hope, Whisper is always there to help her, showing wisdom that the centuries-old gorgon does not have.

Like most characters in the story, Whisper has his own special abilities. But I'll save that for tomorrow ;)

The hardest part about drawing Whisper was to not fall into the trap of the "Disney styled" horses. I wanted Whisper to be drawn like a realistic horse, including the unique pupils horses have. So Whisper mainly communicates through body language. The exaggerated expressions here are just me indulging in some comedic expressions and might not show up in the final story.

Inktober 18- Monster Pumpkin

A Halloween sketch!

Inktober 17- Blind Nikki

I had a lot of fun with this one. Sadly, because of the nature of gel pens on paper, after too much shading, the paper warps. A lot. So here's a photo instead.

Inktober 16- Tempest Shadow

I really loved this movie. Was it a little predictable? Well, yes. Did it repeat tropes that have appeared in media for ages? Yes. Was it still good? Yep. Mainly, I loved Tempest, and I really REALLY want her in the TV show. Seriously, Hasbro. She'll be, what, your fourth disabled character in MLP? And she's a badass acrobatic fighter? Do it! Do. It.

Inktober 15- Bat

Just a bat

Inktober 14-- Long arms

Sometimes I want to do something stretched out and jagged. It's not a style I'm great at, but it's very stress relieving.

Inktober 12 and 13: Blackwell Halloween

I know I'm behind, so I'm going to post a few pictures a day. I've got all the way up to today done but I don't want to dump all the pictures on you guys, so here's the first 2!

I imagine Joey doesn't like Halloween. If only for how may Ouiji boards get sold. But, uuuugh, I hate Rosa's face in the second image. I messed up on her expression and now it looks weird. First picture looks so much better. Eh, one of the downsides to drawing in pen.

Inktober 10: A Story of HUNTOKAR

And here's a large image to make up for the small one. I loved episode 109 and 110. I loved Huntokar and hope she comes back in future episodes. I love all the theories about her that are floating around. Sadly, I lost my nice purple pen part way through drawing this.

Still figuring how how I want to draw Cecil...

Also, I love how everyone puts Cecil in a nice suit, when in reality, he wears things like Capri pants and a cummerbund. At the same time.

Inktober Day 9: Rat Doctor

Tiny little drawing. Continuing my conversations about podcasts, I've also been listening to a show called Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. It's hosted by Dr. Sydnee McElroy, along with her husband Justin McElroy, from The Adventure Zone and My Brother, My Brother and Me fame. I was listening to their Plague Medicine episode. So here is a little Rat Plague doctor. I know, it's not the most accurate. Trying to draw from memory without any wifi to find reference is not fun.

Inktober 8: Joey and Rosa

And my two favorite people! Rosangela Blackwell and Joey Mallone from the Blackwell Legacy series. If you haven't figured out by now, I love this series.

Inktober 4-7- Welcome to Nightvale, The Characters

Is it cheating if I drew all these on one day? Whatever. I'm behind.

Anyway, I've become fairly addicted to listening to podcasts as I draw. Mainly, I've caught up on all the episodes to welcome to Nightvale. If you haven't listened to it yet... I can't really call you out because I didn't 2 months ago. But listen to it anyway. It's very good.

So left to right, top to bottom, Cecil, Keven, perfect Carlos, and Huntokar. This is my first time drawing them, so I'm not 100 percent on how to interpret their look. There are some FANTASTIC interpretations though.

Inktober Day 1 & 2: Joey and Lauren

Suprised? Yes, I'm going to be doing Inktober! And lately, I've been doing a lot of ballpoint pen sketches. So that's what I'm going to do this month. Quick ink sketches with a ballpoint pen/gel pens. No prep work, no pencil. And here's the first few days!

Joey Mallone and Lauren Blackwell from the Blackwell Legacy series. I finished playing Blackwell Unbound, the second in the series, which features Lauren instead of Rosa. The lets play will be up soon, but here are two little sketches first!