Inktober - Ruisdael Etching

 Many of the painters of the 17th century Dutch "Golden Age" were also printmakers or created drawings copied for prints. The similarity of his drawing style to his paintings suggest strongly that Jacob Ruisdael drawn onto the etching plate himself. 

House by a Little Bridge Jacob Ruisdael - more "linear" than Rembrandt.

ART Flow "ink"

Ornate October

I would like to suggest for those of those not into drawing while we should use #inktober to improve our skills with traditional or digital "ink" another option might be promoting #OrnateOctober sharing patterns or abstracts or maybe illuminated initials or some form of ORNAMENT ? 

Im drawing neanderthals again but I will do some fractals too?

Whichever you opt for have a great month of creativity.

Inktober Black Matte Demo

 Inktober Black Matte Demo

#inkscape #filter #demo #Matte

I've taken one oblong filled with black and applied five different filters to create matte effects. 

This time I'm not telling you which. I want you to experiment and practise. 

There will be a few more of these! 

Inktober and Black - Using a Black Base Layer with Blue

 #inktober #black #inkscape #demo 

More about Black  

Using A Black Base Layer with Blue 

Why use a black base layer ?

I started with black and blue squares and added 3 different texture filters to the blue squares using #Inkscape. I hope your browser allows you to see how the black base layer creates depth in the squares in the middle column?  I made duplicates of the blue texture squares and moved them over copies of the black squares. Of course you don't have to use squares or these texture filters but I hope this gives you ideas for your own work? You could also do further edits in Gimp or other programs.

More thoughts on Black and Inkscape

 #inkscape #black #inktober 

In this demo I show how starting with a Black or dark gray layer in Inkscape can change the layer above 

The left column is the base layer 

 middle column of squares is a blend 

right column a "purer" color

How powerful black is !

INktober - thoughts on Black

 #black #color #inktober 

ITs Inktober again so let us consider the role of black.

I'ld like  you to think about this old 19th German diagram not co sits OLD 

but cos its STILL RELEVANT.

Whoever created it thought about transitions and gradients from white to black and vice versa and how black darkens other colors.

Here's another example the power of black to change colors from one of my older Inkscape demos.

For each row I shifted the colors further toward black.

There will be more discussion and demos of black and Ink throughout this month .

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Working on Ideas for I and Zero

 Working on Ideas for I and Zero.

Its #Inktober soon and I have been sketching some ideas for inktober logos and also for ways to make ZERO more than just a modified O

I started with pencil roughs and then I went over the outlines with an .4 Artline feltip 

Next I will either tidy them up with Gimp or Procreate or Inkscape.

I might trace over them or look for a font with a shape similar to my sketches and use filters to modify the form until its like my sketch but better. Another issue is whether to make them solid black or stay with outlines or use heavier outlines. I'll show you some more sketches over the next month.

ENSO for Inktober

 One thing you might want to consider for #inktober is doing #Enso. 

These circles of #ink on paper are excellent brush practice for calligraphers and painters and if you do a particularly fine one you can use it for contemplation as it is a symbol not just of enlightenment but also of  MU. 

I have some done digitally up on my Patreon JVartndesign if you'ld like to check them? 

This one was done by Hakuin a Japanese Zen Master. Note how the ink has soaked into the paper giving a simple circular brush stroke texture and depth. Try some for yourself. Any thick paper. If you don't have Asian brushes use a brush tip marker or a watercolor brush with a long tapering point.

If you don't have actual ink its fine if you want to use paint instead! 

Just have fun and practice! Let the ink flow !

Inkscape for Inktober

#Inkscape for #inktober

enuff said 

Inktober 2019

#inktober2019 #inktober

For INKTOBER 2019 I will be posting free and $1 works here on DeviantArt and my patreon

The $1 downloadables and rewards  will be larger screensavers

INK INK INK and an Inktober header

#Inktober still has a few days to go !
I hope you've found my education posts useful and inspiring!

A large version of this header will be appearing on either DeviantArt or Patreon
I havnt decided which yet. Some feedback can sway me! Freebie or Reward which will it be?

Yes this is #inkscape again. I combined 2 filters to create a "soaked-in" look. Enjoy!

Inktober - Nibs and Strokes

#inktober #nibs #stroke #inktober2018

when you look at these images spare a moment to praise and blessing whoever did the hard work of creating code for vector objects to develop the pen tools in #inkscape and #gimp and other software

before we had software or marker pens or adjustable settings  there were inter-exchangeable sets of metal nibs ...

Inktober - Once there were NIBS !

#inktober #nibs #pens

ONCE THERE WERE NIBS !

Once upon a time before software and svg vector objects and paths and digital pens or even makers one had to have a variety of metal nibs and an holder or have a strong steady hand and a "crow" quill or use a refillable fountain pen to INK !

Who else had or still has one of these#speedball #manuals ?

Or a few of these?

Inktober Six - another Dip Pen Demo

#inktober #inkscape #dippen #filters #demo

This is the same width of stroke done as a finger wiggle on the touch pad of my laptop with a Dip pen toll setting  as seen on left of demo with 4 different filters applied.

Inktober Four

#inktober #inkscape #digitalink #demo

INKTOBER FOUR  How to make your vector object lettering more inky !

Two Inkscape Texture Filters over a font 

Inktober Two

#inktober2018 #inkscape #digitalink

INKTOBER TWO

I haven't even started looking for my actual pens and ink bottles but meanwhile for those of you who have digital pens or tablets or just like to play with Inkscape ...

Heres something you can use as a starting point 

(yes I will also put it up on DeviantArt)

This dark mirror is two vector objects 

The frame's a polygon with one filter added.

The "dark glass" is a simple oval filled with a gradient and just one texture filter added

Inkoctober ONE

I don't know if I can manage to do or post every day of # Inkoctober but I'll try to do a few demos and drawings#inktober #demo

Inkoctober and Inkscape 

Digital Ink Inkscape and Inktober

Been thinking about #Inktober

I usually don't have time to do a daily drawing but for those of you who prefer digital ink here's a couple of  rough sketches / ideas for using #inkscape

After you select the pen tool set it to dip pen this was done by finger on a touch pad kinda rough but you get the idea ?

Add one of the ink texture filters for a wet paper effect ?

INK whether its digital felt tip or pen enjoy playing with it !