Thomas's Inktober 2017

[ThomasR]

Good for you ! I'm glad you keep up the challenge ! And your wife made you a very nice present ! It’s good to feel supported !

(Btw, those hatchings must kill you... what a work ! Congrats !)

Thanks Joel ! As you can see, I'm running late but I'll definitely get my 31 maps by the end of November. Some kind of extended Inktober interbreeded with Mapvember. The hatchings can be a real pain but they can also be meditative at some point

Awesome stuff, Thomas!

Thanks CP !

Getting there pretty fast, actually

What a lovely wife you have

Thanks Sue and my wife is great indeed

Nice work ! I like the caterpillar mnts of the day 11 a lot!

Thanks Ilanthar ! I really love that one too, I'll have to color it some day. I have to thank J.Edward for it as I took a lot of inspiration from his work.

Great stuff, Thomas!
Great gift too. I rarely buy moleskines because of the price tag, but they are definitely make lovely sketchbooks.

Thanks Blaidd ! I did this one thanks to you as you already know so, double thanks Moleskines are fun to draw on but the thin paper is very hard to color with alcohol based markers.

Good stuff Thomas
It is a long slog doing the whole month.
Stay strong. ;P

Thanks a lot John ! And I'll be strong but I'll take my time BTW your Inktober is amazing !

Gotta love a good Dungeon! I'll have to check Blaidd's out now as well.

Thanks !

I still need to finish colouring that one. So much work left undone! Argh ...

You have to do it ! It's too awesome to stay in black and white !

[ThomasR]

And another post for the 31st Inktober (even if I'm 14 short, don't worry, they'll come !). It's also my entry for this month's lite challenge.

[ThomasR]

Not Mapvember as I'm already late by 15 maps in my Inktober but since it's november, let's call it "Mapvember 1 (for lack of a number expressing 3 days late) formerly known as catchup Inktober day 16". That's too long but heck with it ! Drawn with fineliners on the first blank page of my wife's vocabulary moleskine (about 9x14 cm) and colored with copics. Linework took 10 minutes, coloring about 20 (I'm slow with colics). To those wondering, yes, we like fancy notebooks.

[DanielHasenbos]

Beautifully named, Thomas, really catches the essence of the piece. Nice start of Mapvember/continue of Inktober.

[Ilanthar]

Clever idea to make one stone, two birds ! And still a very fine work, Thomas !

[ThomasR]

Thanks guys

@ Daniel : Yours are truly awesome, you're a quick draw
@ Ilanthar : Maintenant, il faut que je trouve le temps de la finir ...

[Mouse]

Beautiful map, Thomas

I love the way this speed map drawing is loosening up your style so much that some very interesting things are starting to happen

[Greg]

Nice work, Thomas. Cool to see your quick sketches like this and I always remember a friend absolutely swearing by copic markers. Those greens are just lovely together!

Looking forwards to the rest of your Mapinkvemtober!

[Warlin]

Nice set of map, Thomas. It seems to be hard to finish such a month challenge, but the result on your drawing skills are really visible. Keep strong, you have all my support.
Cheers.

[ThomasR]

Thanks Sue, I can feel that freedom growing indeed.

Thanks Greg

Merci beaucoup Warlin It's hard and even after the end, I finish the race. It's also a very good training, you are right.

A trio of maps done with a faber cast ell soft brush on moleskine paper without sketch.

Behold Inktober days 17, 18 and 18 (ok, it's 19 but I screwed up) !