Inktober52 is an international year-long event for pen and ink artists. Considering there’s a pandemic on, I’m happy that I did 51 and that I had a lot of fun in the process. I really got to stretch a bit creatively, coming up with an idea to fit each prompt. I found that I now have a character who will probably show up again in the future…The Rat.
Anyone can participate in Inktober52, not just professional artists. Each Thursday Jake Parker, the creator and organizer, emails the prompt for that week (Inktober52 for 2021 is under way, but I’ve moved on to other pen and ink work). The artists are free to do as many or few drawings as they wish. The purpose is to have fun and work on one’s pen and ink skills. I mostly used dip pens (21 different nibs) and occasionally a fountain pen or Copic Multiliner. Almost all them were done on Strathmore 300 vellum bristol paper or illustration board or Clearprint Heavy Vellum.
All the drawings were originally posted on Instagram and Pinterest. Included there are short descriptions of my process and inspirations.
51. Gift 
50. Trumpet 
49. Yeti 
48. book 
47. Yawn 
46. Stairs 
45. Hurt 
44. Satellite 
43. Shoes 
42. Ominous 
41. Armor 
40. Dungeon 
39. Are You Ready? 
38. Hats 
37. Fragile 
36. Drill 
35. Balance 
34. Gauntlet 
33. Brain 
32. Tail 
31. UFO 
30. Sandy 
29. Garden 
28. Wires 
27. Eyes 
26. Half 
25. Lunar 
24. Puppet 
23. Shell 
22. Stranded 
21. Robot 
20. Bubbles 
19. Praying Mantis 
18. Train 
17. Yellow 
16. Blue 
15. Red 
14. Green 
13. Joy 
12. Elephant 
11. Tower 
10. Elf 
9. Wave 
8. Spider 
7. Dinner 
6. Hammer 
5. Balloon 
4. Snake 
3. Brick 
2. Shadow 
1. Wings
Susan Fox, American Artist 