Friday, October 6, 2017

Inktober2017 - Tiny! But Me.


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"31 Days 31 Drawings.
Every October artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge and do one ink drawing a day the entire month. Inktober was created by artist Jake Parker as a challenge to improve inking skills and develop positive drawing habits."

This is what Inktober states.

I am attempting Inktober for the very first time. I just hope that I can keep up the momentum and complete all 31.


Inktober2017-prompts-HuesnShades
official Inktober 2017 prompts



Moving away from the official Inktober prompt, I decided to do insects. Tiny lives which aren’t worth living as we humans consider it. In the current times when people don’t value the lives of other people, how can we even think of such tiny lives! I think it all starts from home...when parents teach the value of life even of the tiniest of beings. Everything is valuable to our home – the Earth...Mother Nature. Not one should be overpowered or over shadowed by the other. As our favourite writer in Malayalam, Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, says “Bhoomiyude avakasigal” (Heirs of the Earth). 

Insects-Inktober2017-HuesnShades
dragonfly, colorado potato beetle
honey bee, lantern fly
wasp, praying mantis


So who else is doing Inktober? 


14 comments:

Sarah Leonard said...

These are gorgeous! Merry Inktober! And happy PPF from Number 30 :)

BrownPaperBunny said...

Your insects are so lovely! I'm doing Inktober this year too, but I'm not sticking to the prompts at all. ;) Happy PPF!

Susan said...

These are amazing and your point is well taken! Happy PPF

Clare Lloyd said...

Love your Inktober projects

Linda Kunsman said...

these are wonderful and so intricate. Well said post too. Happy PPF!

Unknown said...

Hi chechi i am doing inktober as well..Pls visit my blog desisoulart.wordpress.com.. Ur pics are awesome... even i have deviated from the official prompt n my theme is women

Giggles said...

Not an insect person but these are truly gorgeous!! Wow great job without making them looks scary or gross!!

Peace Giggles

Rajesh said...

Beautiful. I like it.

DVArtist said...

WOW! These are beautiful.

Rajeev Moothedath said...

Looks like an interesting challenge and you have chosen an interesting subject.All the best!

Ranjana's craft blog said...

Very interesting. And your drawings are amazing.

D.Nambiar said...

So, so, so beautiful, Deepa.
You are so talented. :)

Sue (this n that) said...

Your sketches are exquisite Deepa, I so admire them :D) xx

Jai said...

They are really beautiful. Marvelous work. I am not very good at art work myself but I can appreciate good art when I see it. I like the Colorado Potato Beetle the best as it relates to potato and I am very fond of aloo fry. Can't have much of it though, as I am a mild diabetic