This is my Vampire for today Day 7 and first week of challenges! I made my 7 drawings. Sorry I haven’t had time to post here on the Blog but I did post daily on Instagram. In this post I will include also my previous drawings for days 6, 5, 4 and 3 so that you can see them all! Let me know which one is your favorite! I love to read your comments! ❤
Day 6 Familiar – Rodent
Day 5 Witch Blade
Day 4 Poison – Radio
Day 3 Changeling – Bulky
🖤 I have listed in my Etsy Shop my first 3 days Prints of my drawings, more are coming soon check it out! CarolinaRussoArt ETSY Shop
❤ Details about my drawings: Supplies used for my Ink drawing, ink pens used MICRON Black ink #01, #03, #005, dark Red ink #1. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. Alvin Draft/Matic pencil #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves. French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper 100% Cotton for watercolor 140lb, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .
❤ About these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. I usually Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Mabsdrawlloween this one is a little bit more spooky, Halloween themed. The challenge is created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” this is my plan to be able to join and create my drawings daily for both amazing challenges at the same time. If you would like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober
I loved to create today drawing finding a way to combine the pumpkins and a wisp. I am happy with what I came up with and love it! I hope you do too!
❤ Details about my drawings: Supplies used for my Ink drawing, ink pens used MICRON Black ink #01, #03, #005, dark Red ink #1. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. Alvin Draft/Matic pencil #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves. French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper 100% Cotton for watercolor 140lb, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .
❤ About these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. I usually Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Mabsdrawlloween this one is a little bit more spooky, Halloween themed. The challenge is created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” this is my plan to be able to join and create my drawings daily for both amazing challenges at the same time. If you would like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober
Day 1: Fish – Werewolf Double Challenge combined prompts #Drawlloweentober Inktober: Fish MabsDrawlloweenClub: Werewolf
It’s that creative time again welcome October! This month brings some of the most loved drawing challenges Inktober begins today!
This is my 5th year participating and once again I decided to create my drawings inspired by the official prompts of my two favorite challenges (read my previous post here)
The challenge Mabsdrawlloweenclub is usually inspired by dark folklore and legend’s characters it has an Halloween theme. Inktober prompts can be anything usually common things. I find it interesting to see what I am able to create also when sometimes the two prompts of the day aren’t easy to combine! Doing an Hybrid challenge will refine creativity and skills!
For today drawing I had to combine Werewolf and Fish I guess I did it nicely and I am happy with my painting! I am not so much inspired by dark creepy or scary characters so I try to make them look less scary and more nice :-). I have created my Werewolf in a lovely female form taking a bath at the full moon light enjoying the company of a lovely Koi Fish.
❤ Details about my drawings: Supplies used for my Ink drawing, ink pens used MICRON Black ink #01, #03, #005, dark Red ink #1. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. Alvin Draft/Matic pencil #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves. French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper 100% Cotton for watercolor 140lb, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .
❤ About these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. I usually Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Mabsdrawlloween this one is a little bit more spooky, Halloween themed. The challenge is created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” this is my plan to be able to join and create my drawings daily for both amazing challenges at the same time. If you would like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober
Since 2009 in October, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month.
InkTober 2020
October is coming soon! And it means that artists around the world will participate to this great and inspiring drawing challenge. This is my 5th year of InkTober, I will do all my best to create as much as possible and I hope to be able to complete the 31 days. This year honestly I have no idea how I will approach the two challenges! Usually in the past few years I have followed the Official prompt lists and to make it more challenging and intriguing I combined the two challenges in one, combining the prompts! Not easy to do. Sometimes the two prompts aren’t a good match but that’s were creativity do the magic! Right now, I am navigating ideas trying to make plans, not sure I want to combine the two challenges together. If not, I need to pick one, or not follow the official prompts and make my own list….lots to think for me! Your suggestions are welcome! ❤
Jake Parker the illustrator and creator of Inktober released the new “Official Prompt List 2020” and I love to post it here so that you have some time until October 1st to plan and get ready!
2017 I have Joined the two challenges InkTober and MabsDrawlloweenClub this one is a little more spoocky – Halloween theme prompts are created by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! My daily drawings were inspired by the combination of the two challenges daily prompt words creating my own hybrid challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this was my idea to enable me to join both challenges daily creating one drawing. And well it was pretty challenging, not easy but I wanted to make it harder to stimulate creativity in a different way and I made it! The outcome was a lovely collection of dark themed spooky drawings which I am very pleased!
My drawing “Frankenstein Bride” of this series become my first Die Cut Sticker
2018 I have joined again the two challenges, I really love both and the community of artists around these two challenges. I didn’t want to miss them so I’ve participated with my hybrid mixing the prompts and my own hashtag is #drawlloweentober you can see my Gallery Inktober+ MabsDrawlloweenClub 2018
2019 Once again last year I have combined the prompts of the two challenges here you can see some of my drawings! To see all the drawings visit my Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery
InKtober – Mabsdrawlloween club 2019
Settember 1st 2020 both challenges Official Prompt Lists were released on September 1st. Here there is also the MadsDrawlloweenClub2020 Prompt List artist Mab Graves list is always inspired and dedicated to the Halloween theme.
Mabsdrawlloween 2020 Official Prompt List
My Favorite Supplies: I use French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – Bee Paper for Watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches . Micron or COPIC pens Black, Brown, Dark Red inks #01, #005, White SAKURA Gelly Roll pen, Pentel Pocket Brush blak ink, ALVIN Mab Graves Draft/Matic Pencils , Winsor & Newton Drawing Inks.
(FYI This is not a sponsored post I purchase all my supplies and I am sharing what I like and use)
My Supplies!
Join us: these Challenges are open to anyone that love sketching with ink pens and if you’re member of the #worldwatercolorgroup you’re free to add a dash of watercolor. I hope that some of you will try this and join me and thousands of other artists around the world. You don’t have to be drawing every day if you don’t have time. You can drawing every other day, or every few days, or one entry a week! Doesn’t has to be a complicate drawing, it can be a small sketch, it will help you to develop a habit and refine your skills. Btw if you’re not crazy like me you don’t have to participate to both challenges just pick one! 😉 Good luck everyone hope to see you in October!
Here is the INKTOBER Story and Rrules: Illustrator Jake Parker is the creator of this great challenge and initiative started in October 2009. Jake created InkTober as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year. Here are the Official Rules:
1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want).
2) Post it*
3) Hashtag it with #inktober and #inktober2019
4) Repeat That’s it! Now go make something beautiful.
I am very excited to join once again and participate to the challenges! I would be sharing my progress here on the Blog and daily on Instagram @carolinarussoart Visit Jake Parker websitefor more details, videos, inspiration and lots to learn about Inktober. If you like to join these challenges don’t forget when you post your drawing online always add the hashtags #INKTOBER2020 #INKTOBER if you choose Mab Graves challenge add #mabsdrawlloweenclub2020 and if you add watercolor hashtag #worldwatercolorgroup2020 post your ink drawing online on your Blog and/or on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter…add all the tags to any place you share your drawings online! Phew….I made it to the end of this long post! ❤
You can find some of my past Inktober drawings available as Open Edition Signed Prints in my ETSY Shop
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I hope that artists here on WordPress will join this challenge with me,
There is time to get organized and prepare yourself for for October! Please share your plans or ideas I would love to know!
Today was last day of this wonderful World Watercolor Month. The prompt is “Do Over” I painted this same rose already once and I did it again. A rose is a subject in painting that if you like to paint flowers you will paint it over and over! I hope that you enjoyed to follow this month challenge, I thank you very much for your support and love for my art, it means so much to me! Thank you I haven’t painted 31 paintings this year, I have been busy, but I was able to paint a variety of subjects from landscapes, seascapes, flowers, animals, and mystic ones. I hope you resonated with them! I guess you did, from your lovely comments! Thank you, of course I am not stopping here, painting isn’t my hobby is my living! I will keep painting, I am so grateful that I have a nice commission painting that I need to do soon. I will share it with you when Is done and received. Stay tuned for more art! ❤
Details about my watercolor paintings: I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches . Outlined with Micron pen Black, dark red inks #01.
❤ All my watercolor paintings for the World Watercolor Month would be available for purchase as Limited Edition signed Prints, hand enhanced by me with inks. If you like you can Shop the World Watercolor Month Collection on my ETSY Shop!
❤ You can see all my painting at the World Watercolor Month 2020 >>> Gallery
Join us and use hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth
This is going to be a wonderful month stay connected and keep painting!
Today painting is inspired by the prompt “Pose” and for me is time for a meditation 🧘♀️ pose! This is what instantly came to my mind while preparing for today painting. When thinking at the prompt Pose, I had a strong pull for a Meditation pose. As I mentioned already in a previous post, meditation is part of my life from long time, it is something I do daily!
I can’t believe this month of July is almost over! Tomorrow is last day of the 5th Edition of this wonderful World Watercolor Month Challenge!
Details about my watercolor paintings: I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches . Outlined with Micron pen Black, dark red inks #01.
❤ All my watercolor paintings for the World Watercolor Month would be available for purchase as Limited Edition signed Prints, hand enhanced by me with inks. If you like you can Shop the World Watercolor Month Collection on my ETSY Shop!
❤ You can see all my painting at the World Watercolor Month 2020 >>> Gallery
Join us and use hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth
This is going to be a wonderful month stay connected and keep painting!
Today painting is inspired by one of the beautiful birds I see once in a while here in California, is the “California Scrub Jay” it has a beautiful blue color and often is mistaken for the “Blue Jay” which is another specie. The Scrub Jay is a nonmigratory bird and can be seen also in urban areas. I see it sometime in my backyard, it is a pretty big bird and is always nice to watch whenever shows up! Here there is a photo of this beauty. About today prompt “Complementary” and this painting, I think that us humans and animals are complementary we won’t be the same without animals ❤
Southern California Scrub Jay – Photo source: BigYearBirding.com
Details about my watercolor paintings: I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches . Outlined with Micron pen Black, dark red inks #01.
❤ All my watercolor paintings for the World Watercolor Month would be available for purchase as Limited Edition signed Prints hand enhanced by me with inks. If you like you can Shop the World Watercolor Month Collection on my ETSY Shop!
❤ You can see all my painting at the World Watercolor Month 2020 >>> Gallery
Join us and use hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth
This is going to be a wonderful month stay connected and keep painting!
Day 26 – Robert Smith THE CURE
Prompt: Favorite Song (A Forest)
Today painting is not a new painting but one very dear to my heart 🖤 My favorite band is THE CURE and my favorite song from them is “A Forest” my painting is the portrait of Robert Smith with the words from the song A Forest lyric hand written around the portrait. I made this painting time ago if you’re a follower maybe you remember to have seen it already. I think fit perfectly for today Prompt, so I decided to share it again ♥️
❤ Limited Edition Prints of this portrait hand enhanced are available without the written lyric, I do accept custom requests, if you like few words of your favorite song on it. You can see my listing here > Etsy Shop
Details about my watercolor paintings: I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches . Outlined with Micron pen Black, dark red inks #01.
❤ All my watercolor paintings for the World Watercolor Month would be available for purchase as Limited Edition signed Prints hand enhanced by me with inks. If you like you can Shop the World Watercolor Month Collection on my ETSY Shop!
❤ You can see all my painting at the World Watercolor Month 2020 >>> Gallery
Join us and use hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth
This is going to be a wonderful month stay connected and keep painting!
World Watercolor Month 2020 – Day 24 Prompt: Abundance
Today painting is inspired by the official prompt Abundance. I loved to paint this one! Today I went back painting in my well recognizable style, this month I am enjoying to paint every day in a different way so that you can see more of the ways I work. I practice meditation daily from years, for me came natural the inspiration to paint her practicing mindful meditation for Abundance. I hope you like her and that she inspires you.
Do you meditate? I would love to know!
Details about my watercolor paintings: I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches . Outlined with Micron pen black and dark red ink #01.
❤ All my watercolor paintings for the World Watercolor Month would be available for purchase as Limited Edition signed Prints hand enhanced by me with inks. If you like you can Shop the World Watercolor Month Collection on my ETSY Shop!
❤ You can see all my painting at the World Watercolor Month 2020 >>> Gallery
Join us and use hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth
This is going to be a wonderful month stay connected!
World Watercolor Month 2020 – Day 23 Prompt: Alone
Today painting is another fairyland imaginary place. I had no reference for this landscape, just a peaceful place in my mind💗 this magic place is just perfect for today prompt “Alone” a place in nature to find enlightenment and peace.
This watercolor is painted on the precious and beautiful “Arches” paper.
Details about my watercolor paintings: I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Arches Watercolor Paper 140lb, 100% Cotton, cold pressed, Grain Fin.
❤ All my watercolor paintings for the World Watercolor Month would be available for purchase as Limited Edition signed Prints hand enhanced by me with inks. If you like you can Shop the World Watercolor Month Collection on my ETSY Shop!
❤ You can see all my painting at the World Watercolor Month 2020 >>> Gallery
Join us and use hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth
This is going to be a wonderful month stay connected!
My drawing “Frankenstein Bride” of this series become my first Die Cut 
