Illustration: Inktober in ink

Today’s illustration is an illustration of happy little girls playing.  As I slop around the house in my comfy clothes I frantically flick the white-tail spider out of my hair – it must have crawled in there at breakfast! Glamorous or pretty is the last thing I feel right now but  as I throw my little sketchbook under the scanner for the first time today, I can’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction. It is rewarding processing little sketches; the special little creations that come from nowhere and from no real quantity of time. It is the quick, non-committal doodling that can be the most delightfully satisfying.

In the illustration they are dressed far more prettier than I am right now! They are ready for a fun day out, complete with handbags, a spinning top and a flag! They’re ready to celebrate life as little girls should. Today I get to celebrate their creation and name them if I wish. Yesterday they where no way in my mind or on paper. Now they could be anything; a stand alone illustration, a pattern design, a book character – who knows? The illustration is too lovely not to do something with it.

INKtober sketch a day sure is filling up my little sketchbook with illustrations dedicated to ink. What fun! I found an old pen I forgotten I had too. I’ll have to play with that as well.

I hope you enjoyed meeting my little girls today. Do you want to see more ink illustration? My page dedicated to all the INKtober sketches so far can be found here: Inktober Illustration

Inktober was started by Jake Parker in 2009. You can see his archives from this year on the official website. All credit to him for this initiative. I have decided to keep my sketches pretty simple due to project commitments and alike but enjoy the stress-free simplicity of that. You will find Jake’s lovely illustrations here:

http://inktober.com/