Inktober Daily Challenge: 31 Days of Drawing and Painting with Ink by Lisa Congdon

Intermediate | 3 hours 3 min

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Day 1 - Sun05:35
Day 2 - Barnacle07:36
Day 3 - Stones05:58
Day 4 - Gems07:42
Day 5 - Nautilus07:27
Day 6 - Wings05:48
Day 7 - Moth06:40
Day 8 - Poppy03:54
Day 9 - Aster05:23
Day 10 - Ranunculus07:27
Day 11 - Protea03:46
Day 12 - Cone Flower05:28
Day 13 - Dahlia03:33
Day 14 - Chrysanthemum05:51
Day 15 - Spade04:23
Day 16 - Bird04:35
Day 17 - Bottle05:54
Day 18 - Hand04:34
Day 19 - Bunny05:55
Day 20 - Flower04:50
Day 21 - Pomegranate05:25
Day 22 - Tree04:51
Day 23 - Feather06:37
Day 24 - Mushroom08:03
Day 25 - Trunk04:50
Day 26 - Fern04:25
Day 27 - Maple Leaf06:34
Day 28 - Fringe Tree04:18
Day 29 - Eyes06:16
Day 30 - Mouths08:58
Day 31 - Faces07:04

Taught by Lisa Congdon

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For this daily challenge, fine artist, illustrator and author Lisa Congdon embraces all things ink-y! Whether you like to create detailed drawings with Micron pens or paint lush washes with India inks, Lisa shows you how to explore a variety of themes and mediums every day for a whole month. Lisa’s teaching style will help you simplify shapes and objects, distilling their most graphic elements with your unique marks and strokes. As you work your way through the challenge, Lisa provides fun daily prompts, focusing on nature, silhouettes, flowers and faces, building more techniques. Be sure to post your creations on social media using #creativebug #CBinktober and #inktober!

Here’s what you’ll need:

5” x 7” Shizen watercolor paper
Micron 03 pens
7mm Posca Paint Pen in white (or gel pen)
Palette for mixing ink
Pencil and eraser
Acrylic ink – Lisa uses Amsterdam acrylic ink in the following colors: Naples, yellow deep, olive green light, vermillion
India ink – Lisa uses Bombay India ink the following colors: black, teal, magenta, golden yellow, white, blue, brown
Brushes – Lisa uses a variety of craft paintbrushes, including the following Protege brand brushes: #6 Flat Shader, #2 Shader, #3 Round, ¼” Angular Shader, #3/0 Round, 1/2" Flat

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Learn how to:

Work with acrylic inks and India Inks
Combine drawing and painting techniques
Render a variety of natural objects, geometric shapes and facial features
Work quickly, re-creating objects from memory

What You'll Get:

A full month of daily challenge lessons, aimed to help you create art with ink in its various forms.
31 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Step-by-step expert instruction from Lisa Congdon
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students