Week 1 of Inktober

Inktober is an artist’s challenge to draw in ink every day during October. Usually, artists will follow an official prompt list, or make their own.

I don’t do that. I pick a theme and draw to it.

In 2017, I drew Witches. In 2018, Gods & Spirits. 2019 – Dragons. Then I collected those sketches into books. In 2020, I drew Landscapes and Cats. 2021 – I drew a comic panel every day and it became Puzzlespell (coming to PDF very soon).

This year, I’m drawing my characters! These folks are from my comics, written works, and roleplaying games. At the end of the month, I fully intend on collecting these sketches into a new art book.

Without further ado, I’d like to share with you the first week of Inktober sketches – up to Day 6.

Here’s Day 1 – Acrudon, a former demon turned human from The Case of the Wendigo and the upcoming Vanita & The Demon King (working title).

inktober day 1 show s a sketchbook page. In it stands a bearded man in a tacky shirt and baggy red pants carrying a box of sundries.

Follow that up with Day 2 – Claudia, a witch and Acrudon’s partner from The Case of the Wendigo and the upcoming Vanita & The Demon King (working title).

inktober day 2 is a young woman in a dress covered in cloud patterns. She has red hair and a pregnant belly.

Then, Day 3 – Vanita, a witch from the upcoming Vanita & The Demon King (working title).

inktober day 3 shows a pale young trans woman in a camisole and jogging shorts.

Here’s Day 4 – Clow, a guardian angel from Charlie & Clow, Charlie & Clow: The Bonus Arc, The Case of the Wendigo, and the upcoming Vanita & The Demon King (working title).

inktober sketch showing a very tall man with a purple mohawk, bright red vest, and black, well-pressed outfit. He's carrying a pistol.

On Day 5 – Basho’s twin brother, [REDACTED], a dragon from The Legend of Jamie Roberts. (By the way, volume 1 is available in my shop).

inktober sketch showing a character from the webcomic The Legend of Jamie Roberts. This man stands with his back to the viewer, shirtless, wearing a red kilt and dark leather boots. He holds a sword on his shoulder.

Finally, for this week, Day 6 – Prince Malus, a shadow elf from my current campaign of Dungeons & Dragons. He also stars in The Prince of Shadows (a work in progress).

inktober sketch showing a tan elf holding two curved swords. His silver hair is tied back in a braid. He wears a baggy white shirt that's open to show his muscles, and black leather pants, boots, and gloves.

More sketches will be shared next Thursday! In the meantime, keep an eye on my Instagram and YouTube channels. I do live streams on those platforms showing off how I draw these sketches.

That’s all for now. Thank you for checking in!

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Drawing Indie Comics – Twitch Stream Archive

This originally aired on my Twitch channel on Sept 6, 2022. In this stream, I draw art for my two webcomics, New Punk Signal and The Legend of Jamie Roberts!

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TOOLS USED:
Drawing – Clip Studio Paint
Streaming – OBS

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Streaming Schedule for October 8 & 9, 2022

live streams every saturday and sunday at 2 pm est*. One block says 10/8 Twitch - Ninit'i Comics Pages. The second block says 10/9 YouTube - Inktober, Day 9. The bottom block said twitch.tv/kelcidcrawford and youtube.com/c/kelcid. *subject to change whenever the heck I feel like it - or because of conventions or the cruds.

This Saturday, October 8, I’m streaming on Twitch at 2 pm EST. Here, I’m drawing pages for an upcoming short comic, Ninit’i, or The End.

This Sunday, October 9, I’m streaming on YouTube at 2 pm EST. On that day, I’m drawing for Inktober! Inktober is the artist’s challenge of making a new ink drawing every day during the month of October. I’ll show what I drew the day before, and the process of day 9’s inking.

If there are any changes to the schedule, I will post the update here on this site.

That’s all for now. Thank you for tuning in!

You. Are. Awesome.

Inktober, Day 2 – A Live Stream

Sunday, October 2 (that’s today!) at 2 pm EST, you can lurk while I work on some Inktober art! Inktober is the artist’s challenge of making one new ink drawing every day during the month of October. As part of Inktober, I’m drawing all of my comic book characters!

Got questions? I’ll answer them LIVE!

You can leave a tip on Ko-Fi, or check out my online shop! My online shop has my previous Inktober sketchbooks, by the way.

Be sure to read my webcomic, The Legend of Jamie Roberts.

Sign up for my email newsletter if you want to stay up to date on everything I do.

Subscribe to one of my clubs to get behind-the-scenes perks!

TOOLS USED:
Drawing – Clip Studio Paint
Streaming – StreamYard or OBS

Thank you for watching.
You. Are. Awesome.

Streaming Schedule for October 1 & 2, 2022

live streams every saturday and sunday at 2 pm est*. One block says "10/1 Twitch - Day off (because I'm at a gig)." The second block says "10/2 Youtube - Inktober, Day 2!" The bottom block said twitch.tv/kelcidcrawford and youtube.com/c/kelcid. *subject to change whenever the heck I feel like it - or because of conventions or the cruds.

Starting this month, I’m streaming Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturdays, I’m streaming live on Twitch. On Sundays, I’m streaming on YouTube. Both streams will happen at 2 pm Eastern Standard time. To make this easier to track, I’m going to post my streaming schedule here on the blog!

This Saturday, October 1, I’m actually not going to stream. I will be out of town, drawing caricatures for a gig that day.

This Sunday, October 2, I’m streaming on YouTube at 2 pm EST. On that day, I’m drawing for Inktober! Inktober is the artist’s challenge of making a new ink drawing every day during the month of October. I’ll show what I drew the day before, and the process of day 2’s inking.

If there are any changes to the schedule, I will post the update here on this site.

In the future, stream schedules will be announced on Mondays.

That’s all for now. Thank you for tuning in!

You. Are. Awesome.