Journey of 1,000 miles and all that. This will be my first Inktober on Mastodon. Hope you enjoy the posts! ✍️💕👍

Kicking it off with Day 1: Dream.

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This one was fun! A smidge of Morticia, a dash of Aracnia, and a pinch of the Queen of Hearts. 🕷️

Day 2: Spiders

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That’s a horse of a different color! 🌈

Day 3: Path

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Time-lapse process for Day 3: Path

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I never did learn to spell! Wut a GOOD BOI!! 🐶

Day 4: Dodge… erm… DOGE!

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“There’s more in my diary than just the map!” 🧭

Day 5: Map

#Inktober #HumanArt #IndianaJones #LineaSketch

This is one of those drawings I could spend days on getting it just so. Really enjoyed creating this one. 🥰🧸⭐️

Day 6: Golden

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Time-lapse process for Day 6: Golden

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I felt like a drip drawing this one, that’s for sure. So much trial and error. 🤷‍♂️🐠

Day 7: Drip

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Warts and all!

Day 8: Toad

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Time-lapse process for Day 8: Toad

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I wish we had bouncy castles when I was a kid! I only got to play in them when the carnival came to town and…. eeew! 😄

Day 9: Bounce

#Inktober #HumanArt #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 9: Bounce. About 2.5 hours of sketching, inking and coloring reduced to just a minute. 🤣 The coloring part was *much* more fun than the sketching. #Inktober #LineaSketch

Like Mr. Peanut but Mr. Cookie. 🧐 - Mr. Techbro Jerkwad Cookie.

Day 10: Fortune

#Inktober #HumanArt #EatTheRich #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 10: Fortune. This one took 1/10th the amount of time to sketch and ink than yesterday’s Bounce did. Thankful for that! #Inktober #LineaSketch

“I will not risk my crew because you think you can dance on the edge of the Neutral Zone.”

Day 11: Wander 🖖

#Inktober #HumanArt #StarTrek #LowerDecks #TNG #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 11: Wander. This one came effortlessly, really. Knew exactly what I wanted to create and how I was going to draw it. 🖖 #Inktober #StarTrek #LineaSketch

Struggled with the expression but I think I got it in the end! 🌶️🔥🥵

Day 12: Spicey

#Inktober #HumanArt #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 12: Spicey. #Inktober #LineaSketch
The first 12 days of #Inktober. Hard to pick a favorite but it may be Day 2: Spiders or Day 9: Bounce. Onward we go! #LineaSketch

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”😈

Day 13: Rise

#Inktober #HumanArt #Spooky #Halloween #Fridaythe13th #LineaSketch

Pixel-clicking is my happy place.🥰

Day 14: Castle 🏰

#Inktober #HumanArt #Icon #PixelArt #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 14: Castle.

Yes, you can indeed create pixel art in #LineaSketch. Clearly I need to make a new video tutorial since everyone was surprised stuff like this is possible in Linea. 🤓 #Inktober #PixelArt

The brilliant Spy vs Spy strip by Cuban artist Antonio Prohías, was one of the reasons I adored Mad Magazine as a kid. Hope I did it justice! 🤓

Day 15: Dagger 🗡️💣

#Inktober #HumanArt #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 15: Dagger

It’s funny you can see just how much trouble I had sketching the Black Spy’s back hand / arm. The whole thing also didn’t feel right using smooth semi-circles for arms and legs. Then I put in bent angles and it started to feel right.

About 4 hours total for this one. 🫣

#Inktober #LineaSketch

“Listen, you guys are starting to confuse me so… begone. Or whatever it is you do.” 😇

Day 16: Angel

#Inktober #HumanArt #Kronk #LineaSketch

“He’s bound to lead you down the path of righteousness. I’m gonna lead you down the path that ROCKS!” 😈

Day 17: Demon

#Inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #Kronk #LineaSketch

What’s the matter with misfits? That’s where we fit in! 🤓

Day 18: Saddle

#Inktober #HumanArt #Rudolph #MastoArt #FediArt #Lineasketch

You’re turning violet, Violet! 🫐

Day 19: Plump

#Inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #FediArt #WillyWonka #Lineasketch

Time-lapse process for Day 19: Plump.

A few things about this one:
- Really wasn’t jazzed to do it originally
- Hated it almost all the way up to the end
- Feel it came out kinda neat
- Crosshatching detail totally saved it
- Remind me not to do this style of drawing again if I’m not getting paid to do it 😜

#Inktober #HumanArt #LineaSketch

Managed to keep it to under an hour. Somehow. No sketching, just drawing. Totally outside my comfort zone but it turned out kind of neat. ❄️

Day 20: Frost

#Inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #Winter #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 20: Frost.

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Scooby Doo, Where Are You?! 👻

Day 21: Chains

#Inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #ScoobyDoo #Halloween #LineaSketch

I’m not sure which was more fun… drawing it or editing the time-lapse video! 😅

Be sure to turn your sound up for full on Scooby nostalgia!

#inktober #ScoobyDoo #LineaSketch

@gedeonm reminds me how much I want to get back to using Linea again—really miss those rough brushstrokes and easy fill tool.
@gedeonm ( omg i need one of those tablets too XD )

The color palette and the grooves on the record made this one pretty fun to draw. 🎶🎵🤓

Day 22: Scratchy

#Inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #FediArt #Music #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 22: Scratchy

Sometimes the biggest decision for each Inktober drawing is how to color/style it. I considered going all out color-wise for this one but scales that back to just a few colors and I think it turned out much better for it.

#Inktober #LineaSketch

“We are made of star-stuff.” - Carl Sagan

Day 23: Celestial

#Inktober #HumanArt #NASA #Voyager #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 23: Celestial

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I do love a good cross section. I also see the light at the end of the Inktober tunnel. 😂

Day 24: Shallow

#Inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #architecture #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 24: Shallow.

I made this one a lot harder than it had to be but it was still quite fun. #Inktober #LineaSketch

The next twelve days of #Inktober. This time around I have a clear favorite - Day 15: Dagger. Pixel pushing Day 14: Castle was also very fun. Only a few days left! #LineaSketch

Kudos to you if you get this one. Also, congrats! We’re both old. 🫠

Day 25: Dangerous

#Inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #FediArt #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 25: Dangerous.

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This was me almost a year ago and I have no regrets what-so-ever.

Day 26: Remove

#Inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #LineaSketch

Getting near the end so I figured I would go all-out. Plus it’s #Caturday! 😺💀

Day 27: Beast

#inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #Halloween #LineaSketch

Time-lapse process for Day 27: Beast.

I had *so much* trouble with that ball of string… 🙀
#Inktober #LineaSketch

Mr. Sparkle is disrespectful of dirt! ✨

Day 28: Sparkle

#Inktober #HumanArt #MastoArt #TheSimpsons #LineaSketch

@gedeonm What a brave corporate logo!
@gedeonm Oh my gosh! I think this is my favourite so far!
@gedeonm Awwwwww what a cute lil beast!

@gedeonm You know, it occurs to me that your harmonizing prompt word cross-offs are the hidden gem of your series this year!

And typing the word “gem” just made me realize there’s an emoji that some may have assumed inspired my art for today, but I truly had no memory of that emoji till now. 💎

@leebennett Thanks! I enjoy the cross-offs quite a bit, appreciate you noticing them. Really great work with Gem, loved it.
@gedeonm
Is it bad that I removed the Twitter app off my devices, but still keep Twitterrific just for a little smile whenever I see the icon?
@gedeonm I've really enjoyed watching your time-lapses and picked up a few tricks about using Linea better.
Any chance you guys will release a version for the Mac? I know odds are almost non-existent, but I wanted to put the idea out there just in case.
@jlward I’ll never say never but there are currently no plans since it relies heavily on Apple Pencil support. How would you see a Mac version working given that?
@gedeonm Well, ideally, I would like to use it with a Wacom tablet. Maybe that's a non-starter given reliance on the Pencil. I just really enjoy the feel of the tools in Linea.
There may be some implementation of sidecar or continuity that would make sense to use the iPad in place of the Wacom with a Mac, but nothing is jumping out at me as strongly as the possibility of using a Wacom.
As a consolation prize, could I get you guys to add the ability to use my own fonts in Linea?
@jlward Yeah these are the challenges we’ve discussed internally and if it’s really worth the development effort when great drawing/creation apps already exist on the Mac. As for fonts, it’s already on the list to consider but it’s not a slam dunk by any means.
@gedeonm I also want to be clear that I'm not being dismissive of a Mac-based Linea that uses continuity or sidecar. It's just that it feels like you're going to have to do more than that if you want to make bringing it to the Mac feel special. Obviously, the additional power and higher resolutions could allow for larger documents, but it still feels like there needs to be something more. What would make that special, but still feel like Linea? I don't have an answer, but I will think about it.
@gedeonm Okay, I know we're both old—pretty sure you and I are near same age. But I need a little extra nudge on this one. LOL
@leebennett Avoid bright lights. Don’t get them wet. Don’t feed after midnight. 😈
@gedeonm Ahhhhh. Totally got it now. Not a genre I grew up with.
@gedeonm Gizmo?
@fab1An Woot!!
@gedeonm Reminds me: I miss the old w00t emoji from … Adium?

@Gedeon I think I got this one…

Is that water in that glass?

@gedeonm great work. Love the cross-section of the ground!
@gedeonm Your stuff is great. Nice work.
@tk_uk Hey, thank you. Very kind and very appreciated! 👍🖖
@gedeonm
Make them available as stickers
@gedeonm Okay I’m super curious what the smiley was all about before you seemingly abandoned it.
@leebennett Yeah I was gonna make the whole thing a silly cartoon of Voyager sneaking a peek at Saturn. Went more serious with it instead.

@gedeonm Nice.

And in the GMTA department, you drew Voyager and I implied V’Ger (in the ALT text). LOL

@gedeonm great work. Speaking of voyager just read this article last night. https://apple.news/ASCdXYI3qQQukHNtlhfX7zA
NASA wants the Voyagers to age gracefully, so it’s time for a software patch — Ars Technica

Around a half-dozen full-timers and a few part-timers are keeping Voyager alive.

@scifi451 Saw that! Incredible. Just mind boggling.
@gedeonm
Let me first say I could not create this image.
I spent the first half of my adult life in the home audio industry and, for some reason that I do not understand, creative people will often times draw turntables mirror imaged from reality. Leave the layers with the notes and text as they are and flip the turntable and hand horizontally and it will no longer hurt my poor brain.
Or
Leave it as it is so you can play “I am the Walrus” backwards.