Since it's October, I'm doing what lots of other artists online are doing, and drawing from a daily prompt list.
Like previous years, I'm following Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau's #Arttrober list, which covers characters from anime, games and comics. This year has a 'retro' theme, which for me merely means I might have heard of more of the characters than usual.
Day 1 is Cynthia, of Pokemon fame.
Let's see if I can keep this up.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Gaming #Pokemon
Day 2 of #Arttrober is Barbie, primarily of doll fame, but more recently a surprisingly popular film starring Margot Robbie—so I basically decided to draw Margot, rather than Astronaut Barbie or Dentist Barbie.
I never owned a barbie myself. I was more a He-Man and Transformers kid.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Film #Barbie #MargotRobbie
Day 3 of #Arttrober is Nakoruru, from the SNK fighting game series Samurai Shodown.
Nakoruru is often portrayed with her hawk Mamahaha, so it seemed appropriate to draw them together... but this is a daily drawing challenge and my time is limited, so no hawk today (sorry Mamahaha!).
I tried for an 'in-motion' pose, but I think I may have just made her look all tangled up in invisible rope. Oh well.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Gaming #SNK #SamuraiShodown #Nakoruru
Day 4 of #Arttrober is Kusanagi Motoko from Ghost in the Shell.
Ghost in the Shell is an old favourite of mine, specifically the Stand Alone Complex anime series, so that's the version of Motoko I decided to draw.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Anime #Manga #GhostInTheShell #KusanagiMotoko
Day 5 of #Arttrober is Velma Dinkley from the cartoon series Scooby Doo.
I recall watching a lot of Scooby Doo when I was a kid, too long ago. I didn't see the 2023 'Velma' series, only some of the online commentary, so I can't possibly comment on it.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Cartoon #ScoobyDoo #Velma
Day 6 of #Arttrober is Terra Branford from Final Fantasy 6.
Man, I remember when I was really into Final Fantasy. The modern iterations of the series don't seem to do anything for me though. I did enjoy and recently finish Octopath Traveler, and maybe one day I'll try and get back into Bravely Default.
Where was I? Oh yes, Terra.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Gaming #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasy6 #TerraBranford
Day 7 of #Arttrober is Maetel of the manga/anime Galaxy Express 999.
This is a real oldie compared to most of the character prompts I've encountered on Arttrober's anime track over the years. Are there any old-school manga/anime fans who want to tell me about Galaxy Express 999? Is it a classic?
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Manga #Anime #GalaxyExpress999 #Maetel
Day 8 of #Arttrober is...the Powerpuff Girls!
This is definitely quite far from my usual artistic wheelhouse, but I decided not to try anything too clever (or time-consuming...) and just kept it simple and slightly silly for today.
1/4 of the way through the month!
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Cartoon #PowerpuffGirls
Day 9 of #Arttrober is Sarah Kerrigan, from the Starcraft duology of videogames.
I was a fan of Starcraft (and the Warcraft RTS trilogy) back in the day, though I never played Starcraft 2. I understand Kerrigan went through some de-infestation and re-infestation, so I had a bit of a choice as to 'version' of her I could draw. I went for Primal Zerg (I think).
Maybe I should pick up Starcraft 2 sometime.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Gaming #Starcraft #Kerrigan #Zerg
Day 10 of #Arttrober is Ayanami Rei of the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
A simpler one than yesterday's effort; not sure I quite captured Rei's look though.
Regarding Evangelion, it's one of those higher profile animes that I've absorbed a fair amount of knowledge about without ever actually getting around to watching it. Possibly because it was recommended to me a bit too hard.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Anime #NeonGenesisEvangelion #ReiAyanami
Day 11 of #Arttrober is Penelope Pitstop from the cartoon Wacky Races.
Another old Hanna-Barbera character who I vaguely remember from my childhood. I remember a number of other Hanna-Barbera characters (Yogi Bear, Top Cat, etc.), but I can't say they left much of an impression on me.
Oh well. Onto the next prompt.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Cartoon #HannaBarbera #WackyRaces #PenelopePitstop
Day 12 of #Arttrober is Zero from the Mega Man videogames (specifically the X and Zero subseries).
I remember Zero from Mega Man X, where he rescues X in the prologue and generally acts like a cooler and haughtier version of X—but red and with a ponytail. There's probably more to his character than that. I only played a couple of Mega Man games, and wasn't especially good at them.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Gaming #MegaMan #MegaManZero #Zero
Day 13 of #Arttrober is Nadia from the anime Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water.
The Secret of Blue Water is one of those animes I'd heard of but never gotten around to watching, though what I've heard about it is intriguing, taking inspiration it appears from Jules Verne. Another one to add to the potential watch-list?
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Anime #Nadia #SecretOfBlueWater
Day 14 of #Arttrober is Jessica Rabbit from the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?".
My memories of the film are a little murky, but I remember it fairly fondly. Certainly there have been very few films quite like it. Or maybe, with the prevalence of CGI, every film is now like it, in an odd kind of way.
I might have gone a little too far trying to make Jessica sparkle.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Film #Cartoon #WhoFramedRogerRabbit #JessicaRabbit
Day 15 of #Arttrober is Fiolina (Fio) Germi from the Metal Slug videogame series.
Not a lot to say about this one, because I know next to nothing about Metal Slug and it's not really the type of game I play. But hey, it's an excuse to draw a new character.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Gaming #Videogames #MetalSlug #FioGermi
Day 16 of #Arttrober is Guts, the protagonist of the manga Berserk.
I saw the first anime adaptation of Berserk many years ago, and later read most of the manga as was released then. I also watched the later anime series released in 2016. Things that stuck out: an evolving art-style, almost relentless grimness, Susumu Hirasawa's soundtrack.
I don't think I've quite captured Guts likeness here though.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Manga #Anime #Berserk #Guts
Day 17 of #Arttrober is Snow White, of fairy tale and Disney movie fame.
I went for the depiction of Snow White from the original 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs film, since that's by far and away the most recognisable version of her.
I struggled with her face for this one. Not quite sure why. Mid-challenge fatigue I suppose.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #FairyTale #Disney #SnowWhite
Day 18 of #Arttrober is Chun-Li, one of the fighters of the Street Fighter videogame franchise. Specifically, Chun-Li as depicted in the Street Fighter Alpha games.
Even I know Street Fighter! Though I haven't played any of the recent ones. Or any fighting games, really.
I had to work on this one while travelling today, so frankly I'm glad it didn't come out a complete mess.
#Drawtober #Inktober #Arttrober2025 #MastoArt #FediArt #Gaming #StreetFighter #StreetFighterAlpha #ChunLi
This is another case of a character I've drawn for Arttrober before. In this case, Chun-Li was a prompt in the 2022 list, though in that case it was specifically her Street Fighter 6 depiction.
Here's a side-by-side comparison of the new Chun-Li (left) and the 2022 drawing (right), for anyone curious about how my artstyle has developed in the last three years.
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