Author: One eye Two Mouths

Inktober 2018 postmortem

bowelfly:

As always, there was no plan or structure for my inktobers, just desperately trying to think of something interesting and feasible to draw each day. Let’s see how that broke down:

Bug people

The biggest category this year because bug people are fun to draw. 2, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 24, 30

Office hell

I don’t know why this is such a strong theme for me, maybe because having to take a shitty white collar job to survive is a major anxiety of mine. Or because cartoonish suits are easy to draw. 13, 16, 18, 20, 29, 31

Face horror

This is just my go-to subject when I can’t think of anything else to draw. No coincidence that besides the cosmonaut these are some of my laziest entries.  4, 9, 14, 19, 27 + 28

Bugs/bug monsters

You’d think this would be a larger category, but I get too damn fussy when drawing real bugs and make it a chore for myself. 1, 3, 20, 26

Other monsters

I like monsters. 5, 6, 7, 21, 22, 23, 25

Overall, there were a few real shitty entries but I’m satisfied with more than I’m dissatisfied with, so I’ll call this inktober a success. Might take a break from drawing and get back into woodworking or song editing or something for a little while. We’ll see.

riftwitch:

klinkitty:

karla-chans-bjds:

fluorescentnova:

We had to write a Mini Comic for my Illustration Class so I did mine based on The Frog and The Scorpion. Hopefully you all know the story! 

But if you don’t know the story… In the original the scorpion stings the frog in the middle of the river. When the frog asks “why” the scorpion says “it’s in my nature” and they both die. I like my ending more.

Done with watercolor and pen and ink nib.

I always thought this story was fucked up, even when I heard it as a very young child. I even got put in the naughty corner, and a star next to my name crossed off for questioning it.

This story is so much better, and I like it’s message much more.

Also, the scorpion’s ‘nature’ is to not sting anything it doesn’t perceive as either a threat or food. A mysteriously helpful frog would be neither, and thus would be relatively safe.

The more sinister meaning of the original story is “kindness is wasted on scary people because there’s a chance they might exploit it.” Which translates into “don’t show kindness to strangers”. Which translates into absolute fucking bullshit.

Be kind.