## My 2nd drawing for Inktober
This month I'm joining in with the drawing fun that is the Inktober challenge. The drawing challenge is to create one ink drawing a day for the entire month of October. You can find more details about Inktober on the website: https://inktober.com/.
For my 2nd drawing I went with the Inktober prompt suggestion of Tranquil. I thought about this theme for a while, trying out a few different ideas before realising that everything was too cluttered and I need to create something that felt calm. I put away my dip pen that I usually draw with, and reached for my brushes.
Source: https://inktober.com/rules/
## Creating my drawing
I prepared the paper by scoring into the surface with a scalpel to create lots of vertical lines.
Getting inky with it
Next, I prepared the background of the paper with ink and water. Placing the paper in a tub and then allowing the ink and water to soak into the score marks on the paper. I used a brush to gently stroke the water and ink mix onto the paper, creating a series of subtle marks.
Finally, once the paper was dry I added the circle that represents the sun to the image. To create the circle I used a jam jar and black Liquitex acrylic ink.
I coated the rim of the jar with the black acrylic ink and then pressed this into the paper. I chose the acrylic ink because it has a slightly thicker consistency which helps it stick to the glass rim of the jar.
## 'Tranquil'
Ink on paper
If you want to see some of my previous ink illustrations check out DWELLING, an illustrated crime novel collaboration between myself and fellow Steemian @dougkarr, set in New York’s Lower East Side. Dwelling is now available in [print](https://www.amazon.com/Dwelling-Doug-Karr/dp/0692133755/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) and ePub.
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