SEPTEMBER CONTEST: Ink Fairy

Carmanda · 28 Sept 2020, 23:26

Tried to fill the "spot illustration" hole in my portfolio.

Coley · 28 Sept 2020, 23:51

@Carmanda this is wonderful! You’re a writer, too! Lovely thoughts you have expressed ️Just beautiful !

Jenny Lindqvist · 29 Sept 2020, 11:58

Here is my take on Septembers art contest. With a hint of evilness but hopefully not too brutal.
https://www.instagram.com/jennyillustration/

Carmanda · 29 Sept 2020, 14:23

@Coley Thank you so much! It's been a minute since I've shaken off the writing dust, but since joining an online roleplay guild it's been drawing me back into its weirding ways.

Coley · 29 Sept 2020, 14:56

@Jenny-Lindqvist hee hee, so fun!

Gabby Correia · 2 Oct 2020, 03:36

Here's my ink fairy

ruth · 1 Oct 2020, 16:53

So many great entries this month! Really loving all the different kinds of ink fairy Here's mine. I didn't think I was going to make it in time, it took a lot, lot longer than I thought it would! I hope you like it.

Larisa Brudan · 1 Oct 2020, 08:00

Hi! This is my first time submitting.
My Story:
Ellie first saw an Ink Fairy when she was 4. No one believed her. For years she tried to prove it. She couldn't see them again but she would feel their presence when drawing. They were always behind her. She couldn't snap a photo until selfie cameras were invented. She closed her eyes and the Ink Fairy appeared.

30 Sept 2020, 00:40

frankiiij · 4 Oct 2020, 14:27

@Gaelle-Grizzly im in love with this.

Kim Rosenlof · 30 Sept 2020, 02:39

Here is my entry. I loved seeing all the different ideas that everyone came up with! I especially loved to see how people used ink traditionally or digitally; there are so many great techniques!

tripplejaz · 30 Sept 2020, 06:42

Exhausted from a day of school, Emily sipped her bubble tea and was about to place her bags down when the elusive Ink Fairy was found doodling on her calendar. In total shock and surprise, as if instinctive, Emily tapped her phone to capture a glimpse of the ink fairy before it disappeared around the corner. The picture fit neatly in her great grandfather's compendium of fairies, An Ordinary Guide to the Extraordinary: Fae, Goblins and Dwarves Understood by Sir Donald Guptill. Emily imagined her great grandad smiling in the portrait hanging above the kitchen doorway. Their work was complete, but now Emily had to clean up the mess left behind. Ugh!

Artist note: highly inspired by both the work of Tony DiterLizzi in Spiderwick Chronicles and the ever creative mind of Brian Froud, I had a fun time imagining how they would design an Ink Fairy. I'm not sure I pushed the design enough but I like the wings being shaped like fountain pen nibs. I'm not very great at inking, I kind of just winged this, so any feedback would be appreciated!

mamadraw · 30 Sept 2020, 06:44

@tripplejaz I love this and I love your references! Nice work

tripplejaz · 30 Sept 2020, 06:46

@mamadraw Thank you! I'm trying hard to merge my love for Ghibli and Spiderwick! They're so different but both so beautiful. I know there's a happy medium here somewhere. Thanks again for your kind words!

ruth · 9 Oct 2020, 18:44

@rich-h This is great! Made me laugh I love your style too.

Tracy trixybox · 30 Sept 2020, 07:44

Hi guys,
this is my entry for this month.

Very nice work everybody

Larisa Brudan · 30 Sept 2020, 07:48

@Chris-Philpot My favorite!!! This is so funny and ingenious.

Coley · 30 Sept 2020, 10:01

@tripplejaz just wow! It's beautiful ️

Gary Wilkinson · 8 Oct 2020, 22:47

Finally got there in the end. I'm scared of ink now and I want to go back to my digital tablet.....

30 Sept 2020, 13:13

@Gary-Wilkinson values and due to that readability is much better than in your digital first draft.