05 November 2023

A Watercolor Project for Ink-Tober

Hello everyone and Hello November!

I participated in a month-long drawing project last October called Ink-tober. I did something similar a few years ago and this year, I was ready for a new challenge. 

 ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias

I used the prompts provided by They Draw, also known as @theydrawandcook on Instagram

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My ink of choice was watercolors (my favorite). I used watercolor paper and blank postcards. Colored pencils also came in handy for shading and highlights. Here, let me show you what I made:

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Donuts and Dahlias

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Mushrooms and Marigolds

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Coffee and Chrysanthemums

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Artichokes and Asters

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Wine and Wisteria

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Apples and Amaryllis

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Soup and Sunflowers

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Tea and Tiger Lily

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Pomegranates and Poppies

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Cake and Calendula

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias
Pumpkin and Pansies

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias

If you'll notice, I tried to do a raised or 3-D effect. I did this by gluing small pieces of foam board in between the watercolor sketches and the base background. I like that the sketches look like they're floating...TADA!

ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias

If you flip the artwork, they are mounted on postcards. I can use them as greeting cards for dear friends but I'll enclose them inside envelopes to protect the sketches.

It was a very fun challenge that encouraged making time in the day for mindfulness and creativity. I highly recommend that you do something similar!

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