Sketches - The Host and The Shell (days 11 and 12)

Hi peeps, 

Here are the last sketches for the last pieces in this Inktober series! 

Day 11, The Host and Day 12, The Shell. 

THE HOST 

If you've been with me a while, you might recognise this concept as another one I have had on my mind for a few years now and have been tinkering with here and there.
It is one of those ideas that won't leave me alone but that I never feel fully ready to complete. 

I am intrigued to see how it will look in ink....

Above : The initial sketch

Above : The sketch after some tweaks in Photoshop

Above : The final sketch, transferred and waiting to be inked

THE SHELL

And finally, the last piece. This idea was mostly born from my desire to draw a skeleton. I wasn't sure what direction to take, and it ended up being a little more absurdist than my other drawings might be, but it felt like a fun note for me to finish on. 

This is probably the one I am most looking forward to ink, so I have left it for last. 

Long inking sessions like the one I am about to embark on are always rather exhausting, so keeping a piece I am excited about for last should help with the cramming I am about to get into for the next 2 days...Fingers crossed at least, haha!

Above : The initial sketch

Above : The final sketch, transferred and waiting to be inked

And this is it for the sketches!

All I need to do now is ink everything and the series will be complete, finally!

I'll be honest, I genuinely thought that deciding to do 12 drawings instead of 31 this year would mean I would manage to finish within the month of October but oh hey, haha.
I blame the holiday I took. XD

That being said, choosing to do a limited number of pieces made this whole project a whole lot more enjoyable and fun than previous inktobers and I didn't end up feeling sick of working in ink, or feeling dissatisfied with some of the pieces' standard. 

However, I am most definitely happy to be moving on soon. Using only ink for a period of time always makes me more excited to get back to colour.
I finally feel ready to tackle the big pieces I prepped earlier this year!
I don't know how much I will manage to get done on them before the end of the year, especially since I will be really busy with the store sale, calendar, catching up with rewards and various admin bits and bobs that always arise this time of year.
But I will definitely be starting on at least one and them, and will obviously share the progress with all of you as I go. :) 

In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed this small series, and that you will like the rest of the drawings. I will upload them all in the next few days as I ink them. 

Speak soon, take care and thank you for being here :) 

Love, M