Inktober Day 1: Drawing A Fantasy Monster Using A Traditional Dip Pen and Ink

Massive thanks to our Patreon members who made this video possible! ~ Join Midnight Tower’s Patreon! ~ • Get A Monthly bundle with fantasy art, maps, monsters, or lore • Secret Kickstarter rewards • Your name or nickname in the YouTube credits • Discount in the web shop and more! • Thank you for supporting nerdy indie creators! 😺   / midnighttower   Hello there friends! In this video, I’ll show you my first drawing for Inktober. This is Day 1 and the prompt word is ‘Apple’. I decided to draw an apple, but with a little bit of a monster twist. Inside the apple lives a small worm-like monster, that is waiting for a host. (Spoiler alert: The monster is inspired by the Aliens movies… You can probably guess what happens next.) I’ve also taken the opportunity to practice black lettering, which I would like to get better at. My handwriting and calligraphy aren’t as good as I would like them to be. When I draw my fantasy maps, I often add the text and labels afterwards in Photoshop, but it would be cool to be able to write it directly on the maps. – So this is a great opportunity for me to practice! See you tomorrow again! 🖌️🎨☕️ Cheers/ Tove ~ Thanks for watching! Please consider subscribing! 😺~ Time stamps: 00:07 Setting everything up in my tiny art studio corner 00:18 Inktober Day 1 prompt word is 'Apple’ 00:28 Starting drawing the ink illustration 00:28 I’m using a traditional dip pen and ink 01:02 The idea behind the monster, it’s tiny and gruesome 01:22 The monster is inspired by the Aliens movies and Brothers Grimm. 01:45 Shading the leaf using a thinner dip pen nib 02:01Kitten cameo: Say hi to Mazzy 😺 02:48 Shading the monster 03:02 This is the black lettering nib that I’m using for writing the text in Old English letters 03:15 I’ve always felt that using a traditional dip pen makes me feel like I’m part of a Jane Austen novel… 04:16 This is the final result of the fantasy ink illustration 04:29 Extra thanks to all of our Patreon members! See you tomorrow for Inktober Day 2: 'Relic' You can read more about the fantasy world of Eastern Farraway here: https://midnight-tower.com/eastern-fa... Books and adventures from Midnight Tower are available on our website: https://midnight-tower.com/ ➛ Join us and get Octavia Dragonborn’s Compendium and the first adventure in Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy. 90 pages for 5e for FREE: https://midnight-tower.com/join-the-t... Follow the Midnight Tower for the latest news about our books and adventures: Instagram:   / midnighttowerrpg   Facebook:   / midnighttoweroxford   YouTube:    / @midnighttower4717   Music: Meet You There by Eric Feinberg and Grey Afternoon by Dian Shuai | Courtesy of Epidemic Sound. We’ve supported the artists by purchasing a license to use their music for this video.