2025 Inktober 52 - One sketch per week.

[catbert]

I think that Pig and Wolf's problem is that they are confused about whether "shrimp" means the marine organism or a diminutive individual.

I thought of that but it seemed out of character for them.

[Lloyd]

I think that Pig and Wolf's problem is that they are confused about whether "shrimp" means the marine organism or a diminutive individual.

I thought of that but it seemed out of character for them.

I was thinking along the lines of the ending of the movie "The Fly", with your characters' heads attached to shrimp bodies... except cuter...


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[Lloyd]

I think that Pig and Wolf's problem is that they are confused about whether "shrimp" means the marine organism or a diminutive individual.

I thought of that but it seemed out of character for them.

I was thinking along the lines of the ending of the movie "The Fly", with your characters' heads attached to shrimp bodies... except cuter...


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Since I can't draw, here's the idea which I used Copilot to draw

Draw a cute cartoon of a giant shrimp eating a plate of spaghetti that contains 2 shrimps, one with a wolf head and one with a pig head.

and here's the result:


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[Yazeh]

A shrimp of a cat having shrimp cocktail and the mouse saying to a Nordic shrimp, whose the shrimpnow?

Not the most inspired prompt or drawing.

Kala Nostalgia Abstraction Moonlight Tide
Jacques Herbin rue de la Verrerie
Noodler's Eel Red Rattler Red
Wash: Diluted Noodler's Lexington Gray

[LizEF]

A shrimp of a cat having shrimp cocktail and the mouse saying to a Nordic shrimp, whose the shrimpnow?

Love it! Here's some inspiration for cats and shrimp:


(A more recent one is here. Messi seems to have gained a little self-control...)

(If I were filthy rich, I would so get myself a puma...)

[Yazeh]

@LizEF, thanks for the cute video. It's a real life commitment to take care of this poor puma, who has so many ailments. If you want a wild cat experiment, you can get yourself a Savannah. But boy, these cats are so agile and athletic that would.make your boys look like stuffed animals

[LizEF]

@LizEF, thanks for the cute video. It's a real life commitment to take care of this poor puma, who has so many ailments. If you want a wild cat experiment, you can get yourself a Savannah. But boy, these cats are so agile and athletic that would.make your boys look like stuffed animals

Yeah, I can only say I would get a puma because I know it would never happen! My boys already exhaust me. A puma would exhaust me into death - and then eat my lifeless body... (And yes, to those who think, "how horrible for those people to keep a puma as a pet" - the only alternative for this particular puma was euthanasia, so let's all be glad that they gave him a loving home.)

[Yazeh]

Another Sunrise photo taken at dawn....

I was in a waiting room and did a quick sketch of a painting on the wall. My appointment was right on the dot so, I had to recreate the rest of the landscape and practiced retrieving an atrocious tree, I had drawn

I've been experimenting using different ink dilutions and used a water brush with a very diluted Lexington Gray on the feed of a pen filled with Noodler's Polar Green to create a murky green.

The only ink that has been used as is: Kala Nostalgia Abstraction Moonlight tide (the "dead" tree).

Noodler's Polar Brown/Polar Green and Lexington Gray / Red Rattler Red and Jacques Herbin rue de la Verrerie in different dilutions.
Paper is a Talens mixed media sketchbook.

[Scriptitans]

#Inktober52 2025 #02 Shrimp
Haïku, made with Jinhao x159 customized with Kanwrite Ultra-flex nib. Ink Karkos

[catbert]

A second bite at the shrimp, inspired by Hergé.

shrimpsub.png

PenBBS 268/Platinum carbon black, Kokuyo, cleanup and colour in Procreate

[Yazeh]

@catbert, this enhances the quote you posted by Proust. How you pull me from my world, back into my childhood when I devoured Hergé, every day and night

[Scriptitans]

Hello!
Does anyone have this week's prompt? On https://inktober.com/rules, it's not there.
Thanks!

[catbert]

Hello!
Does anyone have this week's prompt? On https://inktober.com/rules, it's not there.
Thanks!

Their substack seems to update more reliably. https://inktober.substack.com/i/1549...o-is-tick-tock

The rhythmic sound of a clock can spark countless creative ideas. Imagine the passage of time personified as an ancient creature, the hands of a clock transforming into a city skyline, or a surreal hourglass that spills dreams instead of sand. Let the steady tick-tock inspire scenes of suspense, nostalgia, or even urgency. From grandfather clocks to pocket watches, there’s a world of visual storytelling waiting to be unlocked.

Now, let’s twist time in another direction. With talks of a potential TikTok ban making headlines, it’s a perfect moment to reclaim those scrolling hours and channel them into art. Instead of losing yourself in an endless feed, why not create something that reflects the way social media eats up time? Draw a spiraling vortex of apps, or sketch a "TikTok hourglass" counting down to creative breakthroughs. Whether it’s the sound of a clock or the time spent on TikTok, this week’s prompt is your chance to turn fleeting moments into something timeless.

[Chrissy]

Hello!
Does anyone have this week's prompt? On https://inktober.com/rules, it's not there.
Thanks!

It's much more reliable if you sign up for their emails. You receive it every week in your Inbox.

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[Yazeh]

By the way if any one is interested, there is an mystery ink challenge:
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread...s-63-64-and-65

[Scriptitans]

Thanks Chrissy !

[Kaputnik]

Tick Tock? Nope, that doesn't suggest anything.

[LizEF]

Tick Tock? Nope, that doesn't suggest anything.

[catbert]

Tick Tock? Nope, that doesn't suggest anything.

Brilliant!

[Yazeh]

It's good to be back to cat and mouse theme
Tick Tock... reminds me of the nurse rhyme, Hickory Dickory Dock


Fountain pen inks used:
Diamine Master of Puppets (German exclusive sheen ink) The sheen disappears in drawing.
Kala Nostalgia Gemstone Onyx (a grey ink that in washes turns brown)
And De Atramentis Document Cyan or Turquoise