Prompt List for Holidays in Ink (plus other media) 2022-23

Here's the post that many have been eagerly awaiting....

THE PROMPT LIST!

If you haven't yet seen the post with the dates and other details of the Holidays in Ink Challenge, you can find it here.  Please read that first, as it is not repeated here.

The prompts below are an Inspiration Library for when you're stumped for what to draw, or you can do them all, or do none of them. The prompts are meant to be combined in your sketches, not just used individually. Don't get overwhelmed by how many there are; combining them in sketches is part of the challenge. There is no requirement that you do the prompts. The real goal is to finish your sketchbook! 

I will do things a bit differently this year, and skip around in my book from day to day.  You can work on pages over multiple days, and/or multiple pages in one day. You do you. Pack the pages, and fill that book!

I've divided the prompts below into loose categories. Do them in whatever order you wish, according to how much time you have, what you feel like doing, or if you are traveling.

Get Ready for Holidays in Ink (plus other media) 2022-23!

 

It's almost that time! You're invited to join me and a bunch of my friends for this fun, educational, and motivational, annual adventure. We'll combine inks with other media to complete a sketchbook during the holiday season. This post outlines what you need to know in order to play along.

DATES:

Monday, November 21, 2022 - Friday, January 6, 2023

GOAL:

Based on how quiet or hectic your personal holiday season is, select or make a sketchbook that you will easily be able to fill during those dates. When November 21 arrives, start your book. Use some ink. Incorporate other media if you wish. That's it!

SUGGESTIONS:

THE SKETCHBOOK

You do not have to complete a page a day, nor even a sketch every day. Well, of course you could. But I will not be doing that. Personally, I've opted to complete 36, two-page spreads during the 47 days of Holidays in Ink. I found a fabric with ravens in moonlight that I loved, turned it into bookcloth, and made my sketchbook a couple of weeks ago. 

De Atramentis Document Inks -- Lightfastness, Waterproofing, and Other Attributes

Results are in on the lightfastness tests I did of the full line of De Atramentis Document Inks!

You can see the results of the testing of the De Atramentis Document Inks in this post, as well as my comments regarding other attributes of those inks, which I've been exploring during and after the six months of testing. Below is a photo of all the ink swatches before half of each went into the window. It's a combination of the Document inks, some others that Brian Goulet sent me (from Goulet Pen Company), and some fountain pen, drawing, and calligraphy inks that I had here in the studio and wanted to test. This post will focus only on the De Atramentis Document Inks.

February Faces and Figures is Up Next!

 

Since the end of Holidays in Ink, everybody has been asking me, "What's Next?" My friend Melissa Fischer came up with an idea for us to do February Faces and Figures, so I'm in! Are you? There are still a few days to get yourself into gear for this next challenge.

Sketchbook Tour - Holidays in Ink 2021-2022, including Diamine Inkvent ...

Here's a flip-through for you of the art journal from the Holidays in Ink Challenge! I'll be back with another post to further discuss the materials I ended up using most in this sketchbook. If you have any favorites among these inks or sketches, I'd love to know!

Diamine Inkvent Favorites - 2021 Red Edition

In spite of an overflowing cabinet of fountain pen inks, I purchased the 2021 Inkvent Calendar by Diamine to have 25 new inks to explore during the Holidays in Ink Challenge. (Twenty-four of them are shown in the image above.) Diamine will be releasing these inks in bottles for individual purchase in early 2022, for those who weren't fortunate enough to snap up one of the collections. This post showcases my personal favorites from the set. And, yes, I have a LOT of favorites!