Using the official Inktober prompt list: This art is for day 5 – DEER.

When I first started to brainstorm for “Deer”, the first images that came to mind were the fire scene in Bambi. Those scenes were animated so beautifully. I also looked at a lot of Amy Sol’s art.

Wanting to keep a spooky, inky feel, I began this Deer piece in the same way I did the Inky Swamp. I started with very a light toned wash and slowly built in the dark areas. I really like the way the texture of the water turned out.

I scanned my very inky drawing into ProCreate and added the purple flower and a lot of the moonlights.

For Inktober day 4, I re-used my Inky Swamp from 2024.