A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Paracosm," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 31: Paracosm 🦄

#Inktober is officially OVER!! 🥳YAHOO!! 🎉

…Oh, and #HappyHalloween, too. 🎃

I did my best to go out on a high note, and I think I largely succeeded…even if the results aren’t very Halloween-ish. 😅

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Vitrine," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 30: Vitrine 💎

I may have still been short on ideas for this one, but I think I was mentally prepared for it a bit more, which helped considerably. 🙌

My best? No, but I do like it! Let’s just hope I can say at least that much tomorrow…😅 So close to the end!!

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Bemire," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 29: Bemire ☔️

TWO DAYS. Just two. More. Days. And October / #Inktober will be over!!

I’m both so ready and so very not. Does it show? 😅

Also: What’s with the shortage on gardening emojis?? First no shovel, now no dirt/mud/soil! 🤨

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Gorget," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 28: Gorget 🪶

Did I have much better ideas for the art today compared to yesterday? Nope! But we are closing in on the final countdown and after a very busy last week, I opted for the path of least resistance. 🫠

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Whelve," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 27: Whelve 🕳️

Whichever one I was the most lost on how to handle before? Scratch that, this one takes that cake now. If it wasn’t obvious. 😅

It was also yet another chaotic day with not much time to play. I hope that doesn’t continue for the remaining 4…🫠

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Droll," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 26: Droll 🎪

5 days. Just 5 more days and #Inktober / October will be OVER. 😵 So close and yet so far!

And this yet again didn’t get quite enough attention—It’s been a chaotic day. 😅 But I did manage to make something I like, even so!

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Lacuna," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 25: Lacuna 🫥

This one didn’t get nearly as much time as I would’ve liked since I spent most of today on a very different art piece…In vain since it’s still not ready to post. 😅

But I am still happy with this one & you’ll get to see that *other* art later!

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Cordate," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 24: Cordate 💗

Just 7 days of #Inktober left to go, and fortunately I got a bit of a break with one of the more simple words that I’ve really been looking forward to. 💕

I’m not thrilled to be posting it so late, but I had to get some housework done first. 😅

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Sylvan," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 23: Sylvan 🌲

I think this one turned out pretty cute, especially since I don’t normally draw trees that often and didn’t really know what I was doing. 🙌

What’s not cute is how late I got started on it, now leading me to post in a rush. 😅

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Adust," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 22: Adust 🔥

I can’t believe we’ve only got 9 Days left to go of October / #Inktober. 😵

I also kind of can’t believe I’m as happy as I am with how today’s art turned out since it’s not a very “me” palette or concept, but here we are! 🙌

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Hyaline," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 21: Hyaline 🫧

2/3 of #Inktober down, 1/3 to go! 🎉

And yet I was probably the most lost I've been so far with this one. 😅

Still, I found my way in the end. The color palette is doing a LOT of heavy lifting, I think, but sometimes that's just what it takes! 🎨

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Ichnite," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 20: Ichnite 🦖

I was a bit concerned about how this one was going to go—I picked this word mostly because I like dinosaurs & how it kinda sounds like “ignite,” not because I knew what to do with it artistically. 😅

But! I think it turned out pretty neat! 😃

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Feuillemort," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 19: Feuillemort 🍂

Finally, one of the words I was most looking forward to, & one of the most seasonally appropriate! 🍁

…If only I hadn’t been distracted by art supply news for most of the afternoon so I could’ve given it the attention it really deserved. 😅

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Prink," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 18: Prink 💅

It’s a good thing I check the definitions before I start on the art for these—I would’ve done tomorrow’s word by mistake today if I didn’t! 😮‍💨

Narrowly avoided catastrophe aside, I like how this one turned out a lot! 💎

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Avolation," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 17: Avolation 🪽

Today I bring you art with a big side of Mixed Feelings™️

You might say all of the good ideas for how to tie my ideas together for this one just seemed to *fly away* before I could fully grasp them. 😅

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Escutcheon," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 16: Escutcheon 🛡️

We are officially halfway through October / #Inktober! 🎉

You could say I went with something more on the simple side to “celebrate,” but it was mostly just a coincidence. 😅 I am still happy with it, though! 👍

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Peregrinate," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 15: Peregrinate 🥾

You might say this one took me on a bit of a “journey!” 🗺️

I went in very unsure of what to do, but once I got brainstorming I kinda had *too many* ideas & I’m not sure I managed to do them all justice…But I am SUPER happy with the results! 😄

#Obscutober day 14:
Octonary (adj. Or n.)
Relating to or based on the number eight; consisting of eight; in sets of eight
a stanza or group of eight verses

(prompt by @mysticsparklewings.bsky.social )
#mysticsobscutober #drawtober #npc #dnd #dndart #dungeonsanddragons #octonary #sketch #digitalart

#Obscutober day 13:
Lunette (n.)
[from French, “little moon”]
Any of various objects or spaces of crescent-like or semicircular outline or section; the figure or shape of a crescent moon
#mysticsobscutober #obscutober2024 #artober #lunette #cleric #moonelf #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dndart #dndartist

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Octonary," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 14: Octonary 8️⃣

Yet more evidence I did not arrange the prompt list as carefully as I could have. 😅

BIG missed opportunity to make this the word for Day 8, or at the very least Day 16 (because multiples of 8, etc.)
Oh well! 🤷‍♀️

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Lunette," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 13: Lunette 🌙

Funny, one of few times I manage to get the artwork for the day posted before dark, it's the moon-adjacent mandala. 😂

Not that I'm complaining—The sooner I can get these posted, the better, and this is probably one of my new favorites, anyway!

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Smaragdine," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 12: Smaragdine ❇️

Today, a break from the nouns & for me, a break from the “needs very specific imagery” mandalas! 😂

Also, for the record: It was SO tempting to make the prompt list mostly weird color words. Let’s be glad I held it down to just 2. 😅

#Obscutober day 12:
Smaragdine (adj.)
Of or relating to emeralds
Emerald-green in colour

(prompt by @mysticsparklewings.bsky.social !)

#obscutober #mysticsobscutober #obscutober2024 #drawtober2024 #dnd #dndart #dungeonsanddragons #sketch #landscape #carriage #smaragdine

#Obscutober day 11:
Derecho ( n.)
a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.

(prompt by @mysticsparklewings.bsky.social !)
#mysticsobscutober #typhon #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dndart #ttrpg

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Derecho," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 11: Derecho 💨

Today’s word is proof that I did not go over the prompt list with as fine-tooth of a comb as I should have—We really didn’t need “rolling windstorms” and “trees dead-from-storms” back-to-back. 😅

Oh well! Not much to be done about it now. 🤷‍♀️

#Obscutober day 10:
Rampike (n.)
a broken or dead tree, especially the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by fire, lightning, or wind

(prompt by @mysticsparklewings.bsky.social !)

#mysticsobscutober #obscutober2024 #npc #dryad #dnd #dndart #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #sketch

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Rampike," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 10: Rampike 🥀

Maybe the most October-appropriate word on the list so far! 🎃

This one came out more simple kind of by accident, but it works because I’m still pleased with it & have some IRL things to work around today.

A digital illustration, made in Procreate, of a mandala on an abstract background. The theme for the artwork, "Arenose," is written and defined in the center of the image.

#Obscutober 2024 Day 9: Arenose ⏳

This is I think the 3rd time I've managed to squeeze my interest in Ancient Egypt into an #Inktober piece, so that means I had quite a bit of fun today. 😉

Could've had more if I'd started on it earlier, though. 😅

#Obscutober day 9:
Arenose (adj.)
Sandy, gritty; full of sand

(prompt by @mysticsparklewings.bsky.social !)

#obscutober #mysticsobscutober #obscutober2024 #drawtober #npc #fighter #arthurianlegend #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dndart #ttrpgart #sketch #oc #ocart

#Obsuctober day 8:
Inflorescence (n.) ✧
The flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk; the time and process of budding and unfolding blossoms

(prompt by @mysticsparklewings.bsky.social !)

#obscutober #mysticsobscutober #npc #dryad #dnd #dndart #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #oc