Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Inktober 2025 day 1

 I've been looking at the story of Beowulf, and thinking I could use it to have a theme for each day of Inktober. And I even dug up the first version of Beowulf I ever read, way back in Primary school, in the Janet and John Brave and Bold tales. I remember being confused by the images, and trying to copy one where Beowulf is doing what looks like a Judo throw on Grendel. Anyway. I read it and got stuck on the bit where Grendel carries off 30 warriors (handy number for Inktober).

And I got to thinking how big Grendel would have to be to carry 30 warriors, and so that's where I am.

Big Grendel and the possibility of 30 warriors previously unnamed.


The pens were Staedtler archive liners, and then a wash of DELETER no5 ink, diluted with some LIDL sparkling water as that was all there was to hand.
I've stuck the ipad on charge so I'll do a version in Autodesk Sketch too... later.


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