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Inktober
Inktober | Gary Deslauriers
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A selection of Gary Deslauriers' ink drawings from his participation in the Inktober endeavor. Inktober is a drawing challenge to do one ink drawing a day for the month of October. This book contains everything from quick doodles to more eleborate pieces.
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Inktober | Gary Deslauriers
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Last day of #inktober2021

This was really fun! So glad I chose the mushroom motif/constraint. I really needed an artistic outlet this year. For day 31, spot the cinematic reference!

31. Fantasmagorie, Phantasmagoria
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#inktober #inktober2021 #obscutober #obscutober2021 #obscurewords #ObscutoberIII

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27. Arcane, ésotérique
28. Éremophobie, fear of going red in the face
29. Aléatoire
30. Liminare, liminal
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#inktober #inktober2021 #obscutober #obscutober2021 #obscurewords #ObscutoberIII

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26. Aurum, Or, Gold.
(It was either a Mario reference or a can of Campbell's Golden Mushroom Soup, so...)
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#inktober #inktober2021 #obscutoberIII #obscurewords #ObscutoberIII #ObscureWords #Obscutober #Obscutober2021

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22. Scopophobie
23. Sérénité
24. Alcyon
25. Latibule
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Andrea4 Love this! 3y
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20. Lygophilic, likes or lives in the dark or shadow.
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#inktober #inktober2021 #ObscureWords #Obscutober #ObscutoberIII #Obscutober2021

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16. Saudade
17. Lucent
18. Aiden
19. Fragmentation
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#inktober #inktober2021 #obscutoberIII #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2021

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15. Psychalgia, physical pain from psychological trauma
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#inktober #inktober2021 #obscutoberIII #obscurewords #obscutober #ObscureWords #obscutober2021

ShelleyBooksie Something about this image just grabs me. I've got the urge to hug the little blob behind the bars. 3y
tournevis @ShelleyBooksie Love it! IRL it would disintegrate into a spore cloud if you did it, but I love your reaction. 😁😊 3y
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tournevis @Clare-Dragonfly 😊 3y
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24. Démersal, falls to the sea floor, lives to the sea floor.
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#inktober #inktober2021 #obscutoberIII #obscurewords #obscutober #ObscureWords #obscutober2021 @nikolas_tower

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LibrarianRyan I love seeing your inks every octobeer 3y
tournevis @LibrarianRyan Thank you. I love sharing them 3y
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3. Paréidolie, voir des visages dans des objects, seeing faces in objects.
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#inktober #inktober2021 #obscutoberIII #obscurewords #ObscureWords #obscutober #obscutober2021

Crazeedi You drew this? You are very good 3y
tournevis @Crazeedi I did! Thank you 3y
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Should have done it in ink and brush. Anyway, my son came up with the concept.

2. Boréal, nordique, northernly
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#inktober #inktober2021 #ObscureWords #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutoberIII #obscutober2021

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It's that time of the year. Doing Obscure Words III for Inktober this year, from the list prepares by nikolas_towers on IG.

1. Ignis, to set alight, allumer, feu
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#obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2021 #inktober2021 #inktober

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I'm doing Inktober this year again and I will be doing the Obscure Words list of prompts again. I am also again asking your permission to flood your feeda with my drawings.

BookwormAHN Looking forward to it 👻 3y
wanderinglynn I saw that on IG and was considering it. 3y
tournevis @BookwormAHN @wanderinglynn I really like doing the obscure words, rather than the official prompts 3y
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Done did! It helped a lot to keep creating a bit on most days.

30. Alexithymia: the inability to recognize, identify and interpret emotions.
31. Eunoia: a feeling of good will, having good intentions, a willingness to help (“être ben d'adonc“)

#inktober #inktober2020 #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 IG Nikolas_tower

LeahBergen Very cool! 4y
tournevis @LeahBergen Thank you! 4y
Nute Nice! 4y
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The last of #inktober
26 - Atelophobia - fear of imperfection
29 - Mandala
And a bonus halloween ghost because I didn't draw anything for the other prompts. This was fun! Happy Halloween!

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26. Atelphobia, the fear of imperfection
27. Minutiae, small details

#inktober2020 #inktober #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 IG nikolas_tower

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25. Chevelure (not at all obscure is you're Francophone, but yeah; also, no time today)

#inktober2020 #inktober #obscurewords #obscutober2020 #obscutober IG nikolas_tower

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#inktober Days
20 - seraphim - angel with six wings
22 - illusion
23 - cryptozoic - living in dark places such as holes/caves
24 - rúnda - secret, mysterious, magical
25 - chevelure - haziness surrounding comet or star

Megabooks Fantastic! 4y
tournevis Love chevelure! 4y
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24. Rúnda, a round of drinks, une tournée.

#inktober #inktober2020 #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 IG nikolas_tower

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23. Cryptozoic, from the geological era.
#inktober #inktober2020 #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 IG nikolas_tower

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22. Illusion (I guess it's an obscure word if you're Greek?)
#inktober2020 #inktober #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 IG nikolas_tower

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21. Isophilia, a love of being alone.

#inktober2020 #inktober #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 IG nikolas_tower

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18. Off topic. I'm ignoring that one, ok?
19. Atrate, draped in black, in mourning clothes.
20. Seraphim
#inktober2020 #inktober #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 IG nikolas_tower

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#obscuretober #inktober
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15 - nighted
16 - caim
18 - dreamkatcher

tournevis Love nighted! 4y
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17. Amaranthine: eternal, immortal or redish purple, or related to amaranth.

#inktober2020 #inktober #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 @nikolas_tower

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16. Caim, Caïn, Kaïn, Abel's brother and killer.

#obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 #inktober2020 #inktober IG nikolas_tower

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15. Nighted, turned into night, nuiter/nuitement (but not nuitamment)

#inktober2020 #inktober #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 @nikolas_tower

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14. Fernweh, wanderlust, envie de dépaysement, nostalgie du voyage

#inktober2020 #inktober #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020 @nikolas_tower

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9. Monophobia, autophobie (fr), the fear of being alone
10. Abluvion, that which is washed away (en), inondation (fr)
11. Ephialtes, éphialtès, nightmare, or one of two Ancient Greek giants of that name.
12. Blueth, to turn blue, bleuir, bleuissement
#inktober2020 #inktober #obscutober #obscutober2020 #obscurewords IG nikolas_tower

Megabooks You‘re so talented. 4y
squirrelbrain What @Megabooks said - I love your sketches! 4y
tournevis @Megabooks @squirrelbrain Thank you so much. This said, I often say that it's not about talent; it's just that I never stopped drawing. Most children just stop before adolescence and then as adults think they can't draw. Everyone can, just that they stopped. Drawing is a technique. It's really not about talent. 4y
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Crazeedi @tournevis so original, and I always learn things from your drawings, lots of talent❤️❤️ 4y
tournevis @Crazeedi Thank you! 💕 4y
pilardib I love these and that you came up with something for abluvion and blueth! I couldn't haha 4y
tournevis @pilardib 😘😘😘 I liked the double meaning for Abluvion so that's where that one came from. And then, cheese. Even if I can't eat blue cheese, it's cheese. I had to. 4y
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Days #inktober
8 - Nīpan
9 - Monophobia
11 - Ephialtes
No need to say I had trouble coming up with ideas that that these are completely open to interpretation 😅
And may I add it feels so good to pick an old hobby after sooo long??

tournevis These are very nice. I love Nipann 4y
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#inktober #inktober2020 #obscurewords #obscutober #obscutober2020

8. Nippon, i.e. Japan, but also a pretty good dessert (puffed soy and chocolate treat).

julesG Well-inked Nippon! 4y
tournevis Thx! Sadly there are none in my house... 4y
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#inktober2020 #inktober
#obscutober #obscutober2020 #ObscureWords IG nikolas_tower
7. Abendrot, brunante, blue hour, the last minutes of dusk when the light is orange-brown.

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#inktober2020 #inktober #day6

6. Marmoris. The shiny surface of the ocean, moire, shimering.

#obscutober2020 #obscutober IG: nikolas_tower

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#inktober2020 #inktober #day5

Caelum, le Burin. A constellation in the Southern sky, thought to represent an engraver's chisel. Could not think beyond the cliché today.

#obscutober2020 #obscutober IG nikolas_tower

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#inktober2020 #inktober
#day2 #day3 #day4

2. Labyrinth (guess the reference)
3. Ophis, a snake
4. Caligo, eye spot, a butterfly with such.
#obscutober2020 #ObscureWords by IG: nikolas_tower

PS: Very unhappy with 2. I should really warm up before doing this.

Clare-Dragonfly You have no power over me! 🔮 4y
tournevis @Clare-Dragonfly Boom! 😘😘😘 4y
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#inktober2020 #inktober #obscutober2020 #obscutober #day1
Obscure Word: Selenophile, one who loves the moon.

(First drawing is always a cliché)

Lindy An excellent word. 🌛 4y
LeahBergen That‘s lovely! 4y
tournevis @Lindy @leahbergen Thx! I love this word too! 🌙 4y
Moony Uhhh I have also do the first picture 😂 wonderful picture! 4y
tournevis @Moony Thx! And you've got this! 4y
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Drive by post (first week of school is nuts) just to announce that I'll be doing Inktober this year too; I'll posting on IG, as well as on here if you allow it. I'm doing Obscure Words this year again, so it'll be book-ish related. Sorta.
#inktober2020 #inktober

julesG I'm joining in. 4y
tournevis @julesG The more the merrier! Yé!

I love Inktober. It was a great idea (sadly the instigator of this idea does not live up to his own ideals, the jerk)! I also like the stranger inktober prompts lists to the official ones. They are more fun!
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pilardib Interesting list! Maybe I'll join! 4y
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tournevis @pilardib Please do! The more the merrier! 4y
BookwormAHN I may give it a shot too. I love obscure words 🖤 4y
tournevis @BookwormAHN To be frank, many on that list aren't obscure if you are an English or a French speaker, but the author is Greek, as I keep reminding myself. 4y
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Done with #inktober2019! Happy to be done. Highlights from today and yesterday.

26. Boketto, gazing from afar.
29. Kilig, the excitment felt when one is first in love.
30. Crown, not an obscure word.
31. Catharsis, the liberation of supressed tension or emotion.

squirrelbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
tournevis @squirrelbrain 😘😘😘 5y
Clare-Dragonfly That donut looks delicious. 😋 5y
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Meaw_catlady So lovely! I really want to eat that donut! 🖤 5y
tournevis @Meaw_catlady Shhh! It's supposed to be a crown! Shh. 5y
tournevis @Clare-Dragonfly It's a crown, don't you know! 5y
Meaw_catlady I will wear it on my head... then eat it 5y
Clare-Dragonfly I figured it was a donut crowned with frosting 😝 5y
tournevis @Meaw_catlady 😆😆😆 5y
tournevis @Clare-Dragonfly 😆😆😆 5y
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I am not finishing #inktober2019 in October, but I got five done today. This is my favourite.

28. Nyctophilia, prefering the night or darkness.

TorieStorieS Beautiful!!!! 5y
xicanti I love it. 5y
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Come-read-with-me @tournevis This is lovely! You have an amazing talent. 5y
tournevis @Come-read-with-me Thank you ☺️😘 5y
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The trip to the Muji store was marvelous. I bought a lot of things (haul tomorrow). Now ready to leave for home. I managed to do two #inktober drawings today.

15. Petrichor, the smell of the soil after rain;
18. Monachopsis, feeling like one is not in one's rightful place.

Aimeesue I love that earthworm! 5y
tournevis @Aimeesue Thank you! 5y
batsy I love Muji 💜 5y
tournevis @batsy I bought a lot of things, but they were out of a lot of what I was looking for, sadly. 5y
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Last for today, super ultra cliché.

16. Ephemeral, which does not last

#inktober2019 #inktober #obscutober #ObscureWords

squirrelbrain Loving these gorgeous little sketches! ❤️ 5y
Come-read-with-me @tournevis Your illustrations rare all exquisite. I am impressed. 5y
tournevis @Come-read-with-me 😊☺️😘 5y
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Perhaps not quite finished.

20. Eccedentisiast, one who smiles to hide one's discomfort.

#inktober #inktober2019 #obscutober #ObscureWords

TorieStorieS I love this one!!!!🥰 5y
tournevis @TorieStorieS 😘😘😘 5y
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14. Dormiveglia, the state between sleep and wakefulness.

#inktober #inktober2019 #obscutober #ObscureWords

readordierachel Lovely 5y
youneverarrived Your drawings are brilliant 👌 5y
tournevis @youneverarrived 😘😘😘 5y
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Got very much behind in doing #inktober2019. Will have to do a few a day to get back on track. Here is a glimpse.

13. Lotus, sacred flower;
17. Eternal, which has no end (concept from my 9yo son);
19. Anhedonia, inability to feel pleasure or joy.

OnlyYoo These are beautiful! 5y
tournevis @OnlyYoo Thank you! 5y
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