This #inktober sketch turned out much darker than I expected but maybe that's not a bad thing

This #inktober drawing turned out much darker than I originally intended, but perhaps that's not a bad thing. Did the original ink drawing with a Pentel Pocket Brush but then took a photo and added some real-life textures digitally.

It was meant to be a quick sketch and I'm already noticing all kinds of things I'd fix in a revised version if this was going in a book. :-)

Doodle: Curiosity (and thoughts re: my cutehappy vs creepydark doodles)

Title: "Curiosity."

I recently had a great conversation with illustrator Jan Dolby about having multiple styles (both of us do). I told her that I've noticed my cute and happy illustrations always get way more Likes on FB than my darker/quirkier pieces, and I've been letting that influence the kind of doodles I create and post.

Friends who have known me the longest are familiar with my Edward Gorey-ish side (yes, I'm a huge fan!), and I've decided that while I'm still going to post my more joyful doodles , I'm no longer going to try suppressing my DarkerCreepyCute sketchy inclinations. 

Thanks, Jan, for the encouragement!

Above: I took a Limbo-influenced doodle I did back in 2012 and tweaked a figure a bit.