Luis Roding

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INKTOBER 2026 Day 13 - Flimsy #Inktober #Inktober2026 #Sketch #ink #Art #Day13 #Flimsy

INKTOBER 2026 Day 23 - Dapper #Inktober #Inktober2026 #Sketch #ink #Art #Day23 #Dapper

Watch the complete sketching and inking for CONTRAPTION, Inktober 2026 youtu.be/MkjhK3gkGSs?... #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026contraption #complexcity #luisroding #inkdrawing

My entry for CONTRAPTION. A quite symbolic scene where two characters are about to watch a secret recording tape that reveals a truth they are not ready for. #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026contraption #complexcity #luisroding #noir #inkdrawing

You can watch the complete sketching and inking process for GANGLY for this Inktober 2026. youtu.be/nLYa1L1n39I?... #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026gangly #complexcity #luisroding #surrounded #gangly #hideout

My entry for Inktober 2026, GANGLY. You can check more details on my blog here: luisroding.com/2026/10/22/c... #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026gangly #gangly #complexcity #luisroding #orangescarf #meeting

You can watch the complete sketching and inking process for LADY. youtu.be/hsAygpZzLW8 #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026lady #complexcity #luisroding #cafe #coffeeshop #lady

My entry for LADY. Check more details here: luisroding.com/2026/10/19/c... #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026lady #cafe #ladywaiting #complexcity #luisroding

You can wathc me ink all sketching process for Inktober 2026 Rescue. #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026rescue #complexcity #luisroding #cyborg #shipwreck youtu.be/2-97c2U12rM?...

My fifth entry is for RESCUE. In it, one of the main characters is being rescued by his loyal android soldier. Check the process here: luisroding.com/2026/10/13/c... #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026rescue #complexcity #luisroding #crash

Now is the turn of PANIC. In the story, this scene, following immediate panic, unleashes a multiple sequence of events. #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026panic #complexcity #luisroding #terrace #inkdrawing #clouds

Here's a time-lapse video of the inking for SMACK, Inktober 2026. #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026smack #complexcity #luisroding #gunfight youtu.be/4HuIGO2Jdds?...

"It was obvious then that STAR had a mole deeper than the Trident thought at the time. Those soldiers didn’t know exactly what they were preventing when they fought those rebels in that small room," #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026smack #complexcity #luisroding #gunfight

You can see me drawing MINIATURE here: #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026miniature #inkdrawing #drawingprocess #complexcity #luisroding #gunship youtu.be/oBeWLOIKiXI?...

"It was Captain Valdan’s obsession, you know? The gunship project, and I can’t blame him, really. He helped with its development; he and I, we were a team. However, he was the only one getting all the credit” #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026miniature #gunship #complexcity #luisroding

You can see me drawing the whole process: thumbnail sketch, middle sketch, and final artwork of INKTOBER 2026, RELIC. #inktober #inktober2026 #inktober2026relic #relic #inkdrawing #complexcity #luisroding youtu.be/NS1sgNtAxas?...

You can do the Final Artwork after successfully nailing the middle sketch. Now we have our chicken walking in on a demon; he's ready to take action. #chicken #demon #demonhunting #drawingmethod #middlesketch #sketching #traditionalart #heavylaserrifle

You can draw anything you want. After you make your thumbnail, you can do a middle sketch where you explore and validate your idea. #conceptart #chicken #demon #demonhunting #drawingmethod #middlesketch #sketching #traditionalart

You can draw anything you want. Even a chicken walking in on a demon. #conceptart #chicken #demon #demonhunting #drawingmethod #thumbnailsketch #sketching #traditionalart

Final version of this alien bounty hunter. Remember, you can draw anything you want. #originalcharacter #characterdesign #bountyhunter #aliencreature #gunslinger

You can draw anything you want. You just need to grow your thumbnail sketch into a middle sketch for refinement and trial and error. #triaddrawingmethod #inkdrawing #characterdesign #conceptart #bountyhunter #alienroach #gunslinger

You can draw anything you want. You just need to make your insect mutant alien gunslinger bounty hunter at a small scale, a thumbnail sketch. #characterdesign #triaddrawingmethod #thumbnailsketch #sketching #bountyhunter #gunslinger #inkeddrawing

We should really think about stopping the pollution of nature with plastic. What do you think? #inkedrawing #characterdesign #wingedmonster #rubberchicken #mustard Check the whole process here: luisroding.com/2026/06/19/s...

You can draw anything you like. You only need your previous thumbnail sketch; scale it, trace it, and do your middle sketch with more details and some storytelling. #inkeddrawing #drawingmethod #originalcharacter #wingedfurball Learn more about middle sketches: open.substack.com/pub/roding/p...

You can draw anything you imagine. It all starts with a rough thumbnail sketch. #drawingmethod #triaddrawingmethod #sketch #drawing #ballpointinking #inksketch #wingedmosterball

"The Mermaid Reigns", this is an illustration five years in the making. Check its origin story in my blog: luisroding.com/2026/04/11/t... #mermaid #underwater #seacreatures #inkdrawing #queen #scepter #crab #octopus #scallop #seahorse #dolphin #starfish #fish #seaturtle

This is the illustration for a short story I wrote titled “Old Man’s Creek”. It is very special, it is inspired by an actual place from my father’s childhood town, about a creek where all the kids were afraid to walk by, especially at night. #inkeddrawing #illustration #shortstory #creek #drawing

This jumping spider was originally conceived back in 2022, but I never managed to finish it until now. And yes, you're seeing correctly, it's a boxer's boot, on his head. #jumpingspider #originalcharacter #characterdesign #conceptart #spiders #boxer #boxing

In my first short story ever, "Little Paper Man," one of the characters, a mysterious one, had a wooden vault with the following drawing engraved on its lid. The main protagonists of that story barely saw what was inside. #siren #seacreatures #underseaillustration #crownedsiren #mermaid

Here's the full illustration for that short story I shared earlier. Check the intial sketches and evvolution of it in my blog: luisroding.com/2025/05/14/g... #shortstory #fantasy #floatingcastle #groundedthings #conceptart #inkdrawing

Ever looked back in your life just to discover that most of the great things you've achieved felt impossible at first? I invite you to read this SHORT STORY to navigate this idea. #shortstory #floatingcastle #groundedthings #fantasy open.substack.com/pub/roding/p...

My TRIAD drawing method applied to last week's illustration. #triaddrawingmethod #drawingmethod #artisticmethod #conceptart #sketches #knowledgestone #inkdrawing #inkillustration

This illustration is very special. It depicts how I feel when reading one of Veronika Bond's newsletter essays (Substack), where she combines deep knowledge about language, the origin of the words, and their meaning throughout life. #knowledge #ancientstone #traveller #restingplace #conceptart

Don’t take feedback as a personal attack. Instead, try to understand where the feedback is pointing at and find a solution yourself. A rule applies here: always listen when someone says something isn’t working, but don’t expect them to fix it for you—that’s your job. #artisticmethod #creativelife

Original character designs made back in 2022 for #Inktober. That year, I picked just a few of the 31 prompt words and decided to create a group of original characters for a hypothetical fighting video game. Would you like to see them in a real game? #characterdesign #fightingvideogame #conceptart

Why is practice not good advice for drawing? It's as helpful as telling a poor person that the best way to escape poverty is to obtain wealth. See where I’m going? roding.substack.com/p/why-practi... #deliberatepractice #artisticgoals #artprojects #creativehacks #atomichabits #compoundeffect

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You don't need inspiration, you just need to doodle your drawing idea in a thumbnail. You can make it grow from there into a polished drawing. Unblock yourself now with these three simple steps: roding.substack.com/p/draw-anyth... #drawingmethod #artisticmethod #drawinghack #artistblock

If you struggle to draw what you imagine, this could be what you’ve been needing. I’ve revised my three-phase drawing method and updated it in my latest post. You don’t need inspiration after all. roding.substack.com/p/draw-anyth... #artmethod #artisticmethod #drawingmethod #drawing #hotdog

From a basic doodle to a full illustration. My iterative drawing method allows me to tackle any drawing, regardless of complexity or lack of inspiration: Explore -> Add & Fix -> Polish. #inkdrawing #artisticmethod #creativemethod #triaddrawingmethod #villager #bonfire

When I was younger, I hated repeating a drawing cause I felt I had failed. Now, repetition is the key of my creative method. More at luisroding.com #drawingmethod #inkdrawing #creativemethod #roses #rosebouquet #monster #characterdesign