Inktober

439 readers

4 users here now

What is Inktober?

Inktober is an annual month-long event when a prompt word will be posted for each day of October.

What is Inktober 52?

Inktober 52 is what happens during the months that aren't October. A new prompt will be posted once a week (typically Thursdays.)

How do I join in?

Simply draw by hand something based on or inspired by the prompt word. It can be inked traditionally (on paper,) or with a digital "ink" brush. The drawing can be anything from a simple doodle to an elaborate illustration. The color of the ink is negotiable.

Rules

Be kind. Constructive criticism at most, if requested. We welcome artists of all skill levels and varying levels of free time to commit. This community is meant to encourage people to create art.
No AI-Generated work The marks in your work must be physically drawn by (your) hand.
Submissions must meet the theme of this community Your work must be based on the given prompt. Late work based on expired prompts are still eligible for submission.

From Inktober.com:
Jake Parker created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year.

Past Inktober Events
Inktober 2025 Directory
Ink52 2025 Directory

Want to mod?
Feel free to contact me if you're up to help mod this community.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works

ink@sh.itjust.works

[Meta] Some questions and comments on this community (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by jaybone@lemmy.world to c/inktober@sh.itjust.works

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

This is really neat. I'm sad I just found this at the end of the month. Could we continue this beyond this month if there is interest?

Also it occurs to me it might be fun to hide the prompts and allow people to look at all the drawings and then try to guess the prompt. Though I would like to be both a drawer and a guesser, so not sure how that would work. Maybe split the prompts into groups. Not sure if there is currently enough participation for that though.

top 5 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] ink@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hi, and welcome!

The plan after October is done is to continue on with the Inktober52 challenges, which involves a weekly prompt, rather than a daily one. I've signed up for the Inktober newsletter via which they propagate the prompts, but haven't received an emails yet, so I'm not entirely sure when exactly the prompts will go up, but that is the plan.

So, post-October we will continue with the last weekly prompts of 2024, and then begin with the new 2025 Inktober52 list as the prompts are revealed weekly. The hiding the prompt and guessing sound a bit difficult to pull off as it would put up extra obstacles to participating, and would presumably quash participation, but it's a decent suggestion that we can keep in mind for when we've grown more active as a community. :)

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Great news!

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

You can try out the art share community !artshare@lemmy.world

But I've enjoyed this too (though I've been too busy to regularly participate)

[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

This has been a lot of fun for me, but I'm kind of worn out by now. I spend a good 1 - 2 hours sketching and drawing almost every day to keep up. I'm going to need a break after this :)

Though I'd love to participate on drawing prompts again in the future, on a slightly less demanding frequency,

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

I just want to say to everyone that posted how amazed I am by your work!! Absolutely fantastic, and I am jealous of every single one of you.