Inktober 2022

Inktober is here! Never heard of it? In a nutshell, it’s an art challenge started in 2009 by artist Jake Parker to improve his own inking skills. As he posted his daily ink drawing, he garnered a huge following of other artists also wanting to take part. Before you knew it, it became an annual event with thousands of artists taking part from around the world. Jake accommodated us by posting daily prompts throughout the month of October. The very cool thing about it is checking out how everyone else interpreted the prompt as well as how they’re drew it. No two drawings are exactly the same. Some take the prompt quite literally and others have a totally different and surprising spin on it.

As time has passed, there are many more people posting their own set of prompts, but the point of this is in the challenge. So, I would argue that while Inktober is all about an inking challenge, you needn’t be bound by that.

Inktober 2022. Are you up for the challenge?

Is there an art skill you wish you could master? Is there a challenge that you’ve been putting off? For example, if you’re not comfortable with inking, like Jake was, then maybe go ahead and take on Inktober 2022. It is supposed to be a challenge after all. I guarantee after 31 drawings you’ll improve. However, if you’ve always wanted to try your hand at watercolor or color pencil, then…