Have you heard about Inktober?
Every year, artists all over the world create one drawing a day for the entire month of October and post it online. Back in 2009, as a personal project to improve his inking skills and develop a positive drawing habit, Jake Parker started what we now know as Inktober. Since then, the challenge has grown into a global endeavour with thousands of artists taking on this challenge each year.
Inktober is a movement to get yourself to draw better, flex a little, and most importantly have some fun with your art. Inktober isn’t a contest to see who the best artist is, rather it is a challenge to help you become a better artist. It’s a challenge to see how you can improve your art in the span of a month, and to be inspired and help inspire other artists to do the same.
The steps for taking part in the challenge are simple:
- Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want).
- Post it
- Hashtag it with #inktober and #inktober2021
- Repeat
[P.S. - Remember to use the hashtags #inktober and #inktober2021 for your art to be seen by everyone!]
Here is why we love Inktober
Learn a new medium.
If you’re new to inking, this is an awesome time to really explore it. Whether you decide to go traditional or digital, inking forces you to narrow down to the most basic of components, black lines on white paper. Plus, you never know how learning to ink can help improve your overall creative skills.Develop a daily drawing habit.
It takes about 21 days to build a habit. So, if you can make it through Inktober, you’ll stick to your daily drawing habit long after Inktober is done. And if you stick with your daily drawing habit, you are sure to become a better artist!Push your creative limits.
It’s hard enough to come up with a concept or an idea for even one drawing, let alone one every day for 31 days straight. Inktober gives you the chance to churn your brain and figure out creative solutions. The official prompt list can help!Pictures from pinterest Google
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