Inktober!

It is the end of September.

This time every year for the past 8 years artists around the world have been taking part in the Inktober Challenge, started in 2009 by artist Jake Parker.

And this year, so will I!

Every year for the whole month of October artists are challenging themselves to either draw and post one ink drawing daily - using a list of official "prompt words" - or to draw and post every other day, every week, or at whatever frequency they decide. The goal is to commit to a month of regular drawing and stick with it. "Posting" does not necessarily have to happen on social media either. According to the official rules, posting on the family fridge counts as long as the artwork is shared. 

After giving it not too much thought (I tend to overthink) I would like to participate with weekly drawings (Thursdays) and additional ones should I have the time. I will post these on my Facebook page with #inktober and #inktober2018. If you are not yet following me on Facebook, be sure to "Like" the page to see all the quirky, imperfect, improvised posts! 

My new sketchbook will be perfect for the job - I have already "reserved" pages for every week as preparation. 

And because this is all about having fun and creating together, I would like to challenge you to join Inktober 2018! 

All you need is a pen (ball pen, ink pen, marker - anything with ink goes!) and paper. Get creative and then post your drawings to my Facebook page for everyone to admire!

Please do not worry that they may not be good enough. This is not about creating gallery-worthy masterpieces - and mine certainly won't be. 

To make it official, here are the official rules, as listed on the Inktober website:

Inktober rules:
1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want).

2) Post it

3) Hashtag it with #inktober and #inktober2018

4) Repeat

And here are the Inktober 2018 Official Prompts:

Let Inktober 2018 begin!

Nadin