If you’ve been on social media throughout the month of October, you may have seen the hashtag #Inktober going around. My curiosity got the best of me and soon enough I spent an hour scrolling through the hashtag. From one profile to another we found two artists that were willing to describe what Inktober is.
@kikkujo
The event Inktober is where visual artists create an illustration using ink mediums everyday for the month of October. It is a chance to challenge and test endurance in method and creativity (all of which is totally optional).
This is my first (and probably last) year doing Inktober. I decided to do it this year just to see what it was like, and the works I would come out with. It is most definitely a challenge and something that really exhausts creativity (which the reason why I probably won’t be doing this again for a long while.) Although it is a pain, it pushes me to my limits and is a way to see how I deal with such an overload, something that could become useful in the long run; with the hopes of having a future in the visual arts.
@ahuynharts
To me, Inktober is a challenge to draw traditionally everyday. It doesn’t really seem much of a challenge, but as someone who focuses on the digital arts, it is a nice constant reminder that drawing traditionally is both healthy and fun for a growing, learning artist! It is a great learning exercise for everyone to push yourself to draw something everyday.
