INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 44

and INKTOBER PROMPT NO. 29 (both the same)

Happy End-of-October, Inklies!

I hope Inktober is filling all your creative buckets faster than it’s draining them. The amount of beautiful artwork you’ve all produced has been staggering! Your creativity is flooding the world with good, at a time when it’s tempting to get sidetracked with discouraging current events. Bravo, inkers, bravo!

If you’re strictly an Inktober52er, and sticking to the Thursday prompts, I hope you’ve enjoyed APPLE, STINKY, HOORAY, BEACON, and TUSK this month.

I’ve really enjoyed hanging out in the digital world with all of you each week, so much so that this non-artist has actually participated in Inktober for the first time this year. (gasp!) I don’t post them online but I do send them to my family group chat, where those hooligans generally encourage but occasionally heckle. Posting publicly can bring you more connection, more feedback, and more encouragement, but if sharing your art privately with loved ones is more your speed too, I hope you’re doing that and pushing yourself in some way.

Next week, I’ll be turning the newsletter over to my good friend, Anthony Wheeler (who is an AWESOME artist and I’m sure never gets heckled for his artwork.) Anthony will be bringing you some exciting new resources and challenges, and he has quite a few surprises up his sleeves. Also, if you LOVE art prompts, he’s launching is new Chaotic Draw Along Prompt Cards very soon! Here is a link to get notified when pre-orders go live: Chaotic Draw Along Kickstarter Stay tuned for some serious fun!

Also, we’ve been partnered with Strathmore (you know, that super awesome paper and art supplies company) for the last two weeks and tomorrow, HALLOWEEN (and the end of Inktober), they want to giveaway some incredible paper supplies. Definitely check out tomorrow’s Instagram post so you can be eligible!

Thank you for all the good you do for those around you. Inktoberers are the best! Goodbye for now and I love you bunches.

-Alison
#inktober52 #inktober52TUSK

Here’s some of our favorites drawings from the month.

doodlesbywei

poni49art

whimsical_whisperings

anam.draws

deonreds_creations

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52Tusk

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 39

Happy Thursday, Inkineers-

We’re so close to Go-time for Inktober! I hope the Inktober52 challenge has helped to keep you in fighting form.

We’re up to our eyeballs in happenings over here in Inktoberland; all of it good in some way or another but even with a plethora of good things, they all come with extra effort, work, stress, and management. I find the best way to shake off a rough or exhausting day is to crank up the tunes in the kitchen and have a dinner-making DANCE party. We do this a lot in the Parker house, somebody is cutting veggies, somebody else is stirring the rice, and somebody (ok fine, it’s usually me) is dusting off those amazing dance moves that made us all look so cool in the 80’s and 90’s. Of course the teenagers are never embarrassed or horrified as The Running Man and I are proving who’s still got it while MC Hammer reminds us not to touch this. You can’t keep having a bad day with Vanilla Ice or Run-D.M.C., it would just be too tricky.

For our prompt this week, show us what DANCE inspires for you, and for bonus points, maybe share a video of your own dinner-time dance party as you get jiggy with it. It’s guaranteed to lift your spirits.

Wishing you all the boogie-down best,

-Alison
#inktober52 #inktober52DANCE

Here’s our favorite SPINE drawings.

poni49art:

abc.marina.ge:

maleneh.illustrations:

leishashaa:

letiziasodini:

sinbad.1979:

nando_artist:

archrich66:

eliart_illustration:

amazoerie:

lesli_artist:

yongyipan:

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52Dance

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 38

Happy Thursday, Inkstigaters-

Hope your day is going well and you’re ready for the inking-sprint (Inktober) in just 2 weeks!

Two more prompts for Inktober52 before the craziness starts and this week, we want to see what you’re made of. It might mean being brave, plated, the edge of a book, or the actual backbone of an animal, but whether you lean realistic or representational, show us your best SPINE.

Best of luck and happy inking!

-Alison
#inktober52 #inktober52SPINE

Here’s our favorite DICE drawings.

nosmalltalk_pls

el_estela

poni49art

diemartb

leishashaa

cli.jpg

silvana_blackink_art

bee_eub

fiftyshadesofcreative

eliart_illustration

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52SPINE

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 37

Happy Thursday, Ink slingers-

I hope you’re all getting warmed up for traditional Inktober, coming in only 21 days! Thank you for all your wonky art last week, and a special thanks to all of you who exercised the patience of a communion of saints as you kindly explained 437 times in the comments on social media what Inktober52 is all about. Our Inktoberers are awesome (and I’m coming to realize the 52ers are extraordinary.) Thank you for making this community so helpful and supportive, especially for all the new and unsure artists.

This week, I’m remembering that time I was on a field trip for 8th grade choir and as I found myself sitting in a hotel hallway late at night, surrounded by a horde of giggling 13-year old girls, I came to the unsettling realization that my family was not like everyone else’s. Our packing list for the 3 day trip had included “games for down time” and I was excited because somehow I’d ended up in a small group of really nice girls. There I was, rocking a new home-perm, with more braces than teeth in my mouth, and hoping to make a new friend. One of the girls pulled out a set of dice and suggested some game I can’t remember and a hush fell over the group. “Oh, we don’t play with those”, came quietly from a girl with an oversized neon-pink smiley face t-shirt. “Yeah,” said another girl, “dice and cards are so bad.” I sat there in our collective cloud of Aquanet hairspray and Debbie Gibbson’s Electric Youth and reconsidered the face cards and m&m’s I’d brought for a round or two of candy poker. I come from a long line of non-gambling, sometimes-cheating, card-flinging, game-playing women. We had ALWAYS played card games and dice games and my mom could shuffle and deal like she was born in Vegas! Family reunions, camping trips, rainy Sunday afternoons: we played these (shocking) games. And you know what? New friends are overrated.

For this week, if your upbringing was as edgy as mine, show me what DICE brings to your pen. And if you’re playing games together later, deal me in.

Best of luck!

-Alison
#inktober52 #inktober52DICE

Here’s our favorite WONKY drawings.

atelierdesembrumes

diemartb

stevenbrahma

poni49art

k1tt3n._.l0v3

toylettering

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52DICE

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 36

Happy Thursday, Inkthusiasts!

I know that Inktober list launch got people all kinds of distracted, so for any of you still hanging in there for Inktober52, we send you a great big high-five and say “keep going, you can do it!”

This week, thanks to the petri dish that is public school, we’re all wading through the symptoms of a mild headcold. Besides the extra tissues and the need for hot honey tea, it’s not too bad except for the dizzyness. There have been a few hang-on-to-the walls moments for most of us and I had to go down the stairs on my bum at one point so I didn’t cartwheel down from the second floor. If you see any of us out and about (you should definitely send us home if that happens,) please ignore the stumbly and WONKY gait.

For this week, show us your best crooked, unsteady, or just not-quite-right version of WONKY. We can’t wait to see!

Off to take a nap-

Alison
#inktober52 #inktober52WONKY

Here’s our favorite CINCH drawings:

el_estela

poni49art

atelierdesembrumes

ladibujacion

archrich66

dido.bentham

loick_art

diemartb

mkardpixels (This one is animated: LINK)

battleofinks

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52GOLDFISH

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 35

Happy Friday, Inkredible People!

It was so fun to peruse last week’s GOLDFISH drawings. Some were hilarious, while some were remarkably majestic. I didn’t know a goldfish could inspire feelings of awe, but here we are.

This week we have a challenging word for you that’s going to require some creative solutions: CINCH. There’s several meanings to this word. As a verb it means to tighten or fasten a belt. “She cinched her belt".” As a noun it can mean an easy task, “That math test was a cinch!” It can also mean to make an outcome certain, “Her second goal cinched the victory.”

As I’m writing this I’m already coming up with ideas I want to draw.

Ok, have fun this one. Hope it’s a cinch for you!

-Jake
#inktober52 #inktober52CINCH

Here’s our favorite GOLDFISH drawings:

lilaena.arts

lepuebloart

diemartb

nosmalltalk_pls

archrich66

blacknwhite_illustrations

ray.allen.art

ggmarg

stevenbrahma

dido.bentham

poni49art

vmderoz

art.gives.joy

el_estela

frau.gau

amazoerie

ladibujacion

m.maxwell.art

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52GOLDFISH

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mBelieve it or not the Inktober challenge is almost a month away.

Are you excited to jump into a creative mindset each day and reconnect to our inner creative spark? We are! We hope that this challenge can be a creative light to guide your artistic spirit over the next couple of months.

We can’t wait to see what you draw this year!

This is the 18th Inktober challenge! When we started it in 2009 there were a few goals in mind, and these have not changed over the years. They are:

• Help artists get better at drawing

• Help artists find other great artists

• Help artists grow an audience for their work

When you get a minute go check them each out.

ok...are you ready for the prompts?

The Inktober 2026 Prompt List:

1. Apple

2. Relic

3. Miniature

4. Cactus

5. Smack

6. Ogre

7. Panic

8. Stinky

9. Ram

10. Mystical

11. Rescue

12. Toss

13. Flimsy

14. Lady

15. Hooray

16. Gangly

17. Contraption

18. Flightless

19. Confused

20. Lounge

21. Hero

22. Beacon

23. Dapper

24. Bake

25. Fracture

26. Zip

27. Dumb

28. Trophy

29. Tusk

30. Cookie

31. Flex

Please don’t share until September 1.

Now that you’ve got the list, use the month of September to sketch out and explore ideas! We are looking forward to seeing all the incredible art, and finding new artists this year!

Thank you,

The Inktober Team

INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 34

Happy Thursday, Inkerators!

Your DIVE art was fantastic (I don’t know why I’m even surprised anymore; you guys are consistently amazing.) Coincidentally, as you were all creating your art, I was at the ocean for a couple of days with my fishy family. We spent every available moment in the water, diving into the waves and inadvertently ingesting more that the recommended daily allowance of sand and saltwater.

We even pulled off an epic surprise by having my oldest son, Tate, and his family join us. I was in heaven hold little baby Simon and marveling at how much he has grown in just a few months. I laughed pretty hard as I remembered when Tate himself was a big chubby baby and had outgrown yet another set of clothing. Jake walked in as I was sorting through onesies and sleepers, putting the too-small items into a box and pulling out the next size. Jake exclaimed, “Wait, don’t put him in bigger clothes yet- he’ll just keep getting bigger!” I had to break it to my sweet 23 year old husband that babies aren’t like goldfish, and don’t grow simply to fill their enclosure or clothing. He was going to get bigger, no matter what he wore. Remembering the look on Jake’s face still makes me cackle.

We were recently (this afternoon) gifted a brand new GOLDFISH by my daughter and her husband as a thank-you for housing them this summer while they were looking for a place to live. (In case you heard the above sentence and thought “wow, a goldfish would make a great gift!”, slow your roll and maybe hold off on that.) We promptly named him Jonathon Jo Mama Parker and while in our excellent care, the thing lived for a good 40 minutes before sinking to the bottom of the bowl where it is either playing “hold as still as you can to see if anyone will panic,” or it has indeed bought the farm and I’ll be preparing him for burial tomorrow morning. He was a great pet during his short life, and he will be mourned appropriately.

In honor of our scaly, shimmery, good buddy, JJMP, show us your tribute GOLDFISH this week and try to keep your pets alive longer than the Parkers do.

-Alison

#inktober52 #inktober52GOLDFISH

Here’s our favorite DIVE drawings:

poni49art

davisraph

quentinv9116

christina.ink

casualartarchive

shawnellian

lilaena.arts

thewingedmohawk

chrisblazenart

silvana_blackink_art

the_zettel85

evgeniiafi_art

art.gives.joy:

theartistandacademic:

stevenbrahma:

janartaine:

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52GOLDFISH

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 33

Happy Thursday, Ink-Slingers!

This week draw something inspired by the word DIVE. Like someone about to plunge into water, a submarine going to the lower depths of the ocean, or even an eating establishment you wouldn’t want to take your parents to. Go get creative, and see you next week!

-Jake

#inktober52 #inktober52DIVE

Our Favorite BANJO drawings will be next week! (Sorry, ran out of time this week to pull all our favorites.)

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52DIVE

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 32

Happy Friday, Inkers!

Your SIMPLE drawings are simply lovely! It was so refreshing and relaxing to take a stroll through your artwork, making me yearn to sit on my big front porch, playing my banjo alongside my cat and watch freshly hung clean laundry sway in the breeze. Sadly, I have neither big front porch nor cat nor laundry line, so I’ll relax and live a peaceful simple life vicariously through you. I do have a banjo sitting in my front room, but my total banjo-playing education consists of watching people play the banjo online and wishing I could conjure up a sound that even remotely resembles music. (My attempts are more likely to make you picture someone torturing an aardvark.) With great banjo music, there’s just something about that twang that makes me want to get up and dance!

I’m guessing I’m not the only one and apparently, Mark Twain was a big banjo-fan, as he has several banjo quotes attributed to him, but famous (recognizing that fame is relative) American folk musician John Hartford summed up the love of the instrument rather nicely: “a banjo will get you through times of no money, but money won't get you through times of no banjo.”

For this week, turn on some old-time Appalachian folk music, maybe dance a little, and show me your BANJO artwork. If you can actually play the banjo, 10 bonus Inktober points to you!!

-Alison

#inktober52 #inktober52SIMPLE

Our Favorite SIMPLE and WAGON drawings:

poni49art

dat_sketchydude

loick_art

patriciawelffens

marizla83

feremil_cn

archrich66

silvana_blackink_art

forgingstuff

mickchappy

grettelan

alpine_clover

davisraph

paultherrien42

amazoerie

blacknwhite_illustrations

cuckoomoon.art

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52BANJO

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 31

Happy Friday, my Inky brothers and sisters-

I loved your WAGON submissions. We got everything from little kid wagons to station wagons, pioneer wagons to dragon wagons, and even a few space wagons!

I was wishing for one of those fat-tired wagons this week as I hauled a bunch of my people to the beach a few hours away this week. We only got to spend an hour there because a wicked-awesome thunderstorm rolled in and they closed the beach, but I gotta say- it was enough. This recently-Arizonan girl had her happiness bucket filled to the brim with that first big wave. I’m always surprised by that first taste of salty water and also how soul-refreshing the ocean is for me. I don’t need fancy restaurant or the hottest concert to have a good time. Usually, it’s almost always the really SIMPLE things like good chocolate, silly word games with my family, and going for a fast walk with a chatty friend that enrich my life so much.

This week, show me the SIMPLE beauty or observations in your world. As for me, I’ll be hunting for the leftover chocolate mousse in the freezer…

Wishing you a week full of inky joy!

-Alison

#inktober52 #inktober52SIMPLE

Our Favorite WAGON drawings: NEXT WEEK (Sorry, ran out of time this week to work on this.)

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52SIMPLE

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 30

Hey there, Inklists-

Your elegant art is so lovely! I didn’t expect that many elegant animals specifically, but gotta say- I love it!

We are floating along in the middle of Summer activities over here which means sunburns, comfy clothes, chlorine-green hair, and lots of popcorn-fueled movie nights. Trying to find something to watch that is suitable for everyone has been a challenge but we’ve hit a little bit in almost every genre (the guys are all voting no more regency romances.) Most recently, we’re following along with the Ingalls family in Little House on the Prairie series, and I have to say, I’m yet-again so grateful I don’t have to pull a wagon across the plains!

When I was a kid, I remember pulling our little red RadioFlyer wagon around the backyard with one of my little brothers, pretending we were orphans, hiding from the law or aliens (but most likely my mom at dinnertime.) We thought it was so fun to carry all our worldly possessions around with us (mostly consisting of snacks, a couple of bandanas, my purple cassette player, and a plastic sword.) The need for a wagon evolved as I grew up and had kids and lived near the beach. That wagon had wooden sides, big fat tires and saved my bacon as I had to move 5 tiny kids and a whole day’s worth of supplies from the car to the water’s edge where it also served as a crib for a snoozing infant many times. We used that thing until the sides literally fell off. I may have cried when we had to throw it away. I still find myself lingering in the store if I spot a really good wagon, until I remember I have no excuse to buy one anymore.

So, whether your mind conjures up play-wagons or pioneers, beach wagons or station wagons, show us what WAGON looks like to you.

Best of luck and wishing you all the best things this week-

Alison

#inktober52 #inktober52WAGON

Our Favorite ELEGANT drawings:

sheensketchess

leishashaa

poni49art

casualartarchive

mes_petites_lubies

ally17.17

abc.marina.ge

malene_h_v.2

tamirespaiva_art

blazeismyfirstname

quentinv9116

mentat0209

el_estela

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52WAGON

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 29

Hey there, Ink-amigos!

Happy Thursday! We loved all the BUG art and I’ve paused to see the beauty in a couple of spiderwebs because of you guys. (Not that I’m procrastinating cleaning them off my porch. Of course not.) These bugs in Virginia do not mess around!

Besides the bugs, I love just about everything about living in the South. (I’m looking at you, banana pudding!) One of my favorite things is driving past the local Baptist church every Sunday morning and seeing the families all dressed up so beautifully. From the colorful dresses and matching hats on the ladies to the bowties and frilly dresses and 3 piece suits, I’ve nearly run off the road more than once as I drive by, trying to see how lovely everyone looks. It’s all just so ELEGANT!

This week, show us what pops in your head when you think of someone or something that carries this characteristic. I look forward to scrolling through all your artwork as I sit on my front porch in the evening, waving to my neighbors, and enjoying some banana pudding.

Love ya’ll-

Alison

#Inktober52 #inktober52ELEGANT

Here’s our favorite BUG drawings:

poni49art

angelo_dimartino_art

stevenbrahma

erigripug

tw.chicken

feremil_cn

loick_art

inuroc

tashkoprints

joannaizydor

mentat0209

forgingstuff

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52ELEGANT

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 28

Hey there, Inklies-

Hope your week has been full of great things like finished projects, laugh-til-you-cry conversations, mosquito-free evening strolls, and tasty sandwiches. I looked through all the MANGLED art, and got a little queasy with some of the submissions (granted they were very well done!) but please remind me to be more careful in my prompt selection. Good job, fellas, and also ew.

On a less mangled note, this week, show me your BUG art. I’ve been bribing my teenagers to catch and relocate any of the little fellas who try to move in. The first prize I awarded, however, was a little bite-sized chocolate candy bar, and I think my very enterprising 16-year old is now letting them inside so she can catch them and earn more prizes. I can’t decide if I’m more exasperated, or more proud.

Good luck this week, and don’t let the little stuff BUG you!

Love-

Alison

#inktober52 #inktober52BUG

Our Favorite MANGLED drawings:

johnnysketcher

thewingedmohawk

mentat0209

naphnat

lee.doubleu

scandy_girl

ksangil_auteure

bran_is_slav

cat.stuff_illustrations

leishashaa

poni49art

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52BUG

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 27

Hey there, Inkuators-

Your windy art was wild and crazy and I felt like I was enjoying a breezy day over and over again. There are difficult things happening all over the world and your work helps bring a small bit of joy and escape to so many people. Thank you for sharing!

I’m over here, busily preserving all the summer fruit that is available to me. (I make jam when I’m stressed!) As I sort through piles of strawberries, I’m laughing as I remember a year or so ago when I was babysitting my 2 year old niece for the day. I was in the middle of making jam and had mountains of strawberries to process. She wanted to “help” and I wanted her nearby so I gave her a little stool to stand on, her own cutting board, and a little plastic disposable butter knife to cut up a berry. We worked side-by-side, cutting and snacking together. She sawed and squished and hammered and gnawed on her giant strawberry until it no longer resembled anything other than a big blob of pink snot. I was afraid she was going to ask me to taste it, but instead, she announced “I’m gone give dis to Unka Jake!” She hopped down and ran into his office with her offering, commanding that he “eat it!” To his credit, he ate several MANGLED berry blobs that day without batting an eye. He’s the very best.

For this week, show me your interpretation of MANGLED and count yourself lucky if you can enjoy a piece of toast with strawberry jam.

Happy Inking!

Love-

Alison

#inktober52 #inktoberMANGLED

Our Favorite WIND drawings:

silvana_blackink_art

dat_sketchydude

all_is_qwell

chewie_co

aesthetics.art.gallery

vero_shinjitsu

pashosh_and_pashoosh

bill.thoo

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52MANGLED

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 26

Happy Summertime Inkivators! (if you’re from the northern hemisphere)
Hats off to all of you who used your experience or your imagination to illustrate an idea of FATHER last week. So many of them stopped me in my scrolling tracks and several of them made me cry! Once again, well done to the Inktober community as you create thoughtful, beautiful things for this world.

As we said in our last post, Jake and I were traveling as volunteer chaperones with a youth group last week to upstate New York. We visited lakes and rivers and farms and forests along the way and I found myself in awe the entire time about the beauty in nature. (And I decided I need to live by a lake at some point in my life.) I was mesmerized most by the wind as it pushed waves across the surface of the lake or rippled the fields of grain on gently sloping hills. The most breathtaking example of the might of that wind was actually found in a grove of trees. The branches grew so tall overhead and so thickly together, that the sun was almost entirely blocked from reaching the ground below. That is, until the wind started to blow. As the trees swayed and danced, individual rays of sunshine would break through for just a moment and stream down on the forest floor. The wind blew so strongly that it was as if I was inside the belly of a giant living creature as it breathed and bellowed: the sound indescribable except to say that when people speak about hearing voices in the wind, I can see exactly what they mean. It was utterly silent one moment, and then the rushing wind would fill the space and demand to be noticed as every living thing bowed to its presence.

It was incredible.

Whether you’re in a forest, sea, or desert, try to capture in your illustration the power of WIND in your world (real or imagined!) And afterwards, I hope you get a chance to go outside and feel a breeze on your face.

Happy Inking!

Love-

Alison

#inktober52 #inktober52WIND

Our Favorite FATHER drawings:

archrich66

whimsical_whisperings

magnus.art.design

shawnellian

jaarsenault

s_wilson2000

chrisblazenart

dat_sketchydude

grettelan

designs.by.parth

draw.rasec

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52father

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 25

Hi Inkists!
Seeing all of your BEACH drawings last week really had me itching to ditch work and go to the nearest beach for a couple days.

Instead I find myself at a summer camp this week as a chaperone over a group of 13 kids. We are having a great time even though we are NOT at the beach.

This week let’s see your drawings of fathers or what represents a father figure in your life. Or for the fathers out there, draw what it means for you to be a father.

Can’t wait to see what you do!

-Jake
#inktober52 #inktober52FATHER

Our Favorite BEACH drawings:

casualartarchive

liuma.esercizidileggerezza

leishashaa

letiziasodini

sabre_xxvi

malene_h_v.2

atelierdesembrumes

eliart_illustration

feremil_cn

f_aartt

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52father

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 24

Hi Inklers! 

Because it’s full-fledged Summer now, I find myself constantly wishing I was at the beach. Some people are more cabin/mountain/hike type people who love to snuggle in their sleeping bags and smell the pine trees. Some are more city/bustle/nightlife people, who love the lights and sounds of a constantly awake metropolis. And some of us are right at home with sand on our feet, crusty salt water hairdos, and that odd fishy smell floating on the breeze. (That’s me.) I have been blessed enough to spend most of my Summers visiting my Granny’s beach house until a couple of years ago and I have to say, it feels like something is missing in my soul.

So, if you would, please use all your inky talents and let’s take a trip to the BEACH! You bring the towels and I’ll bring the snacks.

See you at the seashore!

Alison

#inktober52 #inktober52BEACH

Our Favorite FLIP drawings:

casualartarchive

kartestri

diemartb

ray.allen.art

letiziasodini

cat.stuff_illustrations

vlk.vasek.art

sumichat123

loraaart

obreaqui

silvana_blackink_art

m.art.illustazioni

n33fti

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52beach

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 23

Hello Inkies! 

Happy Thursday and well done on those bedraggled pieces! For those of you who worked the word into a conversation this week, 10 extra Inktober points for you! 

We’ve been traveling this week and everything has gone comically wrong. Seriously beginning to think I might be cursed but it’s so bad, I can’t help but laugh. We were sitting in the Milwaukee airport (no, we did not intend to visit Milwaukee) and I am ashamed to say I may have been complaining a little more than I should have been. My sweet son turned to me mid-whine and interrupted me with “I’m so glad we’ve been safe today. Good thing we didn’t end up on a broken airplane!” Immediately I realized I could have a LOT more to be upset about if circumstances had been different. We didn’t crash, we had plenty of food with us, the kids are all old enough to carry their stuff, and the people working in the airport were so sooo nice. So for this week, I’m flipping my viewpoint and trying to see “what’s good today?”

This week, show me your FLIP, and 10 extra points if you can flip your perspective as well. (Especially if you accidentally end up in Milwaukee.)

Wishing you great inking-

Alison

#inktober52 #inktober52FLIP

Our Favorite BEDRAGGLED drawings:

atelierdesembrumes

nosmalltalk_pls

malalessia.dwg

joaco.studio

el_estela

casualartarchive

nosmalltalk_pls

cuckoomoon.art

aesthetics.art.gallery

liuma.esercizidileggerezza

sasa_writes_and_draws

patritarocast

letters_n_shapes

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52flip

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INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 22

Hello Inkologists-

I knew “bald” might inspire some interesting pieces but I didn’t expect to cackle as I scrolled through your posts. That was maybe my favorite prompt so far, and ya’ll are hilarious. (And a little disturbing as I’ll never watch Star Wars the same after seeing Chewbacca with a naked pate.)

It’s been a soggy slurpy soup of a week in Virginia, with buckets of rain every day over here. I guess this is why we get to live with all this lovely greenery? Coming most recently from Arizona, however, I’m still not used to this concept of free water just falling from the sky to keep my plants alive. I often find myself just standing on the porch, marveling at the falling waves of raindrops on the driveway. Nature is so cool!

My dog, however, is not benefitting quite as much from all this wetness. His walks have been either abbreviated or often cancelled this week, meaning he has about 900% extra doggy energy to get out and, as an 80 pound goober of a canine, that’s a recipe for disaster in my house. Yesterday, during a break in the rain, we decided we had at least a few minutes to run him around the block before it started up again, so I grabbed a leash and headed out. I guess Walter Dog isn’t the only one needing to get his wiggles out because several of my kids came running down the porch steps to join us. We got exactly 4 steps from the house before the heavens opened and let us have it. My youngest ran back in with our phones and shoes in hand to leave them in the safety of the entry and then we embarked on a lunatic stroll around the neighborhood, soaked to the skin, barefoot, singing at the top of our lungs and skipping around, enjoying the songs of happy frogs while streams of water poured down our faces.

As we came back to our own front yard, looking like shipwreck survivors, more family members came out to play and we spent the next little while dancing through the drips and drops, and hunting for frogs in the nearby drainage ditches. Pretty sure the neighbors now have us on some sort of a watch list.

This week, show me your best BEDRAGGLED and do me a favor: if it rains, go play!

-Alison

#inktober52 #inktober52BEDRAGGLED

Our Favorite BALD drawings:

tw.chicken

myohmydesign

pasterz_kajetan

vlk.vasek.art

joelramd_art

nataliad_art

loick_art

el_estela

chrisblazenart

overrated_artspace

lindoodles30

davisraph

See the latest drawings here: #Inktober52 #inktober52bedraggled

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