October. A time for the change in seasons, spooky decorations, pumpkin-spice-everything and… ink? That’s right, 2019 marks the tenth anniversary of Inktober, a month long art challenge created by artist Jake Parker that is focused on improving skill and developing positive drawing habits.* This 31-day project provides artists and everyday doodlers alike with one-word prompts for each day of the month to tackle in whatever way they see fit. Below you’ll discover a sample of Inktober pieces by the designers at Spitball.
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Ruch
Personally, this is my first year partaking in the ink-centric event after being talked into it by my fellow designers – who are much more adept to putting ink on page and creating something that looks good if I might add. A daunting task for someone like myself who is not an illustrator by any meaning of the word. With that in mind, I decided to take Inktober in another direction in which I challenged myself to think differently, coming up with more obscure interpretations of the daily prompts prior to sketching and vectorizing minimally-aesthetic visuals:
Nadin
The time of Inktober is upon us yet again! This year is my second round of joining in on the month-long illustrative party. My passion for consistent creation is simply why I chose to spend at 30 min or less every day sketching, then doodling. The main goal I have set for myself as a designer/illustrator for participating is the same reason your BFF signed up for that 30-day Get FIT Challange–FLEXING those creative muscles and practicing good brainstorming and creation habits.
The time of Inktober is upon us yet again! This year is my second round of joining in on the month-long illustrative party. My passion for consistent creation is simply why I chose to spend at 30 min or less every day sketching, then doodling. The main goal I have set for myself as a designer/illustrator for participating is the same reason your BFF signed up for that 30-day Get FIT Challange–FLEXING those creative muscles and practicing good brainstorming and creation habits.
Nick
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Inktober for years. I love that it celebrates my absolute favorite thing: drawing, but hate that it puts me face-to-face with my weakness for overreaching and ultimately abandoning personal projects. This year I decided not to overthink my Inktober theme. I resolved to draw a skink (rhymes with ink) every day with no grander ambitions. No surprise to myself, it’s evolved into a lot of research about these little lizards and my own bizarre twists on #skinkfacts. So I’m falling behind, but I’m also enjoying the best part of Inktober; uninhibited creative exploration.
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Inktober for years. I love that it celebrates my absolute favorite thing: drawing, but hate that it puts me face-to-face with my weakness for overreaching and ultimately abandoning personal projects. This year I decided not to overthink my Inktober theme. I resolved to draw a skink (rhymes with ink) every day with no grander ambitions. No surprise to myself, it’s evolved into a lot of research about these little lizards and my own bizarre twists on #skinkfacts. So I’m falling behind, but I’m also enjoying the best part of Inktober; uninhibited creative exploration.
Paulina
I’m new to Inktober, but after hearing the design team describe it, I knew I wanted to participate. My approach was (relatively) simple. I started off by reading the words on the list and associating each with an object. Then I went out and gathered those objects. Finally the fun part, I challenged myself to find interesting ways to transform each object and tell a story by adding a little doodle (thus Doodle Man was born). I will admit, I thought of more ideas than I executed…but next year is a new year!
I’m new to Inktober, but after hearing the design team describe it, I knew I wanted to participate. My approach was (relatively) simple. I started off by reading the words on the list and associating each with an object. Then I went out and gathered those objects. Finally the fun part, I challenged myself to find interesting ways to transform each object and tell a story by adding a little doodle (thus Doodle Man was born). I will admit, I thought of more ideas than I executed…but next year is a new year!
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