Why You NEED To Do Inktober |
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- It's that time of year again - INKTOBER! Whether you WANT to do Inktober or maybe you NEED to do Inktober, this is a friendly eye-opener to the quick benefits of doing any drawing challenge.
Now, no one says we "have" to do any kind of challenge; however, if we DO decide to do one, consider whether it's because we "want" to take on the challenge versus if we "need" to - and why? Here's some thoughts:
Why we might WANT to do a drawing challenge like Inktober?
1. TO GET BETTER
2. TO BE MORE CREATIVE
3. TO GET BETTER WITH OUR TOOLS
4. TO TRY SOMETHING NEW
5. TO GET PEOPLE TO SEE & LIKE OUR WORK
Why we might NEED to do a drawing challenge like Inktober?
1. TO BUILD OR RE-BUILD OUR CONFIDENCE
2. TO ENGAGE OUR CREATIVITY
3. TO CONNECT OR RE-CONNECT WITH OUR TOOLS
4. TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES
5. TO JOIN LIKEMINDED ARTSITS FOR CREATIVE FELLOWSHIP
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Mark
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_My apologies_ for the audio quality of this video. I'm in process of working out some audio issues. Thanks for your understanding! ~ Mark
Thank you Mark for the video. Trust your and yourself are well. Actually I usually do inktober a month early due to my nursing schedule i need to do it a month early and do my video walkthrough as well. Personally i use inktober as my art exam, i usually have objectives with skill that i want to improve upon and compare my inktober from previous years, to see how i improve. I really love your inktober videos. You usually give great tips and guidance. Thank you so much for this.
Thank you, my friend! I'm not following my own advice this year and "keeping it simple." I'm getting too complex with my arrangements, so I'm going to have to reel it back a bit. I'm exhausting myself! lol! Glad to hear you're finding the challenge to be challenging! I hope you are well! ~ Mark
A few years ago I drew everyday for two and a half years. I never did Inktober but drawing everyday was similar in experience, I think. I learned a lot and gained skill. And often had fun surprises. I love seeing what you come up with for inktober. It is really cohesive and well done. Thank you for the video. Best, Chris.
I have completed several ‘inktobers’ (I usually use my own prompts) so this year I’m working on 2! One of mythical creatures/monsters and one of my characters the Thumbles. I even made a zine about how to prepare for inktober - preparation is key!
It’s definitely my favourite time of the year.
Love how immersed you get AND that you do the challenge in your own way! Have fun!!
I have tried multiple times to do inktober and always give up. Maybe this year. All your points are spot on
My drawing tablet and laptop kicked the bucket a few months back and I ha e had to go back to traditional media and I am loving every moment.
God Bless you as well ❤ 🙏
Thank you, JubilantArts! I think even when folks drift away from the challenge, it's at least a kickstarter to get back into their creative spirit and immersion in something that can only be a worthwhile thing to explore!
The Fellowship Of The Ink!
I've completed Inktober twice. It is always an enriching experience. Maybe I fail but I ALWAYS LEARN. Thanks for the encouragement. Not participating this year but still going to occasionally use a prompt to challenge myself.
Great to hear from you, CharlesHancockCreations! I like your takeaway that suggest failing holds it's own success! So true! Stay well! ~ Mark
Yes, great message and I always love seeing your artwork. Can't wait to see what you create this year! I'm doing one big drawing this Inktober and adding the prompts to it day-by-day. Should be fun!
That’s interesting, can’t wait to see the end result in 30 days 😊
Thank you Miranda Watson! I always consider the idea of one large drawing (I did an 8/5x11 drawing with all the prompts a few years ago), but I'm not sure I could tie it all together. Good luck and hope to see what you produce!
"You don't need to draw to survive". Are you sure about that? For creative people, creating something is as necessary as breathing. If you can't meditate, sometimes you can reach that state by walking, or knitting, or drawing, or needle felting or painting. If I were stuck in solitary confinement, cut off from the world, I think I'd NEED to have some kind of paper and writing implements. To write, draw, stay sane. I was deprived of all my tools and it's been impossible to replace them, so I'm starting from scratch. pencil, pen, paper, cheap colored pencils, add a little bit at a time. But I realized I do NEED it. You can create with cooking, baking, gardening too.
Yes, I'm pretty sure no one has ever expired because they couldn't draw. LOL! I get your point, of course, despite my whimsical comment. I know that for me, I'd definitely go a little wonky if I couldn't draw. And like you, I've had important gear stolen from me leaving me having to replace it, which in some cases took years (before the internet when you could only buy certain products out of state or country). Thank goodness for the internet, right? lol!
I always look forward to your Inktober drawings. They're the best!
That is really kind of you, Christina Todd!! Thank you so so much!! :)
I saw you mention Inktober on Instagram a few days back, and it reminded me that it was indeed that time of year. Due to life, the universe and everything, I haven't done much drawing the last couple of years. I decided that I am going to give it a go again this year. I am ignoring the prompts, if I can just get a drawing a day done for a month I will consider it a major achievement. Also, looks like I am doing it really high tech this year, a ballpoint pen (no, actually I don't know what I did with my good pens right at the moment) and a dollar store sketchbook, but the point is to get myself in gear again, so ...
Thank you for the video, I need the additional bump right now.
I think anything that gets you - or me or any of us - to access our creative spirit is worth exploring. Good luck and just have fun, right? I gotta remind myself of that! lol!
@@MDCampbell Indeed, any boost we can get. So far, it is going good, getting me back into drawing and keeping me at it, I am hoping this surge lasts not only the month, but ongoing.
This is going to be my first year doing inktober. I've watched several of your previous videos surround inktober. I believe I've taken alot from them. Thank you for all the hints and tips
Enjoy it❤
Thank you so much Gemma Hughes and I hope you have a great experience. Go in aiming at fun and I think it will be positive! Cheers! ~ Mark
great advice. nice to meet you too
Thank you, CandyMorrigan-pk8in! Nice to meet you, as well! Hoping all is well in your creative world! ~ Mark
Thank you Mark for this boost - always enjoy watching you create. This will be my 4th Inktober in a row... although this year it is going to be the most challenging ever for me. I waffled back and forth about even attempting it this year as I lost my husband to cancer suddenly in July. I have only picked up a pencil / brush twice since to do some very small and simple pieces. So I know I NEED to do this to return to my art. I also know he would want me to.
Wow, Victorian Studio - I am sincerely taken aback at the news of your husband. I am so very sorry. I hope you and your family have been able to endure the loss with strength, love, and support all around you. I'll keep you in my prayers and thank you for sharing. My own battle with a brain tumor puts me in a very sensitive place with people struggling with cancer. But, I'm a very lucky man. I hope you find that you're able to immerse in your creative spirit and allow yourself to meditate in your art. Take care!
Great, encouraging video. I've always wanted to do this, I did try a couple of years ago, but only did 2 pictures, didn't think my work was good enough to post (it's still not that great but I post more regularly) but my ink work isn't that great. That's why I want to do this. To get getter at that, shading and everything. Enjoyed this on why I need to do it. Thank you.
Thank you for the thoughtful feedback! I hope if you try it, you enjoy the experience! It can be a lot of fun!
Great ink drawings. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, I enjoy your videos so much! Wish you great joy and good health for October! Can't wait to see more of your Inktober drawings. 💟 🖌🎨🎃
Such beautiful drawings, such imagination and talent! 👏
Frail - The man with a cane making a castle with cards, and Pattern - the shoe ❤
But the 13 Ghost Peppers - chili peppers 👻🌶🌶🌶❤😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
You just made me smile very wide, basta dotta! Thank you for that!!
@@MDCampbell 😊
I’ve done and completed INKtober 5 consecutive years. I’m still thinking about doing it but not inspired by this years word prompts. I may look for other lists and see if there are any to inspire me. I try to make it a habit to at least draw every day. Great inky you did while going through the benefits of participating in INKtober 🖤✒️🖌🖊🖤
try Stuart Semple's Pinktober, the prompts are so interesting this year
When I saw the word "booger," it made me not want to do the challenge. I don't mind an odd word once in a while, but such a juvenile word as "booger?" Really? Silly. I may do a video on that specific word, just to voice my disdain for it. lol!
This is my first year participating. I had a small business that was costume related so aug to oct were my busiest months. I shut it down in January to spend more time on art and enjoy my life. I’m not going to put too much pressure on using the prompts, if one speaks to me I’ll use it. My goal is to dust off the dip pens and actually learn to use them. While it won’t be post worthy, any time spent with pen and sketchbook will be time well spent.
This is my first year too! Good luck, I hope you have fun.
@@theheronnow THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR TOO!! Have fun🎉
I'm excited for you and glad you're choosing to indulge your creative spirit! No matter how it all goes, the first - and best - step is to try. I really think that's awesome! Good luck and have a blast! Cheers! ~ Mark
@@theheronnow Best wishes and congratulations for just making the decision to try it! I hope you have a great experience! ~ Mark
@@MARZ19XX I hope you have a great experience, too! Thanks for checking this one out!! ~ Mark
Thanks for the inspiration and reminding! Maybe I will do it for the first time!?
I’m going to attempt Inktober this year. I’ve watched artists do it since around 2015 and this year I have the time and the skills to where I’m happy doing it. In august I was drawing in my sketchbook everyday and I miss that creativity. Also I want to feel all the spookiness of spooky season. Some days I might spend two hours on a piece and other days I may spend 5 minutes. Yeah it’s just a bit of fun and hopefully I’ll complete it 😊
Finishing the challenge is for the die-hards (like me); but the point is just like you said - missing that creativity and accessing it for your own, personal benefits, even if it's just a bit of fun! Enjoy yourself!! Cheers!
I have a word prompt book for 365 things to draw and I lost interest in the first week to doodle in a petty printer paper book versus doing real drawing. The prompts were to ordinary to waste my supplies on.
I am thinking of doing. This challenge in graphite this year. I could use some drawing practice.
I think it's brilliant if you - we - can figure out what best suits us, instead of trying to suit this kind of challenge TO us. Going graphite sounds both fun and enriching! Who doesn't love smart art? lol! Cheers!
You convinced me to do inktober.
Thanks for the nudge!!
Any time! Thank you for checking this one out!
I noticed that Wet Paint is offering a cute little set of drawing/inking tools in a mug. Dip pen, nib, ink, trading cards etc. I am tempted
Thank you, Recovering Soul for the lead on that! Here's the link to their site for more info: wetpaintart.com
@@MDCampbell Is India Ink water soluble? It comes with a little paintbrush, so I'm thinking it will move with water.
Very interesting thanks ❤
So excited about inktober. Looking forward to seeing what do. Wishing you success.
Thank you so much, Wima Taranda! I really appreciate that!
Always a great day when I see a new video from you in my feed!
Very, very kind of you! Thank you!
Oh, I've overdone on my artistic burnout for the year. And I have done Inktober fully - drawing every day, trying to keep to its rules & all that....never again. NEVER again. it's not for my personality. For me this month's challenge will be to do more screenshot redraws as studies and then do a few paintings with the learned. That and more pen doodles. Still recovering from ArtFight.
Mark again lovely video as always. We are eager to watch your creativ9during October.
Can you make short and fast videos during the month. Like in One minute summarise up one week work.
Nowadays UA-cam short is going great.
Mark wish you a lovely month.
Thank you my friend! I will definitely try! lol!
I’m doing inktober digitally I hope that’s okay because I don’t have ink pens
You should do whatever makes you happy!
I am doing it with a ball point pen on a pad of dollar store newsprint. We work with what we have!
my friend you can do it however you want, it was initially envisioned as an inking challenge but frankly no one, including the creator of inktober, really cares .. the rules are yours to break when it comes to art ;)
Great advice, Mark! I’m slow getting to the video, but the message is timeless. 😊
I need do train drawing on tablet, so yeah, I do draw Inktober this year, but I'm not posting it on group. Just on my Facebook and Instagram. As every year I'm drawing my friends as Inktober prompts.
I am joining this year the first time and Posting them on instagram. It is scary and fun.
Thanks!! I can't wait for it to start. Hopefully I don't burn out before its over. Great video! 📹 👍 👏
Thank you, my friend! You're knocking it out this year! Keep it up!
I stopped doing Inktober with the whole trademark thing. Left a really bad taste in my mouth. Went from all about community to all about profit. Now I’m participating in some of the smaller challenges like Peachtober and Cheektober. Still participating, but staying away from the trademarked BS.
It is not that hard to not use a logo or make the main title of a book "Inktober". The rules on the website regarding using "Inktober" are so incredibly basic. The community for inktober and other month long drawing prompts is still going strong.
The fact is that a man came up with a clever name for a drawing challenge, that's it. Whatever followed has nothing to do with me, my work, or participating in that cleverly named challenge. If someone wants controversy and getting pissy about someone they don't know, then that's their business. I have zero time to let that interfere with the covenant of my enjoyment in drawing and sharing with a community. Also, you may notice, I don't use the logo in my videos anymore. I support the challenge, but I also support the voices of those who took issue with the actions of the person who tried to profit from it. I get it. Cheers!
Please excuse my ignorance- and sorry to be silly- but why the emphasis on the isopropyl alcohol?
I googled it and didn't come up with much.
What does isopropyl alcohol do with ink?
Namaste peeps!
Hi Slow Pursuit! It’s a great question! I use the alcohol with Q-Tips to clean my dip pen nibs. It’s non abrasive, doesn’t cause rust, and is easy and inexpensive. Sorry that wasn’t clear. Hope that answers it for you!! Thank you checking this one out. - Mark
I enjoy your videos, always. I have never done inktober, one time I did 5 drawings or something. I just find this is not nessesary for me. I don't like time frames. If there is a desire in me to practice drawing I will. I don't have to wait for the date on a calendar. I enjoy watching other people doing it but it doesn't sparkle me.
Hard agree :)
I love your Chanel. It would be nice to have the list of materials you use on your videos ;-)
Excuse me, I'm new here - is there something wrong with your microphone? It sounds like you're talking through an old walkie talkie, and it is very hard to understand what you're saying without the auto subs.
Edit: I only just saw your comment about it. Please disregard the above.
Yes, I'm really sorry about that. Glad you saw the note.
Thank you for your info! Very helpful!
Can someone help me with this ? Please. Does digital art help make you a better artist like using iPad with procreat and apple pencil or should I just stick to paper and pencil like old ways??
I know it's outta subject question
I draw both digitally (using a free program, on laptop/PC with just mouse); and traditionally and personally for me - they benefit each other. "Better artist" doesn't mean an artist using expensive stuff or just one medium /only traditional or only digital/ - it just means practice more, look at more artistic things, experiment, mix - find what you enjoy : )
Thank you for your feedback and generous words! I appreciate that. As for your question, I draw all my drawings in pencil, then draw over that in pen and ink, then apply effects and color digitally on an iPad that connects to my computer (kind of like a Wacom) so I can access Photoshop. It's how I've worked for many years and it's how I most enjoy doing what I do.
@@MDCampbell
Thank you for caring to reply!
Actually never thought of this method but sounds good..
I'll try to work on that but honestly am just at sketching level now and have to work on that first before I get even close to your level if you know what I mean.
Appreciate it!
didnt the creator try to copyright inktober to make money off it?? as well as plagiarize something in his book?
There was some controversy. I'm not sure if there was any plagiarizing in the book, because every book on how to draw is going to suggest the same basic techniques. I didn't like that it went from ink only, to every medium for that month. I don't sell art so I'm not sure how the copyright of the Inktober word changes things for those who do. IF they sell prints or stickers of art they created during october, does the creator get a cut of that? There are a LOT of other sets of prompts to use, or make up your own.
@@recoveringsoul755 its not about the techniques in the book. phrasing and page composition down to even some images are glaringly identical. techniques wont changes but how one explains it is unique, and jake used alot of the same wording that alphonso used in his book for the same sections.
He copyrighted the logo and the right to use it as the main title of a book. People can still use it as the subtitle of their own book. There are simple rules on the Inktober website.
@@recoveringsoul755 no, of course he does not get a cut of someone else's work. He only has copyright of the logo and the use of Inktober as the main title of a book.
@@mf-- So if someone draws the logo or uses the prompt in an obvious inktober challenge, and wants to sell it, they can? Good to know. Most people want to avoid any potential legal problems, especially if they don't have deep pockets or a lawyer on retainer.
I mean, when there was a sketchbook with the Cover having the logo, the artist couldn't sell that sketchbook potentially with art inside it. Potentially...
Im planning a mini ten day intober at the end of the October. Just to make it more of a incentive for new comers. Find it on instagram.
Dang. Audio makes it unwatchable. :(
Very sorry about that. If you turn the volume down a bit, it may help. :(
mute and then use either closed captions or 'show transcript' button.
@@vishtem33 both were very confusing sentences.
@@MDCampbell I tried on several devices, thinking it was the speaker, but the audio blow out is from time of recording. It's okay though, I'm still doing Inktober, I just like what you have to say about it every year. :)
@@magnolia2 that's rude. I don't think the content is trash. Check insta and every other place. #Intkober is still a challenge many people participate in. When I search something to learn, I usually filter results by video posted in the year. So, making a new Inktober video every year is justified due to algorithms and new challenge participants.
No need to be rude. I hope you have a better day than when you posted the comment.
Sorry, this is not against you personally, however
I think Inktober is washed out and so very overrated and by now boring. Its always the same thing. It's time to do something else in the art community.
Besides why October? Just because someone decided to replace oct with ink?
That's no longer relevant. A lot of people I know of, of the you tube artists don't even participate anymore.
Ink is not reserved to October.
Here are some suggestions:
Animal month, mamals, birds, reptiles, marsupials etc.
Fauna, different plant for one month.
Make your own list of interest for one month.
Or you may choose a different medium every month
So many options.
But it's tireing to see only Inktober when you open you tube.
Did you bother to tell people the idea was started as fun then stolen by some douche who trademarked it and threatens to sue anyone who tries to sell their own art work using the inktober label? You are encouraging people to breach a copyright.
Why do people like you talk with such authority when they are completely wrong?
The idea of Inktober was started in 2009, 13 years ago, by Parker. It was a personal project to improve his traditional inking not created as a community event. After years of doing it himself others decided to join in. Just because others join in doesn't mean Parker gave up his rights to his creation. The logo and word mark have been copyrighted moment of their creation, trademarked after it has been used on commercially available products . That's the law. So no, it wasn't stolen because it is his creation. Try using the name or logos of other popular challenges like Mermay or March of Robots. Both of which are owned by a single artist as well.
Not a single person was ever sued by Parker for selling their art work. If you're so positive of this then provide an actual source, not online rumors and drama. What actually happened was people were selling merchandise with his inktober logo and or Inktober use a main title. Amazon through their copyright system sent take down notices to sellers. They had to get permission to sell items with the logo or name as a title on merchandise. Those people contacted Parker and were able to sell the things the produced. Without giving Parker any money.
@HollyOak:
You can do inktober without going public and/or without connecting to the "official" inktober...you know that, right?
HollyOak - If someone trademarked it, then you are not pirating copyright. The two things are disconnected. For example, trademarks are forever, as long as they are maintained in commerce. Copyright eventually yields to public domain. BTW, if it has been being used by a group, it would be extremely difficult for anyone to establish trademark registration under US and most international law.
Anyone in creative arts really ought to learn the laws regarding copyright, trademark, and even something about patent.
Ink Well v.2 - Copyright is established at the moment of creation, yes. Trademark is not. Trademark requires time in use and eventual registration.
@@hollyingraham3980 Parker has been using the logo and word mark in commerce in since 2013. He self published a sketchbook titled Inktober that year. Before then he used it in smaller projects. Since then he has sold other books and products using both. Also has current and past deals with a companies selling inktober branded products. Parker had to register because people where starting to use his logo and word mark on commercially produced items.
People saying that Parker stole inktober, like the original poster, are completely wrong and misinformed. The logo and word mark didn't magically appear out of thin air. He created them, runs the official website, has promoted and ran the challenge for over a decade.
Thank you so much for being such a generous and incredible artist and teacher, sharing your knowledge and skills with us. and you are so right that creating art is like a meditation. it's a spiritual experience for me, although I am truly an awful artist, but I don't care. I just love the experience and using all kinds of tools, learning about art, experimenting...
I also agree this challenge is a good opportunity to create conceptual work, to tell a story. As a beginner, I am stressed out to make things look like things haha.
I also love, love your art!