A list of ALL Inktober Prompts (+ Examples & Inspiration)

29 September 2021 (updated) - By August van de Ven

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What is Inktober?

Inktober is one of the most popular daily drawing challenges. The challenge has tens of thousands of users and has a huge presence on social media. Every year in October, people participating in inktober take on the challenge of creating ink drawings throughout the entire month of October. Most people try to do the challenge every day of the month but others do it every other day or even every week of the month. The Inktober challenge started out with participants thinking of their own things to draw but since 2016, the people behind Inktober have released a prompt list for Inktober to make it easier for people who struggle coming up with ideas to draw. Another great way of coming up with things to draw for Inktober is to look up the hashtag on Instagram and look at the other works people have made and take inspiration from those. If you want to practice on past prompts or you want to get some new drawing ideas, you can use the list of prompts from the previous editions. If you want more detailed and longer prompts, try our prompt generator at FakeClients.com/illustration. It lets you generate an unlimited amount of prompts for you to practice drawing on so you are prepared when it’s October again.

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2021 PROMPT LIST

1. Crystal
2. Suit
3. Vessel
4. Knot
5. Raven
6. Spirit
7. Fan
8. Watch
9. Pressure
10. Pick
11. Sour
12. Stuck
13. Roof
14. Tick
15. Helmet
16. Compass
17. Collide
18. Moon
19. Loop
20. Sprout
21. Fuzzy
22. Open
23. Leak
24. Extinct
25. Splat
26. Connect
27. Spark
28. Crispy
29. Patch
30. Slither
31. Risk

Past Inktober Prompt Lists

These are all the Inktober prompt lists that have been used since Inktober was started.

2020 PROMPT LIST

1. Fish
2. Wisp
3. Bulky
4. Radio
5. Blade
6. Rodent
7. Fancy
8. Teeth
9. Throw
10. Hope
11. Disgusting
12. Slippery
13. Dune
14. Armor
15. Outpost
16. Rocket
17. Storm
18. Trap
19. Dizzy
20. Coral
21. Sleep
22. Chef
23. Rip
24. Dig
25. Buddy
26. Hide
27. Music
28. Float
29. Shoes
30. Ominous
31. Crawl

Inktober Prompt Generator & Inktober Ideas Generator

Inktober is a great way to challenge yourself to draw every day for one month. Many people like it so much that they try to do a challenge like inktober for multiple months or even an entire year. While inktober only provides a limited number of prompts, there are many ways to get some more drawing prompts. A great way to get new prompts is by using an ‘Inktober prompt generator’. FakeClients.com/illustration is a prompt generator that is perfect for that task. It simply generates new inktober prompt ideas for you to work on, by pressing the button.

2019 PROMPT LIST & EXAMPLES

1. Ring
2. Mindless
3. Bait
4. Freeze
5. Build
6. Husky
7. Enchanted
8. Frail
9. Swing
10. Pattern
11. Snow
12. Dragon
13. Ash
14. Overgrown
15. Legend
16. Wild
17. Ornament
18. Misfit
19. Sling
20. Tread
21. Treasure
22. Ghost
23. Ancient
24. Dizzy
25. Tasty
26. Dark
27. Coat
28. Ride
29. Injured
30. Catch
31. Ripe

How to Participate in Inktober?

It’s very easy to participate in Inktober, you don’t have to sign up anywhere. You simply try to follow the prompt list for every day of October. If you want to get some exposure and show other people your work, a great way to do this is by posting your work on social media like Instagram. Inktober is extremely popular every year and a lot of the participants like to share their work on Instagram.

2018 PROMPT LIST & EXAMPLES

1. Poisonous
2. Tranquil
3. Roasted
4. Spell
5. Chicken
6. Drooling
7. Exhausted
8. Star
9. Precious
10. Flowing
11. Cruel
12. Whale
13. Guarded
14. Clock
15. Weak
16. Angular
17. Swollen
18. Bottle
19. Scorched
20. Breakable
21. Drain
22. Expensive
23. Muddy
24. Chop
25. Prickly
26. Stretch
27. Thunder
28. Gift
29. Double
30. Jolt
31. Slice

2017 PROMPT LIST & EXAMPLES

1. Swift
2. Divided
3. Poison
4. Underwater
5. Long
6. Sword
7. Shy
8. Crooked
9. Screech
10. Gigantic
11. Run
12. Shattered
13. Teeming
14. Fierce
15. Mysterious
16. Fat
17. Graceful
18. Filthy
19. Cloud
20. Deep
21. Furious
22. Trail
23. Juicy
24. Blind
25. Ship
26. Squeak
27. Climb
28. Fall
29. United
30. Found
31. Mask

2016 PROMPT LIST & EXAMPLES

1. Fast
2. Noisy
3. Collect
4. Hungry
5. Sad
6. Hidden
7. Lost
8. Rock
9. Broken
10. Jump
11. Transport
12. Worried
13. Scared
14. Tree
15. Relax
16. Wet
17. Battle
18. Escape
19. Flight
20. Squeeze
21. Big
22. Little
23. Slow
24. One dozen
25. Tired
26. Box
27. Creepy
28. Burn
29. Surprise
30. Wreck
31. Friend

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