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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. 1. Crystal
  2. 2. Suit
  3. 3. Vessel
  4. 4. Knot
  5. 5. Raven
  6. 6. Spirit
  7. 7. Fan
  8. 8. Watch
  9. 9. Pressure
  10. 10. Pick
  11. 11. Sour
  12. 12. Stuck
  13. 13. Roof
  14. 14. Tick
  15. 15. Helmet
  16. 16. Compass
  17. 17. Collide
  18. 18. Moon
  19. 19. Loop
  20. 20. Sprout
  21. 21. Fuzzy
  22. 22. Open
  23. 23. Leak
  24. 24. Extinct
  25. 25. Splat
  26. 26. Connect
  27. 27. Spark
  28. 28. Crispy
  29. 29. Patch
  30. 30. Slither
  31. 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. 1. Fish
  2. 2. Wisp
  3. 3. Bulky
  4. 4. Radio
  5. 5. Blade
  6. 6. Rodent
  7. 7. Fancy
  8. 8. Teeth
  9. 9. Throw
  10. 10. Hope
  11. 11. Disgusting
  12. 12. Slippery
  13. 13. Dune
  14. 14. Armor
  15. 15. Outpost
  16. 16. Rocket
  17. 17. Storm
  18. 18. Trap
  19. 19. Dizzy
  20. 20. Coral
  21. 21. Sleep
  22. 22. Chef
  23. 23. Rip
  24. 24. Dig
  25. 25. Buddy
  26. 26. Hide
  27. 27. Music
  28. 28. Float
  29. 29. Shoes
  30. 30. Ominous
  31. 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. 1. Ring
  2. 2. Mindless
  3. 3. Bait
  4. 4. Freeze
  5. 5. Build
  6. 6. Husky
  7. 7. Enchanted
  8. 8. Frail
  9. 9. Swing
  10. 10. Pattern
  11. 11. Snow
  12. 12. Dragon
  13. 13. Ash
  14. 14. Overgrown
  15. 15. Legend
  16. 16. Wild
  17. 17. Ornament
  18. 18. Misfit
  19. 19. Sling
  20. 20. Tread
  21. 21. Treasure
  22. 22. Ghost
  23. 23. Ancient
  24. 24. Dizzy
  25. 25. Tasty
  26. 26. Dark
  27. 27. Coat
  28. 28. Ride
  29. 29. Injured
  30. 30. Catch
  31. 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. 1. Poisonous
  2. 2. Tranquil
  3. 3. Roasted
  4. 4. Spell
  5. 5. Chicken
  6. 6. Drooling
  7. 7. Exhausted
  8. 8. Star
  9. 9. Precious
  10. 10. Flowing
  11. 11. Cruel
  12. 12. Whale
  13. 13. Guarded
  14. 14. Clock
  15. 15. Weak
  16. 16. Angular
  17. 17. Swollen
  18. 18. Bottle
  19. 19. Scorched
  20. 20. Breakable
  21. 21. Drain
  22. 22. Expensive
  23. 23. Muddy
  24. 24. Chop
  25. 25. Prickly
  26. 26. Stretch
  27. 27. Thunder
  28. 28. Gift
  29. 29. Double
  30. 30. Jolt
  31. 31. Slice

2017 PROMPT LIST & EXAMPLES

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

2016 PROMPT LIST & EXAMPLES

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