“Don’t try to recreate something you’ve done before. Challenge yourself constantly.” (Suzanne Partridge)
Inktober starts tomorrow. I have been trying to psych myself up for it for the past 10 days. I have never done any kind of challenge like this before so I can already feel the anxiety building up.
Inktober was started in 2009 by artist Jake Parker. He initially started it to help improve his drawing skills and to develop positive drawing habits. It has since become a movement for artists and non-artists to draw a picture in ink once a day for the 31 days of October. This will be challenging for me, but I’m game. The rules are pretty simple:
1) Draw a picture in ink (an under drawing in pencil is accepted. As well as digital drawing)
2) Post it* on social media
3) Hashtag it with #inktober and #inktober2019
4) Rinse brush and Repeat
Jake Parker provides a word prompt list (as seen above) to help artists get inspired. My head is already spinning with thoughts and I’ll be thrilled if I get through the first week.
I choose to look at this as a challenge to discipline myself to draw everyday and to stretch my imagination. As Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “A mind once stretched never returns to its original dimensions.” Stretching always feels good……….in a painful sort of way.
I am loving watching what you post each day!