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Artists taking part in Inktober, the annual October drawing challenge, are posting their illustrations for Day 8, whose official prompt is 'Stinky'. Participants are sharing pen-and-ink sketches on themes of trash, smells and other gross subjects, continuing the daily prompt ritual that runs through the whole month.

An artist shared a traditional marker illustration of a German Shepherd drawn in a limited color palette, declaring they will use that palette for the rest of their life. The post, tagged with community art hashtags including MastoArt and CreativeToots, highlights the popularity of restricted-palette sketchbook work among illustrators and drew early engagement from fellow artists in the federated art community.

Artists taking part in Inktober, the annual October drawing challenge, are posting day seven creations based on the prompt 'panic'. One widely shared entry is a humorous pen-and-ink sketch of a dog, tagged with internet meme themes. The challenge asks illustrators to produce one ink drawing per day throughout the month using a set list of official prompts.

Artists are posting their day three drawings for Inktober, the annual October challenge where participants create one ink drawing per day. One participant shared a sketchbook piece made with a fountain pen and brush pen, tagging it for the art community. People are following along daily, sharing their own work and enjoying others' interpretations of the daily prompts.

Artists taking part in Inktober are posting their ink drawings for the fourth day of the annual October challenge, with this year's day four prompt being "cactus". Participants are sharing pen-and-ink sketches of cacti and desert scenes across social media, tagging them under the yearly prompt list and drawing community attention to traditional linework and daily drawing practice.

An artist has shared an Inktober day seven entry on the theme of Panic, drawn as a cat doodle on an e-ink tablet. The sketch, tagged for Inktober 2025 and fediArt, joins the annual October challenge where illustrators worldwide post a drawing each day based on a shared prompt list.

A sketchbook page attributed to Álvaro Siza, the Portuguese architect widely regarded as one of the world's finest, has been shared with art and drawing communities, dated October 2026. The post highlights his ongoing practice of architectural sketching and is drawing appreciation from followers of art and design.

Inktober participants are posting their Day 5 drawings based on the prompt 'smack', with many interpreting the word as a kiss or smooch rather than a hit. Illustrators are sharing pen-and-ink sketches and linework across social media as part of the month-long daily drawing challenge, using tags like penandink, traditionalart and inktober2026.

An artist has shared the fifth entry in their owl-themed drawing series for October, depicting an owl among autumn leaves using Platinum and Taccia fountain pen inks. The piece is part of the annual Inktober challenge, where artists produce an ink drawing each day of the month, combined with the owl-focused owltober prompt list.

An artist has posted a sketchbook drawing of three cacti — a prickly pear, a pair of tall ribbed stems and a round barrel cactus — done in ink and paint pens, each decorated with a few red flowers. The artist notes the piece was a casual doodle, not made as part of this year's Inktober drawing challenge.

Illustrator Katherine Montalto has published her September 2026 sketchbook zine, a small art and illustration booklet, and is offering it as a free printable copy from her website. She shared a short film of the zine alongside the download link. The release highlights her ongoing sketchbook practice, where drawings are collected and printed as collectible mini-publications.

Illustrators are posting pen-and-ink drawings of ogres for Day 6 of Inktober, the annual October drawing challenge where participants create one ink artwork per day based on official prompts. Artists are sharing their takes on the monster theme across traditional and fantasy illustration styles, with works tagged under the Inktober 2026 challenge.

Artists are sharing pen-and-ink drawings for Day 5 of Inktober, the annual October drawing challenge, with this year's prompt 'Smack' inspiring sketches of kisses and smooches. Participants post daily illustrations using traditional ink techniques, linework and sketchbook studies, tagging their work as part of the month-long creative challenge that runs through October.

Artists are marking day four of Inktober, the annual October drawing challenge, with ink illustrations of cacti. Participants are sharing pen-and-ink sketches of the desert plant across the prompt's theme, posting daily drawings under the challenge's hashtags as the month-long art event continues to draw creators working in traditional media.

Artists are sharing pen-and-ink drawings for Inktober, the annual October drawing challenge, with Day 3's prompt being 'miniature'. Participants post daily sketches based on set prompts, tagging their work under the challenge. The theme is drawing small-scale creations from illustrators and sketchbook artists taking part worldwide.

Artists are posting ink drawings for day two of Inktober, this year's prompt being 'Relic'. Participants are sketching nostalgic objects such as vintage cassette tapes and mixtapes, sharing their pen-and-ink linework across art communities as the month-long daily drawing challenge continues.

A voting round has opened for the Fuumuui Watercolor Travel Sketchbook Set, inviting the public to cast ballots in a travel gear contest run through USA TODAY 10Best. The set, aimed at artists who sketch on the go, is among candidates readers can now support. Organizers urge voters to weigh in while the poll remains open.

An artist shared a nature sketch she is returning to after time away, describing the practice as a way of getting reacquainted with an idea before developing it further. The post, tagged with drawing, nature art and wildlife art hashtags, shows the work in progress and has drawn modest engagement from fellow artists interested in sketchbook practices and creative process.

An artist has shared a watercolor and mixed-media harbor scene painted outdoors in bright weather. The sketch belongs to the popular urban sketching tradition of working directly on location, a practice shared widely in online art communities. Viewers are engaging with the piece and the hashtags around plein-air painting and sketchbook drawing.

An artist shared a sketchbook study of characters from A Sign of Affection, the manga by suu Morishita, drawn with markers on a practice page and finished with a Blackwing Pearl pencil. They explained they avoid wasting paper by using marker bleed pages, and praised a variety pack of Blackwing pencils received as a gift, recommending the pencils to fellow sketchers.

The annual Inktober drawing challenge has begun, with artists sharing their Day 1 pieces based on the prompt 'Apple'. Participants post daily ink drawings throughout October, and illustrators are showcasing pen-and-ink sketches of fruit in sketchbooks as the month-long art challenge gets underway for 2026.

Inktober has begun, with artists around the world posting their first ink drawings for the month-long daily challenge. Day 1's prompt is 'apple', and participants are sharing pen-and-ink sketches of the fruit on sketchbooks and illustration feeds, tagging their work with the annual art challenge hashtags and kicking off a month of daily drawing practice.

Inktober, the annual October drawing challenge, has entered its second day, with artists posting their latest ink sketches online. One illustrator shared a day two piece drawn with a fountain pen and brush pen in a personal sketchbook, tagged under the MastoArt art community. Participants are posting one ink drawing each day throughout October, and early entries are circulating across art-focused social feeds.