Inktober Alternative Prompt Lists 2024 (part 1)

alternative lists for inktober/artober/drawtober/whatever -tober, prompts where the idea is to do an art challenge in october. Still not including fandom specific lists, and yeah there's probably a bunch I missed. Turns out there's a limit to how many links can be in a post so there will be another part to this (its in the reblogs) [last years post]

Lists with No Theme: [link 1], [link 2], [link 3], [link 4], [link 5], [link 6], [link 7], [link 8], [link 9], [link 10], [link 11], [link 12], [link 13], [link 14], [link 15], [link 16], [link 17], [link 18], [link 19], [link 20], [link 21], [link 22], [link 23], [link 24]

Halloween / Autumn / Fun Spooky: [link 1], [link 2], [link 3], [costumes], [link 5], [link 6], [link 7], [link 8], [60 prompts], [creepy/cute], [link 11], [less prompts], [link 13], [link 14], [link 15], [link 16], [link 17], [link 18], [link 19], [16 prompts]

Horror / Gore / Scary Spooky: [angst], [gore], [link 3], [gore 2], [link 5], [gore 3], [gore 4], [link 8], [8 prompts], [fears], [gore + fashions], [gore 5], [fears 2], [21 prompts], [eldritch], [link 16], [link 17], [9 prompts], [link 19], [gore 6], [gore 7]

TIL tumblr only lets you have 100 inline links in a post

so the inktober promptlist compilation is going to have to be multiple posts i guess

Inktober alternatives prompt lists 2023

some alternative lists for inktober. This is absolutely not all of them, and I don't include fandom specific lists. [last years collection]

Unthemed: [link1], [link2], [link3], [link4], [link5], [link6], [choice of 2 prompts each day], [link8], [15 prompts]

Halloween / Autumnal / Fun Spooky: [link1], [link2], [link3], [link4], [link5], [link6], [link7], [link8], [15 prompts], [link10], [weekly prompts], [link11], [draw all prompts as one image], [scary/cute], [13 prompts], [link15]

Horror / Scary Spooky / Gore: [gore1], [20 vaguely spooky prompts],[gore2], [gore3], [gore4], [2 gore lists], ["cringe + gore combination"], [spooky1], [mostly horror], [vaguely spooky], [gore6], [gore7], [gore8], [gore9], [zombie themed gore], [gore11]

Witches: [swamp witch], [link2], [link3], [link4], [link5]

Fantasy: [link1], [fashion elves], [link3], [link4], [12 cursed relics], [chimeras]

Original Characters: [60 prompts], [link2], [link3], [link4], [link5], [1 oc list 1 fandom list], [link7], [link8], [link9]

Creatures / Nature: [plants+animals], [autumnal frogs], [scifi isopods?], [cats], [unicorns/ponies], [new zealand birds]

Other: ["cringe"], [desserts], [cute things], [textures], ['lost kingdoms'], [medieval], [a comic, 1 panel a day], [robots]

Alternative Inktober Promptlist Collection 2022

yearly disclaimer that this is absolutely not all of them, and this doesn't include lists based around specific fandoms. [find 2021's collection here]

Generally Unthemed: [link 1], [intended for a fandom but unthemed and open to general use], [link 3], [link 4], [choice of 2 prompts a day], [10 prompts], [link 7], [link 8], [link 9], [link 10], [link 11], [link 12], [link 13]

Halloween / Autumn / Fun Spooky: [plague doctors], [16 prompts]. [link 3], [link 4], [link 5], [link 6], [link 7]

Horror / Gore / Scary Spooky: [gore 1], [creepy], [vaguely spooky but kinda unthemed], [gore 2], [link 5], [link 6], [10 prompts], [link 8], [vaguely spooky list 2]

Witchy : [unthemed + witch lists], [vaguely witchy], [14 prompts], [intended for a fandom but open for general use], [list 5]

Relationships / Shipping : [fluff], [hurt/distress], [link 3]

Original Characters: [1 oc list + 1 general fandom list], [link 2], [link 3]

Other Fantasy / Magic: [fantasy 1], [several themed lists for elves]

Nature: [goats], [plants + plant symbolism], [link 3], [sea creatures], [isopods]

Other: [spiritual], [kinds of doctors], [colour palettes], ["tiny tattoo ideas"], [icons], [icons 2], [3 words a day 'to make a dreamlike illustration'], [dystopia]

i do plan on actually. posting prompts on this blog again at some point. life kinda got in the way for a while and starting up again wasnt something i was really able to prioritise. no idea when i will start again but so yall know i have no intention of competely abandoning this blog.

in the meantime gonna make another collection post of as many alternative inktober promptlists as i can

Alternative Inktober Promptlists 2021 Edition

Its getting to that time of the year again folks. As with the last years post, this is a general disclaimer that I absolutely have not found all the promptlists out there, and am not including fandom specific lists. Last years collection [here]

Generally Unthemed: [link 1], [link 2], [link 3], [link 4], [link 5], [10 prompts], [link 7], [link 8], [link 9], [link 10], [link 11]

Halloween / Autumn / Fun Spooky: [ghosts], [link 2], [somewhat plaguedoctor themed], [weekly autumnal], [link 5], [varying themes each week], [pink], [link 8], [every other day], [vaguely spooky], [link 11], [link 12], [link 13], [link 14], [link 15]

Horror / Gore / Disturbing Spooky: [gore/trauma], [fantasy + gore], [gore], [gore 4], [horror], [horror tropes], [link 7]

Witchy / Tarot: [tarot], [tarot 2], [cozy witches], [cottage witch]

Original Characters / Character Design: [Clothes], [link 2], [make a frog oc], [link 4], [link 5], [robots], [ocs in a horror movie]

Relationships / Shipping: [otp], [link 2]

Other Fantasy / Magical / Mythological: [elf witches], [cryptid design], [fantasy], [dnd/rpg], [vaguely rpg themed], [13 kinds of magic], [moon/night goddesses]

Other: [plants], [time], [war], [cute], [cats], [costumes], [poses], [nature journals], [dragons, myths, holidays, fall and clothes]

Alternative Inktober Promptlist Collection 2020 Edition

This list is by no means exhaustive, it won’t include anything for specific fandoms, and there will definitely be other ones that I’ve missed. Last year’s promptlist collection can be found [here].

Generally Unthemed: [list 1], [list 2], [list 3], [list 4], [list 5], [list 6], [list 7], [list 8], [list 9], [list 10], [list 11], [list 12], [list 13], [list 14], [list 15], [list 16], [list 17], [list 18], [list 19]

Halloween / Autumnal / Fun Spooky: [list 1], [list 2], [list 3], [list 4], [list 5], [list 6], [ethereal], [ghosts], [list 9], [list 10]

Horror / Disturbing Spooky: [list 1], [list 2], [list 3], [unreality], [list 5], [gore], [halloween with some gorey], [eldritch]

Witchy: [list 1], [list 2], [list 3], [both witchy and spooky lists], [list 5], [list 6], [list 7], [tarot]

Other Magical / Fantasy / Myths: [greek myths], [fantasy quests], [fairytales]

Original Character / Character Design: [list 1], [50 prompts], [randomly generated characters], [robots]. [furry, mostly], [various OC themes], [colour palette based demons], [anthropomorphic characters]

Other: [draw your OTP, 3 lists], [memory], [musical theatre], [1 list with several themed sections], [1 relationships + 1 self lists], [fandom in general], [various aesthetics], [item in environments], [adventures], [wild animals], [objects], [colour palettes]

Alternative Inktober Prompts 2019 edition

Probably not all of them, but here’s a whole bunch of other inktober prompt lists. There’s also a whole bunch of fandom specific ones that I’ve seen, but those aren’t included in this list. Actually version 2 because the last attempt ended up like a million miles long so this version is split into categories.

Prompt lists with no overall theme- [list 1] (note: may be hard to read), [list2], [list 3], [list 4] (has colour palettes), [list 5], [list 6] (has colour palettes), [list 7], [list 8], [list 9] (note: prompts not numbered), [list 10], [list 11], [list 12] (all fancy worlds), [link 13] (more specific than others), [link 14], [link 15]

Original character development prompts- [list 1] (note: relationship based), [list 2], [list 3] (note: has varient lists for if you don’t want to do every day), [list 4], [list5], [list 6]

Halloween/Spooky/Horror themed prompts- [link 1], [link 2] (horror movie), [link 3] (horror), [list 4], [list 5], [list 6], [list 7], [list 8] (horror tropes), [list 9], [list 10], [list 11] (horror), [list 12], [list 13], [list 14] (note: may have been made for a specific fandom but does not say in the post’s text), [link 15] (eldritch/weird themed), [link 16] (indie horror games, unsure if some prompts are specific games or not), [link 17] (autumn, not really halloween/spooky), [link 18], [link 19]

Goretober prompts- [list 1], [list 2], [list 3], [list 4], [list 5], [list 6], [list 7], [list 8], [list 9] (note: is hard to read), [link 10]

Fantasy/Supernatural/RPG/Mythical Creatures themed prompts- [link 1] (adventure themed with a goal to use the month to tell a story), [link 2] (d&d/rpg monsters), [link 3] (vampires), [link 4] (dark fantasy, has 2 prompts each day to pick from), [link 5] (monsters), [link 6] (”obscure” magical creatures), [link 7] (greek myth), [link 8] (monster mixing), [link 9] (cryptids), [link 10] (greek myth), [link 11] (elves), [link 12] (random rpg character design), [link 13] (fantasy beings in everyday environments), [link 14] (witches), [link 15] (Dragons), [link 16] (witches), [link 17] (faery), [link 18] (a curse at sea), [link 19] ( One the creator describes as “all about finnish wildlife and the folk beliefs around each animal”), [link 20] (occult girls), [link 21] (Witches), [link 22] (dnd/rpg), [link 23]

(real) Animal themed prompts- [link 1] (Creepy Crawly Critters), [link 2] (insect human interaction), [link 3] (dogs. its lots of dogs), [link 4] (take each day’s animals and mix them together to make a monster]

Themes that don’t fit in other categories- [link 1] (no people, its props/environments), [link 2] (cottages), [link 3] (medicinal/poisonous plants), [link 4] (memes), [link 5] (robots), [link 6] (pirates), [link 7] (musical/broadway), [link 8] (tarot deck), [link 9] (movie titles as prompts), [link 10] (hurt/comfort), [link 11] (angst, hard to read), [link 12] (prompts generated by an ai)

Links with multiple prompt lists- [link 1] (3 halloween, 1 gore), [link 2] (2 gore, 2 general, 1 of each is relationship themed), [link 3] (1 worm themed, 1 fandom? themed and 2 interesting challenges)

A sand themed witch creating a sandwich

A giant mouse eating the moon

A library that stores dreams

A medal for something you did recently that you found hard

A tiny fairy who lives in an old soda can

Yourself fighting a monster that is a representation of artblock

Characters on a flying carpet, but instead of it being a carpet, its a sofa