PICS | Inktober 2025: Explore these 8 unique art platforms for the challenge

Updated On: 06 October, 2025 10:34 AM IST | Nascimento Pinto

Inktober is here, and so we’ve curated some of the best art platforms to follow for prompts, and make the most of the month (Story by Trisha Ghosh)

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Inktober is here, and so we’ve curated some of the best art platforms to follow for prompts, and make the most of the month (Story by Trisha Ghosh)

<p><strong>Mystical creations</strong><br />Let your mind, heart, and art tools wander, with the Drawtober 2025 Challenge, which brings daily prompts under the theme of ‘Dark Fairytale’, evoking fairies, goblins, and everything in between. Get to work with anything, be it pens, textiles or clay blocks.</p>
<p>Log on to @drawtober</p>

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Mystical creations
Let your mind, heart, and art tools wander, with the Drawtober 2025 Challenge, which brings daily prompts under the theme of ‘Dark Fairytale’, evoking fairies, goblins, and everything in between. Get to work with anything, be it pens, textiles or clay blocks.

Log on to @drawtober

<p><strong>Spooky barks</strong><br />If you love art, Halloween and dogs, you might want to check out the Dogtober Halloween 2025 list. Challenge yourself by sketching one famous fictional dog a day, from Scooby-Doo to Stephen King’s Cujo.</p>
<p><strong>Log on to  </strong>@jackass_jacks</p>

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Spooky barks
If you love art, Halloween and dogs, you might want to check out the Dogtober Halloween 2025 list. Challenge yourself by sketching one famous fictional dog a day, from Scooby-Doo to Stephen King’s Cujo.

Log on to @jackass_jacks

<p><strong>Cats on canvas</strong><br />Inktober isn’t all about abstract art. Take this opportunity to put pen to paper, and sketch a beautiful cat, whether a friendly stray, a beloved pet, or a feline from your imagination.</p>
<p><strong>Log on to</strong> @laseidare</p>

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Cats on canvas
Inktober isn’t all about abstract art. Take this opportunity to put pen to paper, and sketch a beautiful cat, whether a friendly stray, a beloved pet, or a feline from your imagination.

Log on to @laseidare

<p><strong>Portraits of a thousand faces</strong><br />Drawing faces throughout the month may seem odd, but is a real challenge. Join the Facetober 2025 Drawing Challenge to create a portrait for every day of the month, using three things listed each day.</p>
<p><strong>Log on to</strong> @charlyclements</p>

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Portraits of a thousand faces
Drawing faces throughout the month may seem odd, but is a real challenge. Join the Facetober 2025 Drawing Challenge to create a portrait for every day of the month, using three things listed each day.

Log on to @charlyclements

<p><strong>Fear takes the stage</strong><br />An intriguing twist on the quintessential Halloweenspookiness, the Fear of October 2025 challenge provides prompts for each day, offering an outlet to use your fears as a tool to express yourself, rather than avoiding them. </p>
<p><strong>Log on to</strong> @dimitrispantazisart</p>

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Fear takes the stage
An intriguing twist on the quintessential Halloweenspookiness, the Fear of October 2025 challenge provides prompts for each day, offering an outlet to use your fears as a tool to express yourself, rather than avoiding them.

Log on to @dimitrispantazisart

<p><strong>Classic challenges</strong><br />Nothing beats the official Inktober 2025 black and white drawing challenge. Follow the instructions to create your own illustrations based on the daily prompts, and connect with the global community of artists.</p>
<p><strong>Log on to</strong> @inktober</p>

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Classic challenges
Nothing beats the official Inktober 2025 black and white drawing challenge. Follow the instructions to create your own illustrations based on the daily prompts, and connect with the global community of artists.

Log on to @inktober

<p><strong>Eco-friendly canvas</strong><br />Current Conservation Magazine, based in Bengaluru, has begun the CCInktober 2025 challenge on Instagram and Facebook with the theme ‘Where Art Meets Nature’, providing stimulus for discussions on nature and environmental consciousness through creativity. Today’s prompt (October 6) is ‘Concrete’.</p>
<p><strong>Log on to</strong> @currentconservation</p>

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Eco-friendly canvas
Current Conservation Magazine, based in Bengaluru, has begun the CCInktober 2025 challenge on Instagram and Facebook with the theme ‘Where Art Meets Nature’, providing stimulus for discussions on nature and environmental consciousness through creativity. Today’s prompt (October 6) is ‘Concrete’.

Log on to @currentconservation

<p><strong>Paint it with a scary brush</strong><br />October is the month of Halloween, and there’s no better way to celebrate it than by getting your imagination flowing on paper. Drawlloween 2025 is a challenge comprising 31 prompts for lovers of everything horror.</p>
<p><strong>Log on to</strong> @drawlloween</p>

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Paint it with a scary brush
October is the month of Halloween, and there’s no better way to celebrate it than by getting your imagination flowing on paper. Drawlloween 2025 is a challenge comprising 31 prompts for lovers of everything horror.

Log on to @drawlloween

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