{"id":748,"date":"2020-11-25T19:42:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T19:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/?p=748"},"modified":"2020-11-25T19:42:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T19:42:52","slug":"getting-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/2020\/11\/25\/getting-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Creative"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/span>nktober<\/span>\u00a0by Ellis McQuillan<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018<\/span>Inktober<\/span>\u2019 is an art challenge that take place in the month October.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Throughout<\/span>\u00a0the month you<\/span>\u00a0are given a\u00a0<\/span>list provided by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>nktober<\/span>\u00a0compan<\/span>y<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>some<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ma<\/span>k<\/span>e their own list\u00a0<\/span>specific\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>o their interests<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>they choose a<\/span>\u00a0them<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0like Hallowee<\/span>n<\/span>\u00a0for example<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0as the challenge is held in\u00a0<\/span>October<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0For each day there is a word that is\u00a0<\/span>intended<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>strike<\/span>\u00a0your creative th<\/span>ough<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0process<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Y<\/span>o<\/span>u\u2019<\/span>re encouraged to post your\u00a0<\/span>drawing<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on social media to\u00a0<\/span>get your work out there and get feedback<\/span>. This\u00a0<\/span>can help you move even further\u00a0<\/span>on your creative journey.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Inktober\u00a0is a challenge\u00a0not a\u00a0competition”<\/p>\n

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Any form of art is allowed: drawing, digital art,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>calligraphy, typography and\u00a0<\/span>lettering<\/span>\u00a0etc.<\/span>\u00a0The only\u00a0<\/span>restriction<\/span>\u00a0is to if\u00a0<\/span>possible,<\/span>\u00a0only use b<\/span>lac<\/span>k- as if you are using ink!<\/span><\/p>\n

It<\/span>\u00a0was create<\/span>d<\/span>\u00a0by Jake\u00a0<\/span>Parker in<\/span>\u00a02009, he wanted to<\/span>\u00a0give people the\u00a0<\/span>opportunity<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>improve their skills and mindset in art<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0to discover new\u00a0<\/span>up and coming artists<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0and grow an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>audience for your work<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>being tested by said challenge<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The company reiterates that\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>nktober<\/span>\u00a0is a challenge<\/span>\u00a0not a<\/span>\u00a0competition<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>It\u2019s a challenge to see how much you can improve your art in a month.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though\u00a0<\/span>October<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>already past<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0you can start\u00a0<\/span>anytime. You are the one in charge of<\/span>\u00a0the challenge. There is always a chance to\u00a0<\/span>participate<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0as there\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>various<\/span>\u00a0drawing challenges\u00a0<\/span>based on the same ideas as\u00a0<\/span>inktober<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>you can get ready f<\/span>or next<\/span>\u00a0year’s list to come out and\u00a0<\/span>start<\/span>\u00a0then.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0For more informatio<\/span>n-<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/inktober.com\/faq<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year’s prompt list<\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inktober\u00a0by Ellis McQuillan\u00a0 \u2018Inktober\u2019 is an art challenge that take place in the month October.\u00a0Throughout\u00a0the month you\u00a0are given a\u00a0list provided by\u00a0the\u00a0Inktober\u00a0company;\u00a0some\u00a0make their own list\u00a0specific\u00a0to their interests\u00a0or\u00a0they choose a\u00a0theme\u00a0like Halloween\u00a0for example,\u00a0as the challenge is held in\u00a0October.\u00a0For each day there is a word that is\u00a0intended\u00a0to\u00a0strike\u00a0your creative thought\u00a0process.\u00a0You\u2019re encouraged to post your\u00a0drawings\u00a0on social media to\u00a0get your work out …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4003,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creative-writing-and-opinion","category-lifestyle-and-reviews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4003"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=748"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":768,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748\/revisions\/768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}