Inktober "Purists"
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I personally think it's silly to police how others choose to do Inktober. Inktober isn't a competition (though it can be
)- it's a personal challenge that involves ink, and it takes place in October. To me, anything ink related is fair game, whether it's digital, ink wash, mixed media, whatever. Let people exercise their creativity- it's more fun that way. Now let's say, for example, someone did an oil painting that didn't utilize ink in anyway- I do feel it would be weird for them to label it as an Inktober piece, though I wouldn't feel the need to lecture them. There's no point. -
I’m of two minds about using digital inks for Inktober. On the one hand, the more the merrier. On the other hand, I think on what Jake says at the beginning of “How to Ink 2.0”. He says “I like to think of drawing in ink as being a lot like carving something out of wood or stone. It’s drawing without the safety net of an eraser, of CTRL-Z. Each mark you make cannot be taken back.” Thats the part, outside of drawing daily, that I get out of Inktober, that Inking on paper is a commitment.
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most inking in the industry happens digitally, it only makes sense to be practicing digital inking too.
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I think it's all about what you get out of it personally and that there's an honesty behind it all. The idea of ink can be interpreted in so many different ways. If you want to get philosophical about it, what is ink anyway?!
Some people are more literal than others, and there is definitely a range.
For me, if someone is just tagging work as inktober because they want more followers or whatever, it's just dishonest, but if they are doing something that stretches the boundaries of what can be called ink, and they are genuine about their approach and honestly feel that they are participating in the spirit of the thing, I say more power to them.
@jaepereira I like what you said about not being able to go backwards, and certainly one can choose to do that digitally if the wanted to.
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I'm enjoying this discussion. I think for me inktober is about 1) drawing daily, 2) not having a way to undo your final lines and 3) having some ink in any one of its interpretations. But like @TessaW said, no point in trying to police people. It's all in the fun and self growth of artistry and creativity.
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@leothejediartist oh my, I want a ctrl+z on my brushpen
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@burvantill YES if people did not respond to trolls and nastiness, it would end. They are looking for a fight.
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I haven't seen the nasty comments, but I can only imagine. I'm not an inktober purist by any means, mostly because I look at it as an opportunity to do something "inky" and have fun.
I can't produce those awesome ink drawings, so I'm just using ink and doing my own thing. -
Yeah, honestly this went crazy last year with messy feelings everywhere. Seriously, who cares!? Draw something! It's not a contest. If you want the challenge of traditional ink with no "Undo" option, go for it. If you want to do it digitally, then great. Make some stuff.
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I like the challenge of doing traditional ink using the prompts. It really stretches creativity. It's easy to do whatever you want. It's much harder to do a finished piece with some emotional impact using words like "chicken" and "swollen". I am certainly being stretched but I am loving the results. I feel like already my art is improving. So trolls and haters are missing the point. It's about your own personal challenge. Next year I may do digital ink, because it is new to me and like @HeidiGFX said, everyone uses it in the industry. Although maybe it would help if @Jake-Parker listed it as an option next year.
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Use whatever media makes YOU happy. Inktober was a personal challenge that Jake made for himself based on something he wanted to be better at. So the only rules should be "Do something everyday that you want to be better at".
