jake parker
- tried to copyright "inktober" despite being a community event and term shared among the art community
- spoke out against digital artists who wanted to do inktober digitally
- blatantly plagiarized a BLACK CREATOR'S BOOK and called it his OWN
#Inktober #Inktober2020

fuck jake parker and fuck inktober. artists if u wanna do inktober again, just make your own promptlist or follow off of other creators' prompt lists. dont support jake parker and his lazy prompt lists he creates every year

also go watch this video if you're new to the recent news about Alphonso Dunn's book being plagiarized by jake parker. support his hard work instead of buying a blatant word-for-word copy.

link to Alphonso Dunn's book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0997046538/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0997046538&linkCode=as2&tag=alphon-20&linkId=e767d60d7cbea602d9e1ec6b6a545d48%22%3EPen%20and%20Ink%20Drawing:%20A%20Simple%20Guide%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=

I compiled a list of some other fun alternatives to inktober!

@drawtober - 6 prompts that are given over the span of a month; gives artists enough time to draw out a prompt

#OC_tober - Various OC prompts each day, including activities and outfits

#Witchtober - Witch themed prompts, witch characters are drawn throughout the month

#Goretober - Gore themed prompts

#kinktober - NSFW (obviously) themed prompts

#Spooktober - Halloween themed prompts

#Artober - Similar to that of Inktober in which randomly selected words are used as prompts

#Catober - Cat themed prompts

#Huevember - Artists select color palettes to use for prompts

#WorldWatercolorMonth; #Doodlewash- Monthly challenge for watercolor artists; doodlewash has specific prompt lists that are followed

If you have any other alternatives, feel free to drop them in the comments! And don’t be afraid to self-promo your own lists as well for others to see.

I would like to make a few clarifications:
I was informed that Jake is no longer against the idea of digital art being used for Inktober, as he went over it in an email sent out to subscribers. It wasn’t always the case, but he seems to recognize digital artists now. Apologies!

I’m also aware that Jake *did* in fact successfully trademark Inktober and is making profit off of it as a brand despite it being a community event for artists big and small.

i found some more good inktober prompt lists!!

#Cozytober - prompts for all things cozy and/or fall/autumn themed

#Pinktober - prompts that are drawn in pink

#Monstober - prompts based around fictional monsters (or..monster girls apparently)

#Shiptober - ship-themed prompts for all your shipping needs

#Octobit - pixel art themed prompts

#Sketchtober / #Doodletober - smaller art piece themed prompts for those who like to sketch/doodle

I keep adding to this thread sorry!! But this ones important! If you’re tired of giving that ol jeff bonzongo money, consider supporting a black-owned bookstore instead and purchasing Alphonso’s book here! https://bookshop.org/books/pen-and-ink-drawing-a-simple-guide/9780997046533

Additionally, proceed sales from the bookstore will go to the Loveland foundation, which works to make mental healthcare more accessible for black women! If you’d like to purchase the book, consider buying it from here as opposed to Amazon!