
Inktober 2024 Prompt List
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Backpack — Day 1
I'm resisting the urge to re-use this same art which works for several upcoming prompts: backpack, trek, hike, nomadic, roam, expedition.

Backpack Timelapse
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Discover — Day 2
A very stylized depiction of Benjamin Franklin's discovery of the correlation between lightning and electricity.

Discover Timelapse
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Boots — Day 3
Sorry, small cheat tracing the outline from existing art of Boots the Monkey from Dora the Explorer. Today was an exercise in practicing shading. After tracing, I moved the source art away and colored/shaded freehand.

Boots Timelapse
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Exotic — Day 4
For this one, I did use a graphic found on a Google search for reference, but outlined/painted it completely without tracing.

Exotic Timelapse
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Binoculars — Day 5 first draft
My idea was a humorous juxtaposition of a *one* eyed Minion holding a pair of *bi*noculars. As I referenced source art to draw my own version, I mistakenly matched the source that had two eyes, plus I wasn't initially sure how to draw the binoculars, so I just left it with the idea that I always thought the goggles worn by Minions were kind of like binoculars. But then, inspiration hit me the following day…

Binoculars — Day 5 second draft
…I realized it wouldn't be hard to erase one of the eyes and move the remaining one to the center, and I also had an epiphany on how to very simply depict a pair of binoculars. So I posted an updated version of the day 3 drawing.

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Trek — Day 6
Even before Inktober officially started, as soon as I knew today’s prompt was “Trek,” it was a foregone conclusion I’d be drawing the Starfleet delta symbol combadge.

Trek Timelapse
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Passport — Day 7
A crude drawing of a passport booklet stamped with today’s date by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Passport Timelapse
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Hike — Day 8
I wanted to go tangential to what most people have drawn today—someone going on a hike. My first idea to draw a football player hiking the ball seemed too complex for my skill, so I went with a depiction of a chart measuring price hikes*.
*No actual data influenced the shape of my chart lines.

Hike Timelapse
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Sun — Day 9
Just a crude, simple drawing today as I continued preparations to ride out #HurricaneMilton.
Today’s prompt word amused me considering it’s something that I didn't anticipate seeing at all for the next few days.

Sun Timelapse
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Nomadic — Day 10
Would a person who carried a Nomad device be considered nomadic?
I permitted myself a pass being late with this drawing—you know, riding out Hurricane Milton and all. Didn’t want to drain my iPad battery needlessly while I was without power most the day. (And no, I never owned a Nomad. I used Apple iPods.)

Nomadic Timelapse
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Snacks — Day 11
Pretzels are right up there among my favorite snack foods.

Snacks Timelapse
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Remote — Day 12
A drawing of a 2nd/3rd-generation Siri Remote for Apple TV.

Remote Timelapse
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Horizon — Day 13
EPCOT's Horizons on the horizon!

Horizon Timelapse
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Roam — Day 14
Roam if you want to!

Roam Timelapse
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Guidebook — Day 15
I thought of doing The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, but I saw others doing that. So, I instead depicted a curriculum booklet for the Master Guide class—the highest/final level that can be earned in Pathfinders, the worldwide co-ed scouting program of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
HUGE anxiety over my intent to draw recreations of the two logos while only looking at originals for reference with NO tracing, but I’m pretty happy with the result.

Guidebook Timelapse
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Grungy — Day 16
Pig-pen from the Peanuts comic strip.

Grungy Timelapse
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Journal — Day 17
A journal book with a leather cover and strap for holding it closed.

Journal Timelapse
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Drive — Day 18
Drawing of an external USB hard drive. The enclosure is familiar burnt yellow with a white USB insignia. The front is silver/gray with black slits.

Drive Timelapse
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Ridge — Day 19
Ruffles® Have Ridges™

Ridge Timelapse
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Uncharted — Day 20
A simple sketch of a compass.

Uncharted Timelapse
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Rhinoceros — Day 21
A re-creation of the Blue Rhino® propane gas company logo.

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Camp — Day 22
A simple, colorized line drawing of a tent set up in a campsite with hills, trees, and mountains in the background.

Camp Timelapse
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Rust — Day 23
A boxy red car covered in rust.

Rust Timelapse
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Expedition — Day 24
The Ford motor company logo above word art for their carmaker’s SUV models of increasing size, Escape, Explorer, Expedition, and Excursion.

Expedition Timelapse
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Scarecrow — Day 25
A scared crow!

Scarecrow Timelapse
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Camera — Day 26
A simple drawing of a 35mm film camera.

Camera Timelapse
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Road — Day 27
A two-lane road passes over rolling hills past a few lone trees.

Road Timelapse
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Jumbo — Day 28
Two of 7-Eleven®’s drink cup sizes—the Gulp and the jumbo size Super Big Gulp.

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Navigator — Day 29
Compliance!
I have always LOVED the Trimaxion drone ship from Disney’s Flight of the Navigator. One of the practical models of the ship sat deteriorating in the weather and was featured on the long-gone backlot tour at Hollywood Studios Florida. I saw it several times before the car stunt show (prior to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge) eliminated the tour.

Navigator Timelapse
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Violin — Day 30
A simple drawing of a violin (which admittedly might look more proportioned to a viola).

Violin Timelapse
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Landmark — Day 31
A simple drawing of the main entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

Landmark Timelapse
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Inktober 2024 — 1: Backpack, 2: Discover, 3: Boots, 4: Exotic
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Inktober 2024 — 5: Binoculars, 6: Trek, 7: Passport, 8: Hike
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Inktober 2024 — 9: Sun, 10: Nomadic, 11: Snacks, 12: Remote
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Inktober 2024 — 13: Horizon, 14: Roam, 15: Guidebook, 16: Grungy
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Inktober 2024 — 17: Journal, 18: Drive, 19: Ridge, 20: Uncharted
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Inktober 2024 — 21: Rhinoceros, 22: Camp, 23: Rust, 24: Expedition
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Inktober 2024 — 25: Scarecrow, 26: Camera, 27: Road, 28: Jumbo
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Inktober 2024 — 29: Navigator, 30: Violin, 31: Landmark
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