October 2026 Art Challenges

📅 October 1–31

A bird a day for October: 31 named bird species (2026 included the shoebill and resplendent quetzal), with day 31 as artist's

📅 October 1–31

A botanical alternative to Inktober focused on poisonous plants and flowers. In 2026 each plant spans 2–3 days (castor bean, deadly nightshade,…

📅 October 1–31

Mab Graves' spooky October drawing challenge with an official daily prompt list (full, weekly and 'lite' printable

#drawlloween

📅 October 1–31

RetroSupply's 31-day Halloween drawing challenge (skulls, black cats, haunted houses...). The 2026 calendar reuses the original 2021 prompts; there…

📅 October 1–31

The classic: make an ink drawing every day in October (or every other day, or weekly). Official 31-word prompt list is published each year; pencil…

#inktober #inktober2026

📅 October 1–31 (prompts Mon–Sat, 27 in 2026)

Magma's free October challenge: a prompt and a live shared-canvas Art Jam every day Monday–Saturday. Bring the Inktober list or use theirs. Free…

#jamtober

📅 October 1–31

A free, beginner-friendly painting challenge with one simple prompt a day (cow, taco, pumpkin pie...). Any paint works; a 10-minute painting counts.…

#justpaintOctober2026

📅 October (list released September 1)

31 prompts inspired by horror, folklore, mythology and dark fiction, released every September 1, each with a 'track of the day'. No rules: draw daily…

#OfficialMonstober

📅 October 1–31

Orcwood Games' month-long art event: 31 daily prompts (2026 ran from 'The first orc' to 'King of the pumpkins'), any medium (paint, sculpt, craft,…

📅 October

A community challenge created in 2018 as an Inktober-style alternative: one artwork a day in October based on that year's prompt list, in any

📅 October 1–31

31 days of illustration prompts from the SCBWI illustration community. Any medium; the goal is a daily practice, not perfection. Writers welcome

#scbwiArtober2026

📅 October 1–31

A low-pressure October sock knit-along on Ravelry: a 31-stripe yarn (one stripe per day). Crochet welcome; you buy the KAL yarn to join (orders…

📅 Every month

A new set of 30–31 optional daily prompts every month for watercolor, drawing, or both. Join anytime; hashtag uses the month

#doodlewashOctober2026 (changes monthly)

📅 Anytime (each host sets a deadline)

An artist posts an original piece and invites everyone to redraw it in their own style, tagging the host. Hosts set the rules, deadline and sometimes…

#DTIYS #drawthisinyourstyle

📅 Anytime

Miniature painters commit to at least 30 minutes of hobby work every day and post progress; miss a day and the streak

#HobbyStreak

📅 Every day

A subreddit that posts a new drawing theme every day (plus an alternate theme), often tied to the month's big

📅 Weekly

A free weekly live hour of drawing together, part lesson, part draw-along, even if you haven't drawn in