Inktober 2024

2024’s iteration of Inktober, a project that I began taking part in many years ago, where artists all around the world create a drawing a day for the month of October. This year, I decided to stick to the “official” prompt list.

An illustration of a man carrying a giant gorilla in a backpack. The man is bent over, clearly struggling, with his head thrust upward and teeth clenched. The backpack is stretched out to accommodate the enormous gorilla. The gorilla is gripping the edge of the backpack with one hand and holding a partially eaten banana in the other. The gorilla is smiling slightly, and his eyes are wall-eyed. The man has a light complexion, and is wearing a pink shirt, gray-green pants, and brown shoes. The gorilla is lavender and has beady red eyes. The background is a pastel green, with some lighter-colored shapes behind the man and gorilla.
An illustration of a man holding a sandwich with a bite taken out of it, and a large, twisty hair sticking out of the bite. White lines are emanating from the large hair in the sandwich, drawing attention to it. The man has a look of mild disgust on his face, and his mouth is open, with a wad of chewed food resting on top. The chewed food also has a piece of the hair sticking out of it. The man's eyes are bugged out and he is drawn in a fluid, stylized way. The man has a light, yellowish complexion, blue eyes, and thin red hair. He is wearing a green shirt. The sandwich has lettuce sticking out of the edges. The background is a blueish green with a dirty light streak angled diagonally down and to the left.
An illustration of a cartoon cat standing in boots, holding a sword, and wearing a hat reminiscent of the Three Musketeers. The cat is a gray-blue and has a squat, wide body. He has a big, toothy grin on his face. His eyes are green and bugging out slightly. He has a round, pink nose. The boots are way too big for him, and the stubby sword is pointed straight up. The hat has a wide, asymmetrical brim and a large pink feather attached. The background is orange, with a lighter, angled ellipse behind the cat.
An illustration of two cartoon birds standing next to each other. The bird on the left is much larger and is colored in pink, blue, purple, and turquoise. It is smiling with its eyes closed and body angled upward in pride. The smaller bird on the right looks like a more "normal" bird, in gray and a dull orange. The small bird is turning its head toward the large bird and looking slightly annoyed. Two lines emanate from its head to emphasize this. The background is a yellow-gold color, with a brighter gradient centered on the large bird's head.
An illustration of a man holding a comically large, highly technological pair of binoculars held up to his head/eyes. The man has a medium complexion and very thin hair, and is dressed as a scientist in a turtleneck and lab coat. He is smiling. The binoculars are in many cool shades of purple and blue, with bright green and yellow highlights here and there. The man is holding them up with a pair of handlebars that extend below with a wobbly-looking apparatus. The man's eyes are large and green in the lenses of the binoculars. The background is a warm orange fade to light yellow behind the man.
An illustration of a person walking in the distance, having traveled over a number of small hills/undulations, leaving a trail of footprints over each one in a series of arcs. The closest hill is a red-orange color, followed by orange, pale yellow, light turquoise, blue green, and finally a dark blue. The sky in the background is a lavender color. The rims of the hills and sky are speckled with texture. Some small stars dot the sky near the edges. The person is drawn in a very basic silhouette, almost as a stick figure.
An illustration of an alien passport. The passport is shaped like a U.S. passport book, and it open to the first page that shows the alien's photo, where he's from, and has his signature. The opposing page is covered in stamps from locations the alien has visited, all planets from the solar system: the moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. Each stamp has a unique date and other various icons and numbers. The alien is a pale green and has a third eye above his other two, and small webbed ears that point downward. He is smiling slightly. The passport is sitting on a pale green background that is paneled and has various crumbs and stains on it.
An illustration of a woman hiking up a very steep trail. The trail is almost completely vertical, and the woman is standing on it perpendicular, almost as if it's horizontal ground. She has a light complexion, long brown hair tied back in a ponytail, a white top, green shorts, and red shoes. She is smiling, and her head is tipped back slightly, as she looks up toward the unpictured peak of the trail. She has a big gray hiking backpack on, and the straps, along with her ponytail, are hanging backward from gravity. She is using a gray hiking stick. At the bottom of the image, the tops of green pine trees poke up. The sky is a pale blue that fades to a lighter color near the bottom of the image.
An illustration of a cat napping in a laundry basket, in a large beam of sun cast from a nearby window. All elements of the scene that are lit by the rectangular area of light are a gold yellow, and the rest is a dark teal. The cat is a slightly lighter shade of gold than the rest of the sunbeam. The outlines of the items in the shadows are drawn in a light color, while everything in the sunbeam is done with a black that fades to orange in the center. The cat is sleeping and has a contented smile on its face. There is a sock hanging over the edge of the basket under the cat, and another stray sock on the floor below. The sunbeam has speckles of dust glinting in the light.
An illustration of a nomadic bird. The bird is giving the viewer an inquisitive look. He is dressed in a brown cloak and sash, and has a backpack and bedroll strapped to his back. He is holding a staff in one hand, which has an oblong opening at the top, perfectly centered on the moon in the background. The bird is a reddish-pink, with yellow legs and beak. The moon is a pale yellow and is casting a bright blue glow on the edges of the bird. The background is a vast desert, colored blue in the light of the night. The sky is peppered with stars.
An illustration of a simple, blobby monster eating a snack while sitting on a couch. He is holding a torn open plastic snack bag. The bag has a large smiley face on it and says "HEDZ" on a banner below. The "snack" is a bunch of pale yellow heads that look like emojis, and all of them in the bag have sad faces. The monster is throwing a handful of heads into his open mouth, and those heads look frightened. The monster is a light green, the bag is orange and purple, the couch is a dark teal, and the background is a pale red.
An illustration of a sheep using a remote control, looking over his shoulder at a remote-controlled razer, which is shearing a stripe down its back. The sheep is large and round, with fluffy wool. It is looking back nervously. Its face and hands are a light purple, its wool is a light blue, and its eyes are a pale yellow. The stripe of sheared area is a bare pink with speckles. The remote-controlled razer is a small box with wheels and a grill on the front. The remote and razor both have a small antenna with a large round ball at the end. The background is a bold green with a darker splash of green streaking across.
An illustration of a city being attacked by a massive robot. The city and robot are drawn in silhouette, in black. There is a giant yellow sun setting behind the city, and the sky is a salmon red. There are a few white clouds scattered around near the sun. The robot is approaching from the right, its mouth and eye glowing white. The eye is shooting a thin white beam down into the city. Streaks of darker red swoop up behind the robot, and a smokey, gray blue effect covers the bottom half of the silhouettes. The scene is masked by a rough-edged circle, and the canvas is a blank white outside of that.
An illustration of a hand holding a cell phone. The phone's screen has a large face that looks like the "money-mouth face" emoji, with dollar-signs for the eyes and a green tongue sticking out of a smiling mouth, also with a dollar-sign on it. The rest of the phone's screen is a shiny light blue, with the word "roam" written in large letters in red at the bottom. There are three arcs radiating from the top right corner of the phone, like wireless signals. The case of the phone is gray. The hand and arm have a light complexion. The background is a faded orange, with a red-orange ellipse behind the phone.
An illustration of the Junior Woodchuck Guidebook, along with official scouting hat and merit badge sash, from the DuckTales series. The items are all sitting on a light purple surface lit by a spotlight, at an isometric angle. The guidebook is red with a dark red title band on the top side. It has a gold diamond affixed to the front, and a green ribbon bookmarker coming out of the middle of the book. The hat looks like a fuzzy brown cylinder with an animal tail coming out the top back. The hat has a gold diamond medallion affixed to the front, and the tail has a white tip. The merit badge sash is an army green color, and various unidentifiable badges are sewn to it, in red, yellow, and blue, and in circles and a diamond shape.
An illustration of a woman in a distorted pose where she is leaning backward more and more towards the top of her head. The woman has a light complexion and blond hair. She is smiling slightly and looking ahead. She is wearing a bright pink dress, matching lipstick, and is carrying a light pink purse. She is wearing flower earrings and matching necklace. The background is a mint green with a white streak, set at an opposing angle to the woman, going across. The woman's skin, dress, and purse are covered in a grungy texture.
An illustration of Frankenstein's Monster sitting at a table, leaning on one hand, and journaling with the other. He is holding a pencil and writing with it in a pink journal. He has a thoughtful smile on his face, and he is looking down at the journal. The table is littered with sticker sheets, markers, a bookmark, and a key for the journal's lock. The window behind him shows a dark night outside, with a large lightning bolt coming down in the distance. Frankenstein's Monster has a pale green complexion and purple hair and eyebrows. His eyes are red. He is wearing a brown jacket and gray turtleneck, and is sitting in a light pink chair.
An illustration of an anthropomorphic cat driving a car. The camera angle is low on the cat, looking up at him as he grips the shifter and steering wheel. The cat has a serious, determined look on his face. The drawing is in black and white, and there is very little shading, outside of the darkness of the bottom of the cab, and the brightness from the windows.
An illustration of a ridged road curving off into the distance, into the dark of night. The road has a few cars driving on it and one is close to the viewer, with headlights shining down the road going just off the edge of the image. The road is lined with bushes and trees, and a guardrail in front of a ravine to the left. The cars are stylized, with stubby bodies and tall cabs. The car closest to the viewer is orange. The next car back, just down the ridge, is blue and driving in the opposite direction. The third car is red and can be seen way in the distance, heading down the road toward the viewer. The road has bumps in it and is split by a dotted yellow line down the middle. The sky in the back is dark, with small dots of stars scattered around.
An illustration of a pirate holding a treasure map. The map shows an X and a position marker (the kind you would see on a modern map app) connecting with a snaking dashed path, but halfway through the map, the line is obscured by illustrated clouds. The pirate has his head thrown back and is screaming obscenities, as shown through a word bubble containing a skull, spiral, bomb, and pound sign. The pirate has a medium complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. His few visible teeth are yellow and gold. His tongue is sticking out fully upward, and is wavy. He has on multiple brown and red sashes, a striped blue and white top, and red pants, with a sword attached at the belt. The background is a reddish-orange with fades to gold behind the pirate's head.
An illustration of a cartoon rhinoceros smiling gleefully with his eyes closed, giving a thumbs up. A small, expressionless bird is standing on his back, and his head and hand are sticking out of a circle that is masking off the rest of his body. The rhinoceros is a light lavender color, with pale blue horns. The bird is a pale green with yellow beak. The background inside the circle is a light cyan, with a pale yellow sun in the upper portion of the space, just above and behind the rhinoceros. The area outside the circle is white.
An illustration of a cliffside campsite. A large purple-ish rock formation juts out of the lower right side of the image. The top is leveled off and a small campsite with a glowing tent and campfire can be seen from distance. In the foreground and extending behind the rock formation all the way to the near horizon is a thick forest of dark green pine trees, backlight by the pink sunset. In the far distance are pink mountains with glowing edges. The sky is a dark pink that fades up to purple towards the top of the image and campsite. Long clouds cover the distance from the horizon to the top of the image. Some stars can be seen in the darker purple areas of the sky, in the upper right of the image.
An illustration of an old rusty tractor sitting in a field. In the foreground is a broken-down fence through which the tractor can be seen. The tractor is missing its front wheels and is rusty and picked apart. In the distance are two giant, alien robots that are managing the green fields beyond. The scene is set at night, and a giant white moon is in the distance, casting long shadows of everything towards the viewer.
An illustration of a caravan of explorers going on an expedition. From front to back, the group is composed of a person riding an animal, three people on foot carrying packs, a bulky animal pulling a cart of supplies, two more people on foot with packs, and a large animal in a harness pulling a strange two-wheeled cart with a driver and passenger on board. The passenger is in a carriage that is suspended in the air with a large spring, and it is bobbing backward. The group is climbing a hill, following a switchback path, and are drawn in a dark red silhouette. The trail they are following is a gold color, and the ridge is orange and surrounded with sparse green bushes. In the distance is a large cropping of red rock, with a crescent shape on top, which frames the white sun. There are pink mountains in the far distance. The group is casting long shadows from the sun towards the viewer, over the hill.
An illustration of two crows laughing hysterically at a sad scarecrow in the background. Behind them is a field that extends to the horizon where a barn, silo, and windmill with water trough rest. The crows are a dark, gray blue, with yellow beaks and open, laughing mouths with squinted eyes. The scarecrow has a plaid shirt, red handkerchief, round head, and orange hat. His head is tan with a triangular orange nose, sad blue eyes, and a downturned, slightly open mouth. You can see the pole that he is staked to the ground with below him. The field is a pale green near the viewer, and a darker richer green beyond. The bard is a dull red, the silo is gray, and the sky is a light blue that fades to white near the horizon.
An illustration of a ceiling-mounted security camera. The camera has three logos on the side of it, in circle stickers: the OpenAI logo, the Meta logo, and the Gemini logo. The camera is hanging in a corner facing down and outward, partly towards the viewer. It has a large lens and a red light on the front. A blue wire extends from the ceiling mount to the back of the camera. The camera is a pale beige with a green tint. The lens is reflecting a rainbow of color, from pink to light blue. It is casting a hard, dark blue shadow on the red wall behind it.
An illustration of a man driving his car down a road, towards his home. The man and car are drawn in a retro cartoon style with an oversized cab on the car and everything in silhouette. They are in the lower-right corner of the picture. The road is drawn flat, without perspective, and travels left from under the car, up, right, down, and left again, making 90-degree turns and diminishing in size each time. There is a small cartoon house on an oval at the end of the road, with a door, square window, and angled chimney with smoke coming out. To the right of the road and above the car are pine trees, and the central area around the road is peppered with stylized grass drawn in 3-blade tufts. The background of the image is a bright blue that gets lighter in the middle, with bits of darker blue grit.
An illustration of a small car driving in tandem with a massive pickup truck. The car is drawn in white and is being driven by a woman with short white hair and a white shirt. She is smiling. Directly behind the car, perfectly aligning with the bottom, is the large truck, which is drawn in black. It is twice as tall as the car and has fence-like boards put in the sides for holding cargo in the back. A heavy-looking man is driving the truck. He is smiling. He is wearing a small black cap, has zig-zag hair, and has his arm resting out the window. The cars and people are drawn in a flat, retro cartoon style. The background is a bright orange speckled with black and with faded white lines streaking across, indicating that the cars are in motion.
An illustration of the character Guybrush Threepwood from the Monkey Island series of games holding up a severed, shrunken head known as the Head of The Navigator. The head is from the first game in the series, The Secret of Monkey Island, and it guides Guybrush through a hellish underground maze. The characters are drawn in the style of the third game in the series, The Curse of Monkey Island, with thin, even lines and large blocks of solid colors. Guybrush has a pale complexion, long face, and a large swoop of blond hair and ponytail. He is wearing a white shirt with puffy sleeves and a brown vest. He is looking ahead with a concerned expression. The Head of the Navigator is green and has large, strained eyes, sunken cheeks, yellow teeth in a permanent grit, and scraggily hairs scattered around his head. There is a ghostly turquoise glow emanating from him. His neck is cleanly cut just below the jawline, and two vertebrae are sticking out. He is being held up by Guybrush with a necklace with red beads and eyeballs attached. The background is a swooshy red and yellow that gets darker towards the top.
An illustration of a ghost playing a violin. The ghost is a classic ghost shape, with a rounded top and long swooping body to a ruffled sheet tail. The ghost is curved to the right, leaning into the violin. It is holding it under its chin and playing it in a classic style. The ghost is a pale blue speckled with white spots that look like spray paint. It has its eyes shut in admiration for the music, with a slight smile on its face and pale red spots on its cheeks. The violin is brown, with gold highlights on the edges. Music notes hang in the air above the violin. The background is a dull purple, with a splotch of dark spray paint right behind the ghost and violin.
An illustration of a flea looking at a map and scratching his head. The flea is standing on what appears to be skin, with a giant nose and bulging eye in the background, just on and over the horizon. The flea is a tan brown with flicks of darker color. He has a confused look on his face. The map he is holding looks like it was previously folded and features a non-descript topological map on the side facing the viewer. The skin in the background is light in complexion and speckled with darker spots, like freckles. The nose is on the right, with nostrils facing the viewer, looking like two round caves. The eye is on the right, just behind some long eye lashes. It is dark green. The background is a bright green with noisy paint splotches.
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