Another October down, and another 31 days of doodling on the iPad complete. Looking over the artwork for Inktober this year, the collection feels like a completely different animal compared to the vibrant, full-colour pieces I put out last year.
For 2026, I wanted to strip things back a bit. I kept my drawings of the prompts deliberately simple and committed to a predominantly monochromatic approach. Dropping the complex palettes forced me to lean heavily into contrast, value, and line weight.
While the core of the series stayed strictly black and white, I wasn’t adverse to dropping in a splash of colour whenever a doodle felt like it demanded it. In some cases a subtle hint to pull a focal point or a more deliberate drop of colour to give a piece a bit of punch, those occasional bursts felt much more intentional against the monochrome backdrop.
Simplifying the input certainly gave me room to breathe with limited time in the evenings for much more detailed pieces. Here’s a look back at the entire Inktober 2026 collection!
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