Inking Out Loud: Celebrating #Inktober At BankBazaar

Hey doodle, doodle

A hat or a poodle,

The ink splashed over the page,

The little crayon broke its crown

And the mink turned into a sage!

About seven years ago, Jake Parker decided to get really good at drawing. From the first day of October, he decided to doodle something in “ink” every day. He realised how amazing the idea was and decided to share it with everybody. He started putting these doodles online and thence, #Inktober was born.

Since then, there has been no turning back.

#Inktober is an international phenomenon, an event that encourages the spirit of doodling! Everybody – artists and amateurs alike – participate in this month-long event to celebrate art in its purest form – sketches, doodles, and drawings for all the 31 days of October!

#Inktober at BB

We have a set of super-talented, fantastic designers at BankBazaar, who make everything come to life on our website and app. But because we believe there is a hidden artist in everybody, we want to bring #Inktober to every other person at BankBazaar.

This is an open event and we would love everybody, absolutely everybody, to indulge in some good (or really pathetic) form of doodling, drawing, and coloring, starting 1^st October, 2016.

“Do you have hands? Excellent. That’s a good start. Can you hold a pencil? Great. If you have a sketchbook, open it and start by making a line, a mark, wherever. Doodle.” – Chris Riddell

When: 1^st Oct, 2016 to 31^st Oct, 2016

Where: BB Bangalore and BB Chennai

This is Really Simple

Drawing something is no biggie! It is more like a natural instinct. You’ve probably been drawing since you were 3.

For #Inktober, we just have a few simple rules:

• Isn’t everything simpler in black and white? We are going minimalist this #Inktober. No use of colors.
• One drawing each day. Too ambitious? Okay, we can roll with it. You can do one doodle every alternate day or maybe just post one drawing every week. Whatever you do, just be consistent with it!
• Post your doodle online with these hashtags: #Inktober2016 #Inktober and #BBInktober2016

Wait! Here’s the best part

Wondering what to draw? Worry not! We have you covered. Mr. Parker releases an official #Inktober list every year and guess what? There’s one this year too.

Here’s the official list of doodle prompts for all the 31 days of #BBInktober2016:

1. Fast
2. Noisy
3. Collect
4. Hungry
5. Sad
6. Hidden
7. Lost
8. Rock
9. Broken
10. Jump
11. Transport
12. Worried
13. Scared
14. Tree
15. Relax
16. Wet
17. Battle
18. Escape
19. Flight
20. Squeeze
21. Big
22. Little
23. Slow
24. One Dozen
25. Tired
26. Box
27. Creepy
28. Burn
29. Surprise
30. Wreck
31. Friend

Awesome! But what do I draw with?

Well, you can draw with anything you find at hand and by that we mean:

• Pens
• Pencils
• Markers
• Brushes
• Water Color
• Digital Pens and drawing tools
• Erasers
• Whiteners

Please remember to keep it Black and White.

Ready to get your inner Picasso out? Let’s all get a little better at drawing or just spread some giggles while we fail at it!