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Jake Parker created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking art skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year.

October's here, and we decided to run our own version of the challenge.

31 Days - 31 Maps!

Maptober Rules

1) Make a map in Inkarnate according to the theme of the daily prompt
2) Share it on social media, or our discord server in the ⁠🖼map-gallery channel with the tag EVENTS)
3) Use the hashtags #maptober and #maptober2025 for social media posts
4) Repeat!

You can do that daily, every other day, or even once a week. Just try to be consistent with it. Maptober is a challenge for improving your Inkarnate skills.
 
We are looking forward to seeing your maps!

Also, here's the schedule for Inkarnate streams this October. 🎥

New to Inkarnate? Our new built-in tutorial will help you learn the basics and create your first map step by step.

The tutorial guides you through the process of creating a world map while introducing you to the essential tools and controls of the Inkarnate editor.

Simply follow the guided steps directly inside the editor and learn by building your map as you go. No subscription is required to complete the tutorial.

How to Access It

New users will be invited to start the tutorial after creating their account, but you can also access it at any time from the Tutorials section in the main menu.

You can also get started by cloning the Tutorial Template Map from the Dashboard.

This is our first built-in tutorial, with more planned for the future, including a tutorial focused on creating battlemaps.

Jump in and learn the basics of Inkarnate!

Weekly Map Prompts

Here are some weekly map prompts for inspiration and for those who wish to improve their Inkarnate skills with a challenge.

The rules are simple:

1) Make a map in Inkarnate using the week's posted theme.
2) Share it on social media or in the map gallery channel on our discord server with the events tag.

We’re excited to see your maps!

#InkarnateWeeklyPrompt
#Inkarnate

Also, here's the schedule for Inkarnate streams this September. 🎥