Posted this on twitter already but uhhh here we go again
PSA to Inktober Artists:
As of August 27th, 2020, it was revealed that Jake Parker (the creator of inktober) had plagiarized the work of black artist Alphonso Dunn in Parker’s upcoming book ‘Inktober All Year Long’.
- Alphonso’s video breakdown of the similarities
- Proof Jake Parker was aware of Dunn’s work beforehand (01-21-20)
- Parker’s publisher puts his book on hold (08-28-20)
- DeviantArt suspends their Inktober Awards (08-28-20)
- Alphonso Dunn’s book: Pen & Ink Drawing
2020 Inktober alternatives:
- Drawtober (6 prompts for 31 days), OC tober (Original Characters), goretober, kinktober, witchtober, drawlloween (spooky), sketchtober (pencil sketches), Dungeons & Inkwells (dnd), whumptober