In 2009, American illustrator and animator Jake Parker created Inktober, a 31-day art challenge held every October, to improve his own inking skills. A decade later, it has grown to become one of the most popular art-related activities on social media with over one million followers on Instagram.

To participate in the challenge, one has to basically create a drawing every day in accordance with the official 31 "prompts", which are essentially random words for each day. For instance, the first prompt for October 1, 2020, was fish. So, people have to artistically interpret this via a drawing in ink and hashtag #Inktober. If you haven't signed up for this already, fret not, for the month hasn't ended, and you can still put out your art. To help you ease into the process, we invited two artists who have been busy with the challenge — city-based Yogesh Bhusare and Akanksha Agnihotri, an illustrator from Delhi. Here are tips they suggest you keep in mind.