Seektober 2021 Information Thread

[sweetpinkpixie]

for the seekers of creativity among us


Over a decade ago, illustrator Jake Parker began with a simple concept and challenge to himself: each day in October make a drawing in ink. This simple concept has evolved into the worldwide endeavor that unites thousands of artists from around the globe known as Inktober. Inspired by this creative challenge and with our own wizarding world twist, Snitchseeker’s Gladrags Wizardwear forum is pleased to bring to you the second year of Seektober!

Just as is the spirit of Inktober, Seektober is a challenge to improve upon your own individual artistry, help discover your own style, stretch your creativity a little, and just have fun creating.

How do you participate? All you have to do is create!

No matter your creative process or whatever you want to hone your skills in (whether that be colored pencils, watercolors, acrylic paint, digital art, graphic making, calligraphy, typography, and beyond), these prompts are open to your interpretation. There are only right ways to participate here!

Read on to find out more about how to participate as well the details of specific challenges

{ I N D E X }

• How to Participate in Seektober
• Luna Lovegood 30 Day Challenge
• Draco Malfoy 30 Day Challenge
• Ginny Weasley 30 Day Challenge
• Neville Longbottom 30 Day Challenge
• Aparecium 30 Day Challenge
  
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• Grow a character with Neville Longbottom
• Draw with Mods!

If you are interested in learning about and participating in Inktober, please visit the Official Inktober site

[Suziella]

How to Participate in Seektober

{ On Snitchseeker.com }

• Create your own thread here in the Seektober forum to share your creations!
  
  Exclusive to Seektober, all threads created in this subforum will receive a special Seektober 2021 prefix. Your art may even appear on the front page of Snitchseeker.com under the Fan Art section!
  
  
  SPOILER!!: how-to create your Seektober thread

  Locate the at the bottom of the forum page and give that a click. You will be brought to a new page with a blank text field where you can submit the first post of your thread (your Seektober 2021). Please make sure to include the following:
  

  • A title! This can be whatever you’d like it to be. We suggest including your username in the title so people know its yours when it pops up on the side bar
  • The Seektober 2021 prefix! There is a drop down menu beside the "Title" field. Make sure to highlight the Seektober 2021 option.
  • An introduction blurb! Let people know what kind of projects they can expect and which challenge/challenges you are aiming to complete. You can include the prompt list in your first post to cross off as you post if you would like
  • An index! To help keep your Seektober 2021 organized and easy for everyone to admire your work, we suggest maintaining a running index linking to your pieces.

    [url=link to your post]piece name/description[/url]

  
  Once you’re done, just hit that 'Submit New Thread' button. Your Seektober 2021 will then be submitted as a moderated thread (mods and admins, please remember to unapprove your threads!) pending approval from one of the Gladrags mods. Once it has been approved, you’re ready to go! Please keep in mind that the Gladrags mods are real people and it may take a day or two before your new thread is processed.
  
  
  
  If you are a member who already has a Portfolio in the Gladrags forum you may use that thread to showcase your work but we do highly encourage you to make a thread specific to this event and share what you create in your Portfolio thread at the conclusion of the event.
  
  Guidelines for Creators
  • Keep the SS Board Rules and the Gladrags rules in mind
  • Your image sizes can be bigger than the SS requirement and in the event that they are please make sure to keep these images under a photocut or a spoiler tag:

    [photocut=la dee da]images go here[/photocut]
    [spoiler=la dee da]images go here[/spoiler]

  • No plagiarizing. At all. Anyone found plagiarizing will have their Seektober 2021 thread removed and will receive a site warning/infraction. Just don’t do it.
  • We know that creativity waxes and wanes, tis part of the creative process. The provided prompt lists are a set of guidelines that you do NOT have to do in order. If it is day 2 and you are feeling particularly inspired by something on day 15, go for it. Feeling drained and end up missing a day or two (or more - it happens)? Also not a problem and you can do multiple prompts in one day as necessary or set aside a day or two to marathon through them all. The point of Seektober 2021 is to nurture your creativity and try to encourage good creative habits!
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• Become an admirer and creative cheerleader:
  Utilize the evaluation station to talk about Seektober and other’s creations!
  
  Or post directly into any member made threads commenting on their creations and cheering them on as they tackle the month’s challenges!

{ Off Snitchseeker.com }

Utilize social media to share your creations using the hashtags #snitchseeker #seektober2021 and @snitchseeker

Each challenge comes with its own social media checklist graphic you can attach to your posts as well. See each specific prompt list for details.

[Suziella]

Luna Lovegood 30 Day Challenge



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The Luna Lovegood 30 Day Challenge is a creative challenge centered around the delectably dreamy Luna Lovegood where you (the creator) take a prompt a day and create something daily inspired by it. There is no obligation to make something every single day, it is simply a goal to aim for. Whether you create daily, once a week, marathon all 30 in a weekend, and everything in between, the process is up to you and the important thing is that you are having fun and enjoying your own creative process! Feel free to use the above graphic when posting on your own social media and don't forget to use the hashtags #luna30daychallenge #snitchseeker #seektober2021 as well as @snitchseeker.

You can find a text version of the prompt list below:

SPOILER!!: Luna Lovegood 30 Day Challenge

1. Hare
2. Rook
3. Spectrespecs
4. Radish
5. Nargles
6. Quibbler
7. Fall/Autumn
8. ‘You’re just as sane as I am’
9. Thestral
10. Shell Cottage
11. Magizoologist
12. Dreamy
13. Sun colours
14. Dirigible plums
15. Painter
16. ‘Friends’
17. Acceptance
18. Barefoot
19. Nonconformist
20. Perceptive
21. ‘Fashion forward’
22. Moon
23. Pudding
24. Comfort
25. Serene
26. Ottery St. Catchpole
27. Crumple-Horned Snorkack
28. Divination
29. Care of Magical Creatures
30. Air

An optional Luna Lovegood 30 Day Challenge printable calendar is available for you to download and help keep you on track! You can create directly on to it by hand after printing, create digitally, or simply use it as a check list if you wish to create things larger than what each square space can provide. There are no dates assigned, making it so you can begin whenever. If printing, please keep in mind that the size is for A4 paper, so for all other paper sizes we recommend utilizing the "Fit to Page" printing option.

[Suziella]

Draco Malfoy 30 Day Challenge



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The Draco Malfoy 30 Day Challenge is a creative challenge centered around the simply sensational Draco Malfoy where you (the creator) take a prompt a day and create something daily inspired by it. There is no obligation to make something every single day, it is simply a goal to aim for. Whether you create daily, once a week, marathon all 30 in a weekend, and everything in between, the process is up to you and the important thing is that you are having fun and enjoying your own creative process! Feel free to use the above graphic when posting on your own social media and don't forget to use the hashtags #draco30daychallenge #snitchseeker #seektober2021 as well as @snitchseeker.

You can find a text version of the prompt list below:

SPOILER!!: Draco Malfoy 30 Day Challenge

1. Ferret
2. Malfoy Manor
3. ‘My father will hear about this’
4. Green
5. Impatient
6. Lavish
7. Winter
8. Water
9. Peacock
10. Velvet
11. Bodyguard
12. Death Eater
13. Rivalry
14. Pigfarts
15. Pride
16. Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions
17. Hippogriff
18. Inquisitorial Squad
19. Trapped
20. Vanishing Cabinet
21. Poison
22. Elder wand
23. Reformation
24. Dark artefact
25. Alchemy
26. Sacred Twenty-Eight
27. Borgin & Burkes
28. Apple
29. Detention
30. Duelling Club

An optional Draco Malfoy 30 Day Challenge printable calendar is available for you to download and help keep you on track! You can create directly on to it by hand after printing, create digitally, or simply use it as a check list if you wish to create things larger than what each square space can provide. There are no dates assigned, making it so you can begin whenever. If printing, please keep in mind that the size is for A4 paper, so for all other paper sizes we recommend utilizing the "Fit to Page" printing option.

[Suziella]

Ginny Weasley 30 Day Challenge



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The Ginny Weasley 30 Day Challenge is a creative challenge centered around the fabulously freckled Ginny Weasley where you (the creator) take a prompt a day and create something daily inspired by it. There is no obligation to make something every single day, it is simply a goal to aim for. Whether you create daily, once a week, marathon all 30 in a weekend, and everything in between, the process is up to you and the important thing is that you are having fun and enjoying your own creative process! Feel free to use the above graphic when posting on your own social media and don't forget to use the hashtags #ginny30daychallenge #snitchseeker #seektober2021 as well as @snitchseeker.

You can find a text version of the prompt list below:

SPOILER!!: Ginny Weasley 30 Day Challenge

1. Pygmy puff
2. Freckles
3. Quidditch
4. ‘SHUT IT!’
5. Summer
6. The Burrow
7. Firecracker
8. Harpy/Harpies
9. Diary
10. Reducto/Reductor Curse
11. Horse
12. Blush
13. Girl Power
14. Youngest
15. Flourish & Blotts
16. Singing Valentine/singing cards
17. Dumbledore’s Army
18. Swift
19. Kiss
20. Fire
21. Forceful
22. Independent
23. Tough
24. Cat-lover
25. Duellist
26. Flying
27. Agile
28. "Phlegm"
29. Ginger
30. Slug Club

An optional Ginny Weasley 30 Day Challenge printable calendar is available for you to download and help keep you on track! You can create directly on to it by hand after printing, create digitally, or simply use it as a check list if you wish to create things larger than what each square space can provide. There are no dates assigned, making it so you can begin whenever. If printing, please keep in mind that the size is for A4 paper, so for all other paper sizes we recommend utilizing the "Fit to Page" printing option.

[Suziella]

Neville Longbottom 30 Day Challenge



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The Neville Longbottom 30 Day Challenge is a creative challenge centered around the amazingly adorable Neville Longbottom where you (the creator) take a prompt a day and create something daily inspired by it. There is no obligation to make something every single day, it is simply a goal to aim for. Whether you create daily, once a week, marathon all 30 in a weekend, and everything in between, the process is up to you and the important thing is that you are having fun and enjoying your own creative process! Feel free to use the above graphic when posting on your own social media and don't forget to use the hashtags #neville30daychallenge #snitchseeker #seektober2021 as well as @snitchseeker.

You can find a text version of the prompt list below:

SPOILER!!: Neville Longbottom 30 Day Challenge

1. Toad
2. Herbology
3. Remembrall
4. Drooble’s Best Blowing Gum
5. Spring
6. Bodybind Jinx
7. Mimbulus mimbletonia
8. “Why is it always me?”
9. Ridikkulus
10. Earth
11. Grandmother
12. Professor
13. Clumsy
14. Shy
15. Prophecy
16. Swaddle
17. Brave
18. Rebellion
19. Counter-curses
20. Willpower
21. Gillyweed
22. Purple
23. Boggart
24. Gryffindor
25. Chandelier
26. Bounce
27. Sweater
28. Nagini
29. Sword
30. Charms

An optional Neville Longbottom 30 Day Challenge printable calendar is available for you to download and help keep you on track! You can create directly on to it by hand after printing, create digitally, or simply use it as a check list if you wish to create things larger than what each square space can provide. There are no dates assigned, making it so you can begin whenever. If printing, please keep in mind that the size is for A4 paper, so for all other paper sizes we recommend utilizing the "Fit to Page" printing option.

[Suziella]

Aparecium 30 Day Challenge



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The Aparecium 30 Day Challenge is a creative challenge revealed by you, the creator. How does that work? It is quite simple. From the other challenge prompts (Luna, Draco, Ginny, and Neville) you select any 30 prompts that speak to you. Then the process is the same, take a prompt a day to create something daily inspired by a single prompt. You can take as many or as few as you like from each list as long as the total number comes to 30! To make it even more interesting, we have added the Aparecium Prompt Finder Word Search of all of the words from the 4 prompt lists. Whichever word you find first becomes your prompt for that day! It isn't required, it just makes it a little more challenging and interesting! There is no obligation to make something every single day, it is simply a goal to aim for. Whether you create daily, once a week, marathon all 30 in a weekend, and everything in between, the process is up to you and the important thing is that you are having fun and enjoying your own creative process! Feel free to use the above graphic when posting on your own social media and don't forget to use the hashtags #aparecium30daychallenge #snitchseeker #seektober2021 as well as @snitchseeker.

You can find a text version of the prompt list below:

SPOILER!!: Aparecium 30 Day Challenge

1. your choice
2. your choice
3. your choice
4. your choice
5. your choice
6. your choice
7. your choice
8. your choice
9. your choice
10. your choice
11. your choice
12. your choice
13. your choice
14. your choice
15. your choice
16. your choice
17. your choice
18. your choice
19. your choice
20. your choice
21. your choice
22. your choice
23. your choice
24. your choice
25. your choice
26. your choice
27. your choice
28. your choice
29. your choice
30. your choice

An optional Aparecium 30 Day Challenge printable calendar is available for you to download and help keep you on track! You can create directly on to it by hand after printing, create digitally, or simply use it as a check list if you wish to create things larger than what each square space can provide. There are no dates assigned, making it so you can begin whenever. Here is the Aparecium Prompt Finder Word Search that you can download as well if you want to go for that extra challenge! If printing, please keep in mind that the size is for A4 paper, so for all other paper sizes we recommend utilizing the "Fit to Page" printing option.

[sweetpinkpixie]

HELLO CREATORS!

Today is your LAST day to submit your creations to count towards completing your 30 days challenges!

However, this forum will remain open through the first week of November for comments. If you complete any more of your challenges during this time you are free to post them up as well. They simply will not count towards earning the Seektober 2021 accolade

Thank you all for your participation! It has been a blast!