31 Halloween art prompts for October
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Ghostober is an annual October art challenge, started in 2020 by Flukelady and continues to thrive thanks to countless individuals, like you, who join in by simply making spooky art! Post your creations on your social media platform of choice, just be sure to tag it with #GHOSTOBER2022 and @flukelady – you’ll be considered for placement in my next book! (I try to include as many participants as I can!)
Today’s Ghostober Piece
October 31st- “Halloween”
GHOSTOBER 2022 Shop Collection:
👻🎃 Ghostober 2022 Art 🎃👻
Originals, Prints & Limited Editions
31 Halloween Art Prompts for 2022
Always-Updated List
This list will be updated daily to link to each official Ghostober 2022 art piece by Flukelady.
About Ghostober
Every year we celebrate freedom of expression and all things spooky by creating new art for each day of October. You are invited to join in for as many or few days as you’d like!
To participate: simply follow the prompt list above (each prompt coordinates with a day in October!), and create something new – all styles and mediums are welcome. Then, share your art on all of your favorite social media platforms using the hashtag #GHOSTOBER2022 so we can all see! Tag @flukelady to make it easy for me to find you and shout you out!
History of Ghostober
In 2020 I decided to put a spin on the popular Inktober trend, where a list of daily art prompts are shared for the month of October. My take was Ghostober, a list of daily prompts for ghostly artwork in which anyone could follow along to create with me as I made new ghost art every day.
It all culminated in Ghosts : Volume One, a full-color art book that I independently designed and published via my website. The book also featured several submissions from readers and followers like you! In 2021, I released a follow-up in Ghosts: Volume Two.
What year did GHOSTOBER start? 2020 was the year I launched Ghostober. 2022 will be my third year doing Ghostober!
Will there be another book? Yes, follow me on instagram for updates!
How can I get a copy of Ghosts Vol. 1 and 2? These books are currently out of print. Subscribe to my mailing list to be notified when they come back!
Can I Share Anywhere Else?
You can post your submissions below in the comments section! Use the file upload feature to attach an image of your creation and everyone who visits this page will see it. Please note that comments are manually-approved so it may take a few hours for your comment to appear for everyone else to see. Please be patient!
Halloween Art Challenge
I want Ghostober to be as inclusive as possible, so this year I’m continuing the idea of a tiered October art challenge, that you can approach at your own pace.
Challenge LEvel One
Complete just one prompt of your choice
and share it on the corresponding day.
Challenge LEvel TWO
Complete one prompt each week
and share on the corresponding days.
Challenge Level Three
Complete 10 prompts of your choice
and share on the corresponding days.
Platinum Challenge
Complete All 31 Prompts
and share on the corresponding days.
Official GHOSTOBER 2022 Collection
Here are the latest pieces from GHOSTOBER 2022:
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GHOSTOBER 2022 #31/31 – Halloween$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2022 #30/31 – Mischief$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2022 #29/31 – Soul Mates$11.00 – $180.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2022 #28/31 – Lost Ghost$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2022 #27/31 – Giant$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2022 #26/31 – Movie Scene$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2022 #25/31 – Bats$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2022 #24/31 – Mushroom$11.00 – $130.00
Most Popular from 2021
These are my most popular works from Ghostober 2021, all prints are available for $11.
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GHOSTOBER 2021 #2/31 – Many$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2021 #1/31 – Autumn$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2021 #20/31 – Drowned$8.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2021 #7/31 – Cats and Bats$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2021 #10/31 – Full Moon$8.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2021 #27/31 – Forest$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2021 #22/31 – Giant$11.00 – $130.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2021 #18/31 – Magic Mirror$11.00 – $130.00
Most Popular from 2020
These are my most popular works from Ghostober 2020, all prints are available for $11.
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GHOSTOBER 2020 #12/31 – Ghost Baby$11.00 – $100.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2020 #29/31 – Black Cat$11.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2020 #21/31 – Woods$11.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2020 #9/31 – Movie Scene$11.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2020 #31/31 – Trick or Treat$8.00 – $11.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2020 #2/31 – Swing$11.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2020 #30/31 – Séance$11.00 -
GHOSTOBER 2020 #11/31 – Masked$11.00
Day one: Seance
Medium: digital
Creator: me (Cheyenne Kastura)
I’ve always watched to participate in these challenges and now I have an iPad I think I could. My dog unexpectedly passed away last night so I’m not sure if I’ll continue the challenge now, but know I do really like it and will if I can.
I am so very sorry to hear that, you are in my thoughts. Your art is lovely and I’m glad you decided to submit it, thank you so much.
#ghostober2022 day two (yesterday, technically): pet ghost.
Medium: digital
Creator: me (Cheyenne Kastura)
I had something else in mind for this prompt… but life happened. The prompt for me is unfortunate timing, but I wanted to work with it and hope it might help me. I’m not sure if it did… but here it is.
This drawing is my living room, and how I feel about now. I mentioned I lost my dog yesterday, and this is him. His name is Beethoven and he just turned 14 years old.
I hope I’m not bumming you out too bad.
Your attention to detail in this piece is lovely, what a gorgeous tribute to your little friend. thank you so much for sharing <3
Let’s squeeze day three in here real quick.
Day 3: castle
Medium: digital
Creator: me
Anytime I think of castle and ghosts, I think Mario castles.
this is SO CUTE! I love the shy Boo haha, thank you again for sharing your spooky art with me!
#ghostober2022
Day 4: Scarecrow
I’ve been using your tag on Facebook but with my settings I don’t think you can see it.
Long day at work, looked for something simple today.
Almost day 6! Do you accept mixed media? Trail, go from square to square..
I adore this! I especially love seeing different mediums take on my prompts so this is really fun to look at. Thank you!
Aw, unfortunately i haven’t been able to see them on facebook but i’m glad to see them here! Loving this, your entries are great!
#Ghostober2022
Day 5: Cemetery
Life has been kind of getting in the way, so I’ve been falling behind. This one shows how I’ve been feeling. Still drawing though.
#Ghostober2022
Day 7: Haunted House
The Creel House is considered haunted, right?
Ghostober Day 6: Haunted House
Aka the Creel House Stranger Things Season 4
Ghostober 2022 Day 7: Trail
This is my dog peeing on a sign on a trail that we walked a lot on while I was in college.
Ghostober Day 8: Baby Ghost
Ghostober 2022 day 9: Garden
Secret is, this isn’t a garden. This is based off of a picture of Beethoven behind a vase of pretty flowers Zack got for me. But it was too precious not to use.
GHOSTOBER 2022 Monster
My daughter Nadine drew this for today. She is nine.
#ghostober2022 day 11: Tarot
Based off of the standard “The Fool” card. And there’s a dog in it. What else was I supposed to do?
GHOSTOBER 22 Pumpkin by my daughter Nadine again. 🧡🧡🧡
#ghostober2022 day12: pattern
Ghostober Day 13: floating
On my last weekend with my dog before he passed away, him, me and my fiancé went camping. We had to run to the dollar store and we bought an orange star balloon to attach to my dog while he ran around so he would be easier to see, and that it would be funny.
I skipped day 10 oops. I did it awhile ago just forgot to share it here.
Ghostober day 10: Dark Fairytale
I grew up being told to stay out of mushroom rings, or fairy rings. All of the things people say would happen to you if you do go in one. Fairy’s aren’t as cute as the movies show them I guess. I drew my ghost sitting in the ring because as an adult, I wouldn’t be sitting on the grass like that now, so someone had to.
Ghostober day 14: Tiny
I like ghosts and I like frogs.
Ghostober day 15: full moon
Ghostober day 16: Lonely Ghost
Ghostober day 18: Monster
I’ve been sharing a lot of monsters inc pictures on my Facebook timeline the past few weeks so this seemed appropriate for me.
Day 17*
Ghostober actual day 18: pumpkin
Ghostober2022 day 19: space
Ghostober2022 day 20: autumn
I try my best that if I take inspiration from different art to make it my own with the idea of the original inspiration. I love how this one turned out.
I have a real hard time drawing bones and skeletons, so I appreciate the ghosts kind of hide how janky they are 😅
Ghostober day 22: Bones
(Edit from other comment oops)
I try my best that if I take inspiration from different art to make it my own with the idea of the original inspiration. I love how this one turned out.
I have a real hard time drawing bones and skeletons, so I appreciate the ghosts kind of hide how janky they are 😅
Ghostober day 21: flying ghost
I’m driving myself nuts by posting out of order I forget what I have posted and not lol
Hi. I am ghost. Everyone likes me.
Ghostober day 23: hidden
Ghostober 2022 day 24: mushroom
Ghostober 2022 day 25: (Frickin’) Bats
I love halloween.
Ghostober 2022 Day 26: Movie Scene
I originally thought of an actual movie scene from something first, but then the thought of this made me laugh.
Ghostober Day 27: Giant
Ghostober day 29: lost
Ghostober day 29: soul mates
Based off one of my engagement photos with my fiancé.
Ghostober day 30: mischief
Who better than the God of mischief himself?
Ghostober 2022 Halloween
This is my first attempt at clay ghosts. Work in progress! Dracula wooden dad painted by the husband. The ghost, grave stone, and pumpkins all clay.
Ghostober Day 31: Halloween
I did it! All 31 drawings. Been a rough month and this was something I looked forward to and learned a lot about procreate in the process. Til next year.