The Breakroom

Unwrap An Early Inktober Treat, No Trick!

September 5, 2025

By Ged Maheux

October is just around the corner and with it comes our favorite annual, creative tradition – Inktober. Long time visitors know this is when artists answer the call to grab their pens, brushes and Apple Pencils and craft drawings each day during the month of October. Inktober is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself creatively and even if you’ve never drawn a lick in your life, you can still have fun, one spooky doodle at a time.

This year we’re doing something a little different. First, we’re offering our handy, free templates for Linea Sketch much earlier than usual so you can get a big head start on the event and not feel so pressured. Last year we personally started drawing a week early and found it really helped us not stress out about the daily deadlines. Given this, we wanted to get the templates into your hands as soon as inhumanly possible.

This year we’re offering a new mini template (right) that gives you twelve days on a single Linea sheet. They’re quicker to sketch and easier to keep organized.

Second, in addition to the usual templates which have traditionally included 4 drawings on a single Linea page, we’re also making a new mini-template available for download. These include 12 days of drawings on a full sheet which are much easier to quickly sketch and keep organized. Download the 2025 Inktober templates here.

As they are every year, Linea’s Inktober 2024 templates are completely free and easy to set up. Be sure to check out our short video tutorial on how to get the templates into Linea Sketch for the iPad, and you’ll be on your artistic way in no time. 

Don’t forget to tag your posts with #LineaSketch on social media! We love sharing our favorite drawings on Linea’s Instagram throughout October, so it’s the perfect chance to shine. Get your screen protectors ready, charge up those Apple Pencils, and prepare to dive into a month of creativity—October will be haunting us before you know it!