Orctober 2026

Orctober is Orcwood's month-long community art event: a new art prompt every day of October, any medium. Upload one original entry per prompt; approved entries join the public gallery, where signed-in visitors vote for their favourites.

Prompts

Each prompt opens at midnight Eastern time on its date and stays open for the rest of the month. One prompt per day:

  1. (day 1): The first orc
  2. (day 2): Witch's brew
  3. (day 3): Spider silk
  4. (day 4): A haunted forest
  5. (day 5): Pumpkin guardian
  6. (day 6): Tiny familiar
  7. (day 7): Moonlit wings
  8. (day 8): Cursed armour
  9. (day 9): Mushroom village
  10. (day 10): The mimic
  11. (day 11): Ghost at the campfire
  12. (day 12): An unlikely hero
  13. (day 13): Thirteen teeth
  14. (day 14): Swamp lantern
  15. (day 15): A goblin market
  16. (day 16): The bone collector
  17. (day 17): Forgotten shrine
  18. (day 18): Potion gone wrong
  19. (day 19): A very small dragon
  20. (day 20): Behind the door
  21. (day 21): The scarecrow
  22. (day 22): A wandering spirit
  23. (day 23): Midnight feast
  24. (day 24): Something with horns
  25. (day 25): The crooked tower
  26. (day 26): A monster's pet
  27. (day 27): Enchanted mask
  28. (day 28): The last candle
  29. (day 29): A friendly nightmare
  30. (day 30): The gathering
  31. (day 31): King of the pumpkins

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