Okay, it’s very late, which is funny because I finished this like a month ago… and none of the other drawings are done. Oh well!
The first three prompts for MTMTEtober are ‘Background Characters,’ ‘Faction Switch,’ and ‘Ghostbusters.’ My background characters are Chromia and Moonracer, the faction switch is Decepticon Arcee, and the Ghostbusters part is the logo and slime! The drawing took me approximately 13 hours 27 minutes... Yikes.
Hello! Thank you for checking out this post. Please read through the whole thing to learn about this October prompt challenge for all Transformers artists, authors, and creators!
Table of Contents
Introduction
How it Works
Rules - very important
Final Remarks
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Introduction
So, everyone knows about Inktober, and if you don’t, here’s the gist!
Inktober is an event hosted for artists every October. Each day has a unique prompt for artists to use for a drawing. That’s it!
Sometimes, fandoms choose to do their own kind of Inktober. There are also other sub-genres like Spookytober, Goretober, Monstertober, and others. So, why not a Transformerstober? Except that’s a really long name. So, TFtober? Well, one quick search reveals that TFtober is already a thing among some Team Fortress fans. It’s not that popular, but the tag is already taken.
RIDtober? Sure, but MTMTEtober sounds better. I also think I saw some random comment saying that’d be a cool idea on a Reddit thread and I ran with it. I'd credit that person if I could, but alas, my chronically online brain mushed everything together and I cannot find where it is I saw ‘MTMTEtober’.
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How it Works
Just like Inktober, it’s really simple. Only, MTMTEtober isn't only for artists. Anything creative counts! Below is a list of some things you can post so long as they fit the prompt.
Art
Writing
Transformers Figure Photography
Collages
Faction Icon Designs
Cosplays
Alternate Universe Ideas
And of course anything else you can think of.
Also, you don't have to make something for every prompt. 31 projects in just two months is insane, even impossible. An idea is to merge prompts. I for one will be trying to merge everything into groups of three. Prompts 1-3 for one drawing, 4-6 for the next, etc.
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Rules
Be Respectful - the Transformers community lately has had a lot of toxicity and I will not stand for it. Anyone seen acting inappropriately will be blocked, and I may discontinue this event altogether if it becomes an issue.
No NSFW
All entries should include the tag #MTMTEtober2025
Credit Madamadamiu in entries for prompt number 10! - They’re the creator of the LL Cat Shelter AU. Not only is it common sense to credit them, but by tagging them they get to see your work!
No AI, stealing, or tracing
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Final Remarks
Thank you for reading this, and please share this with others! I'm by no means a large creator, and am planning on myself being the only one to participate. But it would be so fun to see other Transformers fans join in to celebrate Halloween in our own geeky ways.
I’ll also be posting this on Instagram and my favorite Discord servers, and encourage you to do the same! Like I mentioned in the rules, the TF community has had a lot of downs, toxicity, and tension lately. I think we all need a break from it all to just have some wholesome—and occasionally spooky—fun.
Anyway, have fun creating and have a good rest of your day/evening/night!
