TOONTOBER 2026 – ART CHALLENGE – NOW OPEN!

Lavalle Lee · October 1, 2026

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Today marks the start of our 7th year of TOONTOBER here at TraditionalAnimation.com!

We’re excited to have the community back together for another full month of drawing, animation, creativity, and celebrating the art form we all love.

You do not have to participate every day. Jump in whenever you can, choose your favorite characters, scenes, or ideas inspired by each prompt, and put your own spin on them. Traditional, digital, animation; whatever medium you enjoy!

::::::::::::::::::::::: TOONTOBER 2026 PROMPTS :::::::::::::::::::::::
Days 1–3: 80s/90s Cartoons
Days 4–6: Richard Williams
Days 7–9: The Simpsons
Days 10–12: Don Bluth
Days 13–15: Warner Bros.
Days 16–18: SpongeBob
Days 19–21: The Iron Giant
Days 22–24: Ralph Bakshi
Days 25–27: Snow White
Days 28–31: Anything!

::::::::::::::::::::::::::: BASIC RULES :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Share your artwork on any (or all) of these platforms:

– Discord: ToonTober.com / Traditional Animation Discord
– X / Twitter: Tag @toontober and use #ToonTober2026
– Facebook: Tag @officialtoontober and use #ToonTober2026
– Instagram: Tag @officialtoontober and use #ToonTober2026

Only one submission per day.
Please keep submissions PG — no adult or political themes.
Fan art and original artwork are both welcome, as long as they fit the current prompt.
Animation is absolutely allowed — and encouraged!

Most importantly: have fun!

Join whenever you can, share your work with the community, support your fellow artists, and enjoy seeing what everyone creates throughout October.

TOONTOBER 2026 STARTS TODAY! 🎃

Happy ToonTober!
#ToonTober2026 #ToonTober

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The Author

Lavalle Lee

Lavalle Lee has been creating animated cartoons online since 1999/2000 for his website flashcartoons.org. Many cartoons on the site have gained viral video status reaching millions of viewers online. In 2009, Lavalle started learning hand drawn animation from Don Bluth in his animation classes, as well as attending his Masterclasses in Arizona. He has also personally studied animation and visual effects from Veteran Disney animators in Orlando, FL.

Lavalle is widely known in the animation industry as the creator of the TraditionalAnimation.com website. After seeing that most animation sites were about all types of animation, not any specific to classical hand drawn animation, Lavalle knew Traditional Animation needed to be represented online. TraditionalAnimation.com has become the leading website and social media account for all things 2D. The website served as inspiration for “The Traditional Animation Show” in which Lavalle was both producer and host.

His partnership with Don Bluth began when he championed the Dragon's Lair Indiegogo campaign as lead project manager, editor, voice actor and in-betweener. The campaign reached $730,000 dollars to produce a 7-minute pitch video. In 2017, Lavalle brought the idea of creating a school to Don Bluth, and Don Bluth University was born. After a decade of learning from Don Bluth and working together on multiple pitches and business ventures, Lavalle accepted the position as Vice President of Don Bluth's new company Don Bluth Studios.