Because the type of stone used is a function of where the sculpture was made, there is not one stone which is more valuable than another. In Cape Dorset for example, the stone used is a beautiful dark green serpentine, but the local artists occasionally use a white marble which is also available locally. Relatively few artists use the local marble however in that it is a much harder stone to carve and takes a greater toll on their tools. Subject matter also varies tremendously from one community to the next, but Inuit art is primarily an art of observation, with animals, hunting scenes, and people being the most recurring themes. There are also very significant stylistic differences which can be observed in the art of different regions.
Styles tend to range from minimalism at one end of the spectrum to very high realism at the other.
The Inuit are also famous for their works of graphic art. The first series of limited edition graphics was put out by the artists of Cape Dorset in 1959. Other communities began to follow soon after, and now the communities of Pangnirtung, Povurnituq, Baker Lake and Holman Island are also well known for their prints. Inuit prints are produced in a variety of media with the most common being either lithographs or stonecuts. Stonecuts are quite unique to the Inuit in that the standard lithographic stone is carved out into a bas relief image of the design to be printed.