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Nom nom nom Flower + apple for day three of the # Nom nom nom Flower + apple for day three of the #imaginedflowerchallenge2026 by @estee.zales
From my couch I have a great view on a mildly busy From my couch I have a great view on a mildly busy intersection. Great for people watching! I call it the intersection tv. This illustration is based on a quick sketch I made yesterday, of a guy sitting on his bike. Flower + clock for day two of the #imaginedflowerchallenge2026 by @estee.zales
Up to some mischief for week 3 of the Venster Visu Up to some mischief for week 3 of the Venster Visual Story Challenge! Promt: Illuminate Another experiment with acrylic paint (and a bunch of other media on top :)). I loved this prompt for many reasons. I spend a lot of time conceptualising, just because there are many ways you can go with this. The literal interpretation of a light that illuminates something. I also played with the idea of something that comes to the surface that you hadn’t realised before. Or maybe a conflict within that presents itself. And then I circled back to a turned on light that illuminates these two characters are up to no good. Getting better with painting light is and more specifically figuring out how I want to approach light and dark in my work is on my ‘skill to do list’. So this was a great opportunity to try something new! On more week to go!! I’m so thankful for everyone not just joining with their own micro stories but also cheering on everybody else! Thanks to my fellow hosts: @Majken_enequist_art @ehud.neuhaus @niek_schuil_illustrations @jessamijn @geeske_illustrations @maluhendrikszen and @vensteracademy #venstervisualstorychallenge2026 #vvsc26illuminate
Flower + fish for day 1 of the #imaginedflowerchal Flower + fish for day 1 of the #imaginedflowerchallenge2026 by @estee.zales Leafy sea dragons are such marvelous fish 😍 Swipe for sketches and another idea I tried out! Also still working on hosting and making my micro stories for the #venstervisualstorychallenge2026, so probably won’t be able to do all flowers this week :(
Question for this week was: what if the wolf was j Question for this week was: what if the wolf was just a cub instead of a full grown adult? Second week my characters end up nose to nose… Lets see if I can change that next week haha #venstervisualstorychallenge2026 #VVSC26collision Hosts: @majken_enequist_art @niek_schuil_illustrations @jessamijn @ehud.neuhaus @annetoppenillo @geeske_illustrations @maluhendrikszen
Venster Visual Story Challenge Week 1: Curiosity Venster Visual Story Challenge Week 1: Curiosity Meeting a new friend is really scary sometimes. My plan for this challenge is to explore two characters I created a while ago but need some work. So they might change a bit during the month :) I’m also not sure yet what I want to do technique/material wise. This one is a combination of acrylic paint, pencil/crayon, collage and monoprint. I’m trying to become friends with acrylics, but not sure if we are meant to be. I like the painted texture, but do not always enjoy the sensory experience 😅 So I think I will use this challenge to play with different things and see what I end up with! For this week I took my own advice (see add limitations post) to just focus on an expression. On to the next!! #venstervisualstorychallenge2026 #vvsc26curiosity The hosts: @majken_enequist_art @ehud.neuhaus @niek_schuil_illustrations @annetoppenillo @jessamijn @geeske_illustrations @maluhendrikszen
We are almost ready to roll with the Venster Visua We are almost ready to roll with the Venster Visual Story Challenge 2026! In this post we want to remind you of a few important details regarding the posting to make sure that we will get to see your lovely stories as they will be posted.  Please read it carefully and maybe bookmark it in case you’ll need a reminder later on. When posting your stories in May , it is very important to TAG US (all 7 hosts) in the post. It is not just the @mention in the caption, but also using the “tag people” (just under the caption) and tag all the hosts in your images. Without this it could be difficult for us to find your posts, so please help us and TAG! Use the hashtags in your caption! General challenge hashtag: #VensterVisualStoryChallenge2026   Weekly (prompt) hashtags: Week 1 - #vvsc26curiosity  Week 2 - #vvsc26collision Week 3 - #vvsc26illuminate Week 4 - #vvsc26narrow  We will do our best to look at all your stories and share some highlights during the week, but last year we realised it’s hard to respond to ALL of your creations. You are very very welcome to follow the hashtags and look at the stories others are making and comment something positive. We are looking to build an uplifting community here, and you’re an important part of this.   Make sure to follow all the hosts to get see the stuff they will be sharing! @majken_enequist_art   @ehud.neuhaus @niek_schuil_illustrations @annetoppenillo @jessamijn @maluhendrikszen @geeske_illustrations and @vensteracademy   And most important: HAVE FUN!
Venster Visual Story Challenge, tips and tricks! Venster Visual Story Challenge, tips and tricks! Part 2: add limitations! In this post I’d like to share a bit of how I work with art challenges and prompts. I enjoy to participate in challenges like @peachtober. Apart from the community aspect which I think is amazing, I think these challenges are a great way to explore new ideas and ways of working as a creative / illustrator. My hot tip: add limitations! It’s very easy for me to overwhelm myself with all the possibilities. So what really helps me is to add extra limitations. I always choose something I want to explore in my creative practice. For example, last year for Peachtober I focused on collage to play with shape and texture instead of linework, which I am more comfortable with. So my advice would be to think about something you want to practice. Here is a list to start: - Trying out a new technique - Drawing people - Expressions in the face or expressions in the body - Pacing. Is your work often high energy, full of expression, maybe it’s nice to practice slowing down? Or the other way around. - Lots of detail versus little details - Limit the amount of marks you make. For example: draw people with just a few strokes. - Focus on shapes / focus on line work. I could go on, but maybe this already gives you a nice idea! If you have another great one for this list, please share in the comments! I’d love to hear it :) #venstervisualstorychallenge2026