Challenge 194: Painterly

[luminousdaze]

Challenge 194
The new theme is...
Painterly



For this challenge we can create icons that have some elements - textures, stock, brushes etc. - that are inspired by the look of traditional medium painting techniques.
You may also use digital painting techniques to add effects to your screen caps/images.
You may also make icons of paintings, book covers (paintings), etc.
You may use your own paintings to make icons, if you do not mind putting them into the icon challenge, which includes the voting.
Please do not use anyone else's fan art, or personally shared/amateur art made by others, such as art that you may find that is posted by people on their own social media accounts.
Note: I edited this post later the same day, for clarity, the challenge is still the same.

Icon Inspirations

     
aurora_amethyst • abyss_valkyrie • wickedgame • nightbulbs

     
danseurlion • neonspider • alisea_dream • word_never_said

     
benchable • queen_bartonia • schryosel • brazen_water

For more inspo, you could have a look at these posts from other communities, which include many paint textures.

Emil Nolde - by tinny @ icontalking (2021)
Painted - by lookslikerain @ monthlyinspo (2018)
Painterly - by moi @ dwstills (2019) (icons only)


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⟐ Iconthat Challenge Guidelines, Directions & Rules ⟐
❇️ Create up to six (6) icons based on the given theme/prompt/topic.
❇️ You may use any fandoms: TV series, movies, comics, video games, actors or celebs from music, sports or fashion.
Stock photography or illustration (no fandom) is also allowed.
▪️ Please, no real-world politics or religion topics.
▪️ Please, no NSFW/18+/adult content in entry icon images.
✳️ Icons are 100x100px, 60kb or less. Icons be still/static or animated.
▪️ Please see the profile for updated rules about kinds of animated icons & AI art icons allowed. Animation is only allowed as decoration effects on static images [example]. The animation on the icon should be some kind of effect or decoration that is added to it or created by yourself, not frames taken from the original film/media source.
✅ Icons should be all new, made by you for iconthat & not previously posted elsewhere for any other challenges or blogs.
✴️ Please post your icons as a new post to the community. If you can, please add the challenge tag to your post.
📋 Icons entered for the challenge should follow the community's rules, and fit the given prompts, or they may be disqualified at the moderator's determination.
☎️ If you have any comments about the challenge or questions about the directions, please leave a reply below.
💡 For screen caps & pics check out capshare, the resources post or capspiration.
✨ Thank you! Have a nice time!
⏳ Icons are due Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 11pm [PST] {countdown clock}