Challenge 202: Celestial

[luminousdaze]

Challenge 202
The new theme is...
Celestial
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For this challenge we can create icons that show inspiration from all things celestial and extraterrestrial.
Decorate any fandom icons with stars, moons and planets, use sci-fi fandom scenes or make icons of real astronomy images as seen from the sky or from space telescopes.

🌘 Celestial Icons Inspo 🌒

       
magicrubbish • tinny • aliensamba • sietepecados • violatedraindrop

       
lady_kingsley • apologizeg • longerthanwedo • naive_astronaut • magnavox_23

       
abyss_valkyrie • ghanimasun • barstr7 • word_never_said • littlemissnovella



⭐ Texture Inpso ⭐

☄️ Dark Sky - 54 textures by kowhai (no zip download required)



☄️ Celestial - 30 textures at oh_crime (no zip download required)




🌝 Textures by luminousdaze - "Galileo's Moon and "Aquaspace"
(old textures I previously shared at dwstills, with nine newly shared textures)













🛸 Other Websites 🛸

ESA/Hubble Space Telescope
Astronomy vector art at Vecteezy (some images are free)
Free Celestial Color Palettes Inspired by Beautiful Space Events at Shutterstock

Admin note:
All linked or supplied textures and website links are mentioned for fun or inspiration. Viewing or using the linked websites is not required to enter the challenge.

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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+ or mature content in entry icon images.
▪️ 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.
✳️ Icons are 100x100px, 60kb or less. Icons be still/static or animated.
✅ 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.
⏳ Icons are due Monday, March 30, 2026 at 11pm [PDT] {countdown clock}
✨ Thanks! Have a nice time!
🖼️ For screen caps & pics check out capshare, the resources post or capspiration.
💡 If Imgur content is not available in your region, please try using Rimgo to view challenge images.

Comments

[xeena]

yaaay my favorite theme!

[luminousdaze]

Yay, thanks! 😊🌟

[abyss_valkyrie]

Always here for some celestial textures! XD

[luminousdaze]

😁🌠

[tinny]

Thank You for using one of my icons. It's one I haven't thought of in a long time! <3

[luminousdaze]

Anytime! It's a very nice icon and I enjoyed watching that series. 😊🤖🧒

[littlemissnovella]

Thank you so much for using one of my icons as an example!!!!

[luminousdaze]

Anytime! 😊

[thesleepingbeauty]

I love the theme and inspiration post ♥️

[luminousdaze]

😊💖

[nondenomifan]

I'm only seeing text where inspo icons should be? I don't have any settings to block images. Is this a DW issue?

I would really like to participate.

[luminousdaze]

Is this a DW issue?

I don't know. But, I didn't use DW to host this inspo post. It's probably a temporary issue with the image hosts being unavailable because of website maintenance. Usually, images will be back online later.
Sorry, I cannot make a screen shot for you because my laptop screen has a dim area on one side that may effect a screen grab.

[nondenomifan]

I can see them, now. Wow, am I impressed with those, but I'm going the "simple" (ha-ha) route combining the gradients I made from the "free" Shutterstock spacial images/palettes (and other Shutterstock palettes I thought qualified) and masks or other celestial imagery from my friends at Deviant Art. I'm having fun! Thanks for this prompt. And thanks for saying "6 or less"!

[innitmarvelous_og]

Can I use the textures IN my icons? Is that okay?

[luminousdaze]

Yes, of course! :)

[innitmarvelous_og]

Tnanks! Just wanted to be sure!

[chocolatefrogs]

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE this theme! One of my faves. So doing this. :)