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!
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