Creative Challenges

PENTEL Challenge (TRUE COLORS) 🌈💖✍️ CREATES WITH LOVE by RAINBOW-Z Instagram@rainbow.z.o3o

SKETCHING UNDER A LEMON TREE PT. 7 ✍🏽📙🌳🍋

quick sketch in my dads backyard. Just me, AirPods, sketchbook with my daily favorite PENTEL POCKET BRUSHPEN ! sitting on bench under a lemon tree! No color needed with this sketch even though it ran out at the end.

Still think it worked out perfectly ✍🏽✨

So here’s my entry for the @pentelofamerica #pentelchallengetcu showing my true colors. Not worrying about being perfect, just enjoying the process of whatever happens on the page! Just going with the flow of the ink from my brushpen ✍🏽 todays random sketch reference is the skull cover from one of the evil dead movies.

#NICOGRAFFICS

I enjoy seeing where zentangles take my art. They allow me to start with raw shapes, and find the treasures within.

I love the Pentel brush pens!

#TrueColors2026

Another glorious Pentel Challenge and I’m honoured as always to show my true colours! After some deep thinking, I realised my truth is connection. To myself, my values, my interests and to others, to my art and the valuable things to be learned in between! I value kind community as well as Kim, frogs and all the beautiful souls at Pentel! Always a joy to be pushed out of my comfort zone and laser focus my brain/heart connection.

I love the Pentel brush pens and Brush Sign Pens!

I've been a digital illustrator for quite some time, but this year I decided to dive into gouache painting. So far, I've been loving every minute of it. In an era where AI is becoming more prevalent, it's been really nice to reconnect with the traditional side of creating art.

#TrueColors2026

In this season of life my true colors look like deeper lines, silver roots, a midsection with her own agenda, and a complicated relationship with sleep.

But somewhere in the mess, the scribbles started blooming, as my mindset shifted from anti-aging to pro-aging.

Because aging powerfully means showing up honestly, even when it's messy. Even when you're still grieving some of what you're losing while learning to love what's emerging.

These are my true colors and I’d love to see yours!

Create one piece of art that represents your true colors — your identity, your values, your journey, or the community that helps you feel seen.

The famous Pablo Picasso quote, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life" is one of my favorites. Art is more than just a form of self expression, for me as a disabled artist it allows me to heal, to challenge me in the best ways and to connect to the world. I'm an introvert but when it comes to art I am so interested and more social, it sparks something in me and I just have to create.

Art is a crucial part of what makes us human, either as an admirer or a creator. It gives us a sense of community, connects us and allows us to feel seen. Art is not just paintings in a museum or gallery, it is in our daily life, it is music, it is performative, pottery, poetry, dance, drawings, gardening, paintings, and yes doodles or scribbles!

Art inspires, art…

Took my pentel pens to a Brewers game and did some drawing. Great way to watch a game!

Your true colors aren’t just the brightest ones. They’re the quiet, messy, muted, resilient, or the hopeful ones. And every shade matters!

This little piece is a reminder that your story, your voice, and your creativity matter. Using the Aquash Aquabrush, the “gel-icious” colors of Pentel’s EnerGel True Colors United Pack liquify and blend like watercolor! Outlined with a bit of Sparkle Magic, these letters and words represent a message to create and be who we want to be!

Pentel always celebrates authenticity, self-expression, and the courage to show your true colors. Create something that reflects who you are and join the #PentelChallengeTCU for a chance to win weekly prizes. Even better, proceeds from the True Colors United Pack help support youth experiencing homelessness, with a focus on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC young people.

The challenge runs June 22–July 17. Share your art, embrace what makes you uniquely you, and submit…

#TrueColors2026

Loving that this challenge exists and can’t wait to see all the entries! #pentelchallengetcu

We’re calling on our community of artists, makers, creators, and visionaries to showcase how you boldly live your truth. Use your favorite art tools to bring your True Colors story to life! This could be an illustration, written word, lyrics, voice recording, watercolor painting, comic strip, etc. The creative opportunities are endless! #TrueColors2026

How to Enter:

• Create an original piece inspired by the theme "Show Your True Colors" and what it means to live authentically.

• Use any creative medium you love like drawing, painting, journaling, poetry, writing, comics, digital art, music, voice recordings, and more.

• Submit your entry as a post here in the Pentel Creator Collective Group