Crayon

A Crayon Shin-chan collaboration room is available at GRAND CHARIOT Hokutoshichisei 135°, a hotel inside the Nijigen no Mori anime theme park on Awaji Island. Guests staying in the themed rooms can choose between special perks, including colouring experiences featuring Shiro and Buriburizaemon. The collaboration is drawing attention from fans of the long-running anime series.

An artist has shared a pencil drawing titled 'Vassivières : Les confins', depicting the remote edges of the Vassivières area. The black-and-white sketch, drawn in a sketchbook, includes motifs of nature, trees, children and walking, suggesting a hiking scene from the French countryside. It is being circulated among art and drawing communities, where it has drawn a small but appreciative audience.

A live music session, 'Salty Sessions' featuring Salty Crayon, is being broadcast on the No Agenda livestream. The host is encouraging listeners to boost the show, request tracks and donate, noting the podcast remains value-for-value enabled so supporters can send payments directly. It is a small, community-driven music event being promoted to a niche podcasting audience.

An artist has shared a new pencil drawing titled 'At Stevka's', depicting a sleeping woman. The black-and-white sketch, tagged across multiple languages including French, Spanish, German and English, has drawn a small but warm response from fellow art lovers on federated photo-sharing networks, where sketchbook and life-drawing communities regularly exchange figure studies.

A community garage sale doubling as a free event is drawing attention for its library book nook haul, offering physical media including DVDs, Blu-rays, VHS tapes, books, crayons and a Blu-ray player at no cost. Posts about the giveaway highlight renewed interest in second-hand physical media and neighbourhood sharing events.

An artist taking part in CoinCoinTober, the October duck-themed art challenge on Mastodon, has posted a drawing of a red-crested pochard. The piece combines watercolour markers and watercolour pencils on watercolour paper. The artist says they are starting to find their footing with the mixed materials and finding the process fun, sharing the work under art, painting and bird-related hashtags as part of a year-long art practice.

An artist is taking part in the CoinCoinTober drawing challenge, sharing a watercolour illustration of a gadwall duck made with watercolour markers and water-soluble pencils on watercolour paper. The creator says they are getting more comfortable with the materials and finding the process fun. The item has so far drawn only light engagement from other users.

A French-speaking artist has posted a new piece for the CoinCoinTober daily art challenge: a Mandarin duck drawn with a mix of felt-tip pens and watercolor pencils on white paper. The work, tagged with art challenge and no-AI hashtags, is drawing small but positive engagement from the community.