COLOUR
Give the bright bits a friend.
A vivid pink feels different beside lemon, cream or deep cobalt. Try changing the colour around an object before changing the object itself.
THE COVER STORY
A little sugar.
A lot of
story.
Big colours. Unlikely characters. Six confectionery worlds with something to say — and a few ideas for making something of your own.
LOOK CLOSER.
A NOTE TO THE READER
We believe a sweet can be a character, a landscape or a very good excuse to look at colour differently. Welcome to the illustrated side of confectionery.
Meet the journal ↗BIG PICTURE / SMALL DETAILS
The sherbet
situation.
Something extraordinary is happening on the horizon. Fortunately, the horizon appears to be made of citrus jelly.
A path of bonbons winds towards a mountain that has decided to become a celebration. Follow the slow curve of the trail, then the sudden spray of stars. Two speeds, one picture.
Our illustrated worlds begin with familiar sweets and ask them to do unfamiliar things. The fun is in the change of scale.
THE FLAVOUR FINDER
What’s
your kind
of sweet?
Five quick choices lead to a picture story, a colour palette and a small creative challenge. There are no wrong answers and no scores to chase.
For imagination, not diagnosis. Your answers stay in this page and disappear when you leave.
Question 1 of 5
YOUR CREATIVE ROUTE
Your creative story
Read your picture storyA second story to explore ↗A playful creative suggestion. It does not assess your personality, diet or health.
A JOURNEY IN ONE FRAME
All aboard
the gummy express.
Peppermint wheels, a raspberry boiler and a route with absolutely no interest in straight lines. This train has somewhere improbable to be.
Three little
ways to see more.
Notes from the drawing desk.
SHAPE
Repeat. Then interrupt.
A row of circles makes a rhythm. One triangle makes a surprise. Small interruptions can give a crowded picture a clear point of interest.
STORY
Ask what happens next.
A train suggests a destination. A parcel suggests an arrival. One implied event can make a still image feel larger than its frame.
CHARACTER STUDY
A very
sweet
racket.
The trumpet has an orange-jelly bell. The drummer is a spiral lolly. The audience is wrapped up in every note.
Simple faces give the instruments a little personality; repeated curves give the whole scene a rhythm. You can almost hear the shape of it.
It can leave a little room for you.
EVERYDAY / EXTRAORDINARY
A forecast
of jelly.
There is something reassuring about an ordinary umbrella in an extraordinary world. Even a gummy resident needs a dry route home.
The nearest character gives us a way into the scene. The smaller umbrellas lead us through it. A blue syrup gutter does the rest.
Try this: give an imaginary character one completely ordinary errand. What would they take with them?
THE LAST FRAME
The parcel
after dark.
Turn the view straight down and a box becomes a composition. The ribbon wanders, the sweets cluster, and one yellow beam changes the mood.
A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS
Before you
fold the page.
Can I buy the sweets or book a visit?
The scenes are fictional digital illustrations. Qenovarim is a free art journal, with no shop, visits or bookings.
What does the flavour finder actually do?
It counts your five creative choices across four story routes and suggests a related illustration, palette and exercise. It does not assess personality, nutrition or health.
Are my answers saved?
No. They stay in the current page. You can download a text brief to keep your result on your own device.
Can I use the creative exercises?
Yes, you can try them for personal creative practice. The site’s narrative illustrations have separate use conditions in the Terms page.
LETTERS TO THE JOURNAL