Title: The Verdant Spire. For this Spring Challenge entry, I wanted to distill the essence of the season into a chromatic "recipe" of just three tones—Natural Green, Soft Yellow, and Soft Coral Pink—employing a digital gouache technique to generate organic textures that capture the pulse of nature. The work explores the mystical symbiosis within the Verdant Spire, a realm where energy weavers collaborate with the Snail People; these ancestral beings act as the intuitive vision for the practitioners, guiding the unfurling of every new sprout with a steady gaze. This concept serves as a personal tribute to the worlds of classic fantasy and nature literature that have shaped my imagination, transforming those influences into a mythology of my own. #XPPeneurope #XPPendream2026 #Springchallenge