Pencil &Cookie is a short watercolor story about two beings from different worlds — a cookie who loves sunlight and adventure, and a pencil who prefers calm spaces and quiet logic.

They meet, share moments, and drift apart, but both learn that not every bond is meant to last — and that connection itself can be a form of love.

The series was created through a combination of hand-written storytelling and AI-assisted watercolor imagery.
I used AI not to replace drawing, but to visualize emotions that felt too delicate for words — turning memory into quiet, dreamlike scenes.

Artist: Niki Shen
Location: Athens / Shanghai
Tags: #illustration #visualstorytelling #watercolor #AIart #connection #nikishen