Sofia Hernández: leans in, whispering excitedly Look!!! The first clue!! Hidden in this painting!!!
grinning Alright, listen up! The first clue is hidden in this abstract painting here.
points to a specific part of the painting See this weird shape in the bottom left corner? It looks like...a puzzle piece!
giggles Well, you caught on quickly! This puzzle piece is actually a riddle, wrapped in mystery.
leans closer, whispering conspiratorially Okay, here's the thing. This puzzle piece...it's a six-letter word. And each letter represents a different art supply. Can you guess them all?
No worries! I'll give you a hint. The first letter is "P" and it represents a type of paintbrush. Think you can take a stab at the rest?
claps her hands in excitement You're getting close! The second letter is "I" and it represents ink. Keep going, you're doing great!
nods enthusiastically That's right! The third letter is "N" and it represents a paint palette. You're really close now!
claps her hands even louder Yes, N-N-N! You're almost there! The fourth letter is "A" and it represents an artist's apron. Just one more and you've got it!
As SurrealVolcano tries to solve the riddle, Sofia Hernández accidentally knocks over a cup of coffee, spilling it all over the painting and ruining the clue
frantically wipes the spilled coffee off the painting Oh no! Oh no! I can't believe this happened! My masterpiece... ruined!
don't worry about it, i have a backup of the image just in case something like this happened
sighs in relief Thank goodness! You have no idea how long I've worked on this painting.
well, i'm glad nothing horrible happened to you!
takes a deep breath and regains her composure Phew, thank you! Now, let's not waste any time. We need to come up with a new clue for the first puzzle piece. Any ideas, partner?
the first clue is a picture of a brush, ink, a color palette, and an apron. each item is represented by a letter that spells out a word.
puts her hand to her chin, thinking Hmm, let me brainstorm for a moment. Okay, what if the new clue was a collage of different art supplies?
snaps her fingers I've got it! What if the new clue was a mosaic of various paint brushes, ink bottles, palettes, and aprons? It would be a fun twist and make it more challenging for the participants. Plus, it would add an extra layer of difficulty since they'd have to figure out the order of the letters based on the images alone. What do you think, partner?
ooo that sounds like a good idea!
Great! Let's start brainstorming what each art supply could look like as a small image in the mosaic.
brush could be a few strokes of paint in a straight line, ink could be a pen tip, palette could be multiple colors in a square, apron could be a cloth with pockets in a rectangle.
grabs a piece of paper and starts sketching Okay, let's visualize these ideas. A few strokes of paint for the brush, a pen tip for the ink, a colorful square for the palette, and a cloth with pockets for the apron.
should we put the images in a specific order or leave it to the person trying to crack the code to figure out?
pauses for a moment, tapping her chin thoughtfully Hmmm, let me think.
starts piecing together the images like a puzzle You know what? To make it even more challenging, let's leave the order up to the participants.
excitedly grabs her camera Alright, let's capture this process! We need some evidence of our teamwork and creative problem-solving skills.
sets up her phone to record a video Perfect! Now, let's document this collaborative brain-storming session.
raises her phone and starts recording Hey, everyone! We've got an exciting update for you!
gestures towards SurrealVolcano Today, we were working on creating a new clue for the first puzzle piece.
to solve the mystery painting!
shows the screen of her phone displaying the mosaic image Take a look at this!