@dickdavid That's so sweet Richard, thank you! I'm glad you found the videos helpful, and I'll work hard to keep making valuable content!

I think of the image like a kid's jigsaw puzzle that only gets up to 8 big pieces. It's not perfect, but it gives a good guide for designing things.

As a teacher, I know those clear plastic bins with their names written in coloured paper and taped onto the front. chef's kiss

@AustinShurtliff This is my very first post in the SVS forums, so I hope I’m doing this right. The piece I’m sharing is of my final character designs for Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This is maybe the first piece I’ve ever made completely digitally, and definitely the first illustration I’ve made in black and white! I really tried to work outside my comfort zone. 1. How have you improved this year thanks to SVSLearn? I only joined SVS a few months ago, but I’ve already made my way through several courses — Creative Composition, Children’s Books, Character Design, etc. Before I joined, I was struggling to teach myself everything I needed to know on my own and getting caught up on where to start. As an aspiring picture book illustrator with no formal illustration education, I’ve really appreciated SVS as a resource. I’m still a beginner in this field, but SVS has helped me organize my creative process, which has been crucial. 2. How did SVSLearn impact the creation of this piece? I followed the approach Anna Daviscourt laid out in her Character Design course, just with a different story (Goldilocks and the Three Bears) and time period (1940s). I played with simple shapes, proportion and wardrobe until I landed on these characters.

@carolinebautista awesome

Thank you all so much for the suggestions. Here is the piece with the edits and a sketch of the tapestry. If you see anything else that seems off please let me know!!

@Bricz-Art I emailed Chronicle to express my disappointment with their lack of support to @Jake-Parker and failure to communicate the status of the book to advance purchasers. I also shared my opinion that charges of plagiarism are baseless, after reviewing my copy (having viewed Mr. Dunn's video in August). I had to email twice to get a reply. Here is their reply: "We have paused the publication of Inktober until further notice. Last week, Amazon inadvertently shipped a small amount of copies to customers that had pre-ordered the book earlier this year. They have since placed all books back on hold and returning remaining copies to us. We apologize for the confusion." I feel very fortunate to have received a copy and hope this will be resolved soon, no thanks to Chronicle btw.

@Elisa-Miko-Price I think if you work the highlights and the shadows better across the tree if would make it pop out better. The head placement doesn't seem right. I feel like the hair is an very uncomfortable fluffy pillow and is making her neck stiff

@Navya-Raju I think this is very lovely! Your style is very nice, I really enjoy it I think you could work a little bit more on your storytelling to grab people's attention a bit more. Here the guy is giving a flower to the mermaid but why the dream sign in the background? Her pose is also ambiguous, like she's shrugging? If you clarify your storytelling and add more emotion to it, you'll create more memorable piece. However, I would warn against using Instagram engagement as a metric for successful portfolio pieces. The algorithm is capricious and based on a bunch of things unrelated to what art directors are looking for. From asking my clients what piece in my portfolio made them think of me for the job, I know that my most liked Instagram pieces aren't at all the same as the ones that actually get me work. Take Instagram stats with a grain of salt - social media can be one of your career strategies but it's not the only part or even the most important part of your career. Best of luck with your portfolio! I actually have a little free portfolio guide available if you'd like: https://www.subscribepage.com/portfoliomistakes

The stylize Character Course is what I am working on at the moment. I love the being able to create aspect of art. This course felt refreshing for me. I hope you enjoy!

@NessIllustration these thumbnails look pretty solid! I would suggest integrating your preferred color pallet within the thumbnail. Your brand is so important, it should be stamped on your work as much as you can! I can’t wait to watch these videos!!

@jdubz thanks for the share! This stuff is gold.

Cool interpretation @aska!

It makes me think of Tomb raider...

Progress. Have to turn in for the night.

@Евгений-Бондаренко Awesome! Yes please let me know!

Looks great! I noticed mine looks odd though, it looks blurry and distorted in some areas. I’m not sure why it would look that way but I worry about it being a problem

@MichaelaH good point with the silhouette, thanks for the feedback. I will think about it.

@Jacy13 Thanks so much!

Well here is some wip for my color red? Orange maybe? I aim to be finished by tomorrow... also my first digital illustration ever using procreate on my iPad Pro