Hi all. I'm happy to join the forum after signing up for svs today. My name's Mel and I've been self teaching myself how to draw for about 6 months now. I have a goal to create a portfolio to enter the animation industry and start an art Instagram that will help me shape my own style. Thank you for having me. Looking forward to meeting you all! ice sketchj.jpeg banana.jpeg grass goblin1.jpg

@AustinShurtliff Thank you! Unfortunately, I was not around and missed the Critique Arena. Does it happen every month?

I figured out how to update my signature. And it updates retroactively! So, bonus!
Now I just need to find a cover image. No pressure 😬

@sirjana hi! Just hit follow on instagram, I can see your fellowship at mats too 🙂 your style is really lovely and professional, welcome on the SVSLearn forum.

Thanks for the welcome everyone! And for the helpful suggestions. I do have procreate on my ipad and just need to hunker down and fiddle around with the layers and stuff. I can't wait to get to know everyone. Thank you again ! 🙂

Welcome. Looking forward to seeing your work

@carlianne Oh thank you 😃 they were quite a fun time!

@renatolins hi Renato! Welcome to the forum

Hello and welcome 👋 I would also love to visit Tokyo

@ambria Thanks so much! Your art's great, and it's awesome to see you tackling the fundamentals like perspective and light/shadow too. Looking forward to seeing more of your work 🙂

Welcome @Ghartark! Love the tiger piece!

Hi, welcome! I can see improvement already in these drawings! ☺️

Since all of your characters are from the same angle you could try doing the gesture drawing course to get comfortable with more poses! I'm excited to see more of your work ☺️

@Elisabeth-Rae Aw thank you so much, I appreciate it!
You're very kind 🙂

Welcome @Leah-Lisee-Boynton! Cool pieces!

@angieromy Welcome!!!

Buenas!

I lived in Tarcoles for 2 years and miss it so much. It's great to see a Tico on the forums 🙂

Thanks for sharing your playful artwork. I'm looking forward to seeing more!

@Nyrryl-Cadiz thanks so much! Honestly, though, it doesn't feel like a ton of work and I find that whether I work traditionally or digitally (or a mix of both), it takes me about the same amount of time to illustrate. I love working both in watercolor and colored pencil, so this mixed media approach is the best of both worlds, I guess!

@FennicVox Welcome! I'm new here too so we can learn together 🙂

If you haven't already, start watching the videos on Trent Kaniuga's YouTube Page. Trent is the owner of Aquatic Moon, an art house that creates assets for video game companies. His videos are catered for people with your ambitions. He addresses all of your questions. Scroll down to the ones posted in 2019 and 2020.

Hi Bret,
Thanks for sharing a little about your story and your fun comic piece! I love Inktober! It has really helped push me to grow. If you haven't checkout out the foundations curriculum, its a great place to start boosting your skills. If you have any questions or need any help with your SVSLearn membership please let me know!