Good idea, I'll make some copies and try doing a few value studies, I haven't thought about light source yet but that's would be a good thing to figure out next. I'm wondering about my dancers' feet in the bottom left...I cut them off...I may need to redraw with them totally in the frame or cut them off more but then I'm afraid it won't look like they're in motion...I'd like to have space for text as well. I need to do a couple more thumbnails I think.

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Hey SVS people! This is my WIP progress entry for the January critiques. Any feedback would help, thanks!

@Laurasketches I think YOU can straddle both markets, but that is asking too much from a singular piece of artwork. So I would recommend having that separation in your portfolio. Clearly label and separate what is for young audiences and what is young adult. A lot of people have those different areas on their website. BUT, even for the young adult market, I'd watch out for making a character too sexy if they are typically for the young audience (as in Wizard of Oz). Publishers are scared to death of that kind of thing right now (in my opinion). In the game market and comic market there is a little more flexibility there.

@j-sienkowski when it gets to the next step I will definitely alter the footprints to create depth. Hopefully that will help with what I was going for with the raptor as I was wanting is to be quite close to the raptor which is why he appears larger. Hopefully altering the prints in the snow would help scale too

@Coreyartus I salute your diving in to a project that's keeping you up at night in dialect.
And @Aleksey - I salute your project as well.

I'm with you-I'm launching into a comic project. I got a spot in the CGMA Making Graphic Novels class that starts later in January; created and taught by Jason Brubaker. There are times when I feel like I've jumped in WAY over my head, and then other times when like you-I need to set the learning-as-the-goal to the side a bit and just Do The Thing.

I like your thumbnails-my favorite is 8--but I chose it as the "one" scene that will set your story. Like others have said, depending on what you're trying to accomplish in this panel, that will help point out what we think will help you convey it.

Are you using any writing techniques or tools?

Thank you Josh..true I forgot to erase the parts of the little towel so it doesn't go over the feet! I like you idea to toss some little things on the dancers... !!

@BichonBistro yeah, the shelves look fine to me.

@Braden-Hallett Hmm, I think you're right about the black leaves. Also, thanks for the compliment!

@Inge-Permentier I'll look into that. Thank you

@theprairiefox nothing wrong with a touch of crazy 😜
Thanks again for all your prompts @Braden-Hallett and @theprairiefox

My niece is 2. She is a connoisseur of the toilet buffet. There's just something primal about poop that most kids are fascinated with 🙂

Great job chip. Something I noticed, color-wise, is that the original has a stronger warm vs cool setup on the clouds and the swing. The light areas are quite warm and the shadows are quite cool in comparison. You haven't quite pushed it that far.

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@Meta thanks 🙂

Good job in keeping it up to the end!

Prompt thread is here 😃

https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/8255/kid-lit-nanowrimo-prompts-resources/2

Day 31 Ripe

WE DID IT! I’ll share this on the Inktober one too for a last hurrah!

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Hello,

I am looking to learn Illustration as it applies to Motion Design. ie https://www.schoolofmotion.com/illustration-for-motion
Svslearn.com, despite not specialized for motion, has fundamental classes seems to have the closest skills overlap.

My question is which course of svs teaches how to mimic a a certain style. For example, I created some frames but it doesnt give the same feeling the moodboard on the bottom gives. Breaking it down is apart of the answer but Im not too sure.
https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=Storyboard_moodboard_v3.png
If this isnt clear, please let me know
Thanks,
Dwayne

Hi Carrie! Your panels look pretty awesome! Yes, it's well narrated and I can follow. I like the change of perspective which is getting lower with each panel. I don't know the original story, but I could imagine some change in attitude of the protagonist in the third panel. A clear break and emotion. He could be overwhelmed when he realizes that what he sees makes him feel insufficient or sth like that. I could imagine putting the text of the last bubble into the middle panel, or even add another panel before switching to the fighting scene. Just an idea. But that depends on what you want to tell.
I would put the protagonist and dragon into the horizontal center in panel three (they are slightly discentered), or put them clearly out of center. You already have some vanishing lines pointing on them. You could even emphasize that more.
But, well, it's already good without all of these changes. That's just polish 🙂

Oh wow, now your link finally opened. It didn't do that at first. You did quite some more work. Love the switch between panels and isolated figures. Story reads well! I could try to write more on single sites, if you like 🤗 but not today!
Hope you'll show the progress! Great work!