Definitely a strong foreground. I do pretty everything digitally so the fact that you've just gone for it in your sketchbook impresses me!

Re: New Slowvember Update

OK. I've been working this side of my concept now all week, only to release that I like the first 3 concepts met my personal brief for my Slovember piece. Today I came across some notes I asked myself before I started the project, detailing the main idea, my purpose, etc. It was somewhat of a reality check. This is a pretty picture, but the other images conveys the message I wanted. So I think I'm ready to move on from Slovember and start on my next portfolio piece.

I added some Caldecott fun after listening to 3 Point Perspective.

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Sorry for going quiet. Finally got around to start coloring!

Thanks for the help @LauraA . The plan is to work these out and then decide which message is more clear. The first set of finishes I completed with the girl in the center or this set with the girl arriving at the glass mountain. So many decisions scrambling in my head.

@Jennyann Neat! I rather like the blue/green red combo in the lower left value study! My next favourite would be the bottom right.

@Jennyann Ok, that makes sense! As annoying as it is to have to buy a pen display (Cintiq or equivalent), I couldn't seem to make any headway with sketch strokes until I did so. And the Kyle brushes that come with Photoshop are good. I still can't make the same strokes in digital that I can with a pencil, but they're a lot closer now than with an Intuos. And with your nice sketchy style, that's going to be important.

Another possibility is to scan the sketches and then adjust or fill with digital washes.

I took the backgrounds class, and it's a bit more about positioning characters in perspective and dramatizing their interactions than it is about backgrounds per se. It was useful, but not exactly what I was expecting. Hope this helps!

@chrisaakins Thanks

@chrisaakins i suffer when i try to do composition because i dont know how to do basic construction. Im better at it know im gonna try to hit up the metropolitan museum of art and do some studies.

@Braden-Hallett I agree. Head changes are a challenge. I studied the skull structure, so I can try to stay true to the main characteristics of a raven. However, when I'm drawing loose. I find myself loosing that structure.

@Lee-White. Awesome, that's amazing. I love his work.

@demotlj Thanks, I'm having fun learning so much about them. I also discovered that they can mimic humans, meaning they can speak, among other things.

You have a ton a ton, best to make a limit of roughly 20 (also try 20 different artists). And as others have mention have a focus, you may have one but there’s so many on the Pinterest pages, I can’t focus.

@Coley thanks! It was a great learning experience!

@TessaW thank you and I agree about the need for more contrast!

@baileymvidler Oh! I love this theme too! Fairies and mermaids are my favorites. And you such good movement on this tree. Very communicative! Your lines are so clean and expressive. Really nice job!

I really like your mermaid. They never said which half was fish.

Your finished piece is so cute! I love the little acorn hat.

Hey guys. Its my first time posting art on here the reason why was because of being shy and unfamiliar to this forum, but you can't improve while being shy all the time right? here are some of sketches and ideas. Feel free to be critical
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@Shara-Mills good idea! A lower POV would also give a better view of the kids under the desk. I was having trouble with that. Thanks for the suggestion.

@Amanda-Jean hi! I love this mixed-media collage look that you’ve got going here. It’s beautiful. Great job. I especially love your witch.

I redrew this illustration off of an old pencil sketch, redrew it with a digital pencil, and finally painted it. I loved it in its black and white form so much that I didn't want to paint it, but I'm happy with how it turned out.