Our SVS Virtual Studio AUGUST 2020😎

[A Former User]

@dafoota
nice work
was it a conscious design decision to change where the claws come out?

[frankiiij]

@Molambo yes it was...this might sound silly but I always imagine them being tucked in there like that. It wasn’t until just now googling it that they don’t haha...smh...oh well.

Thanks for the compliment!

[K.Flagg]

I did a fan art piece for Avatar: The Last Airbender. This is in my opinion the best animated series of all time.

[Mara Price]

@chrisaakins It's wonderful!!!

[Mara Price]

@Jordi-Ventura Reminds me of Disneyland very nice.

[MyArt Multiverse]

I finished this pet portrait I've been meaning to finish

[Coreyartus]

I got my little micey storytime image done, then created two mice-related images for my Ko-fi tippers--one was a phone wallpaper and the other a Zoom virtual background.

[MyArt Multiverse]

@Coreyartus I love these they remind me of the Redwall series by Brian Jacques!

[Mary Toth]

Not really related to kids books (except maybe the style is) but due to high demand I've started creating some pet/poodle portraits lol. Here is one I created that I quite like (it didn't scan well so I'm currently pressing the paper between two cutting boards with some heavy weights on top - if anyone knows of a good tip on how to flatten paper for scanning please share! I'm begging). I made another for a friend based off the poodle one but forgot to scan it before mailing it off. I have a picture of it though that I snapped on my phone. It was of a dog she fostered. I love animals so making these was very fun. (I'll add my first one too. I made it mostly just to test out a white charcoal pencil I bought tbh)

[erinrew]

I’ve been working on a dummy book for my PB The Merry-Go-Round tree.

[MyArt Multiverse]

@Mary-Toth try wetting the opposite side of the paper slightly and laying it face down, also lay books on top overnight after it's dry...if that makes sense lol

[DanialGlover]

First time posting on here. I'm trying to finish up the rest of the year and starting fresh next year adjusting into a more simplified art style. I'm a huge fan of the textured children's book style, but I haven't quite found a process to do it yet. My previous work was more catered for tabletop RPGs but in the back of my mind, I wanted to do Children Picture Books.

For my first project, I want to do little characters of various urban legends and folklores from European, Korean, Japanese, Indian, etc.

[Mary Toth]

@MyArt-Multiverse i try wetting the back but haven't tried pressing it shortly after drying so i will give it a go! Thanks!

[braden H]

You can find all sorts of nifty stuff in the ruined bow of the Grimalkin... Including fissile material to power your clubhouse.

[chrisaakins]

I have been seeing these cat tails backlit along the road and I wanted to capture the beautiful light. Then I added a cat, of course.

[chrisaakins]

I turned this ugly face into a cool book cover.

Update.: My wife likes the darker version. What say you?

[Mark Wilson Illo]

Unicorns are by no means nocturnal, but, they make an exception for a full moon and good company.

[Valerie Light]

Hello everyone! I'm new here at SVS, bingeing on the podcast and getting tons of great info from these forum posts. Thank you to all the friendly and hardworking artists here!
I've spent the past few weeks exploring the possibility of a career transition to illustration. I've been a scenic artist and set designer for the past 17 years, painting and designing scenery for live theater. In that line of work, your paintings are prized for their versatility of style, not for their consistency of style.
So I've been sketching in gouache and pen and ink and Procreate for the past few weeks, trying to get comfortable working in my natural style and learning how to compose images with compelling characters. Here's a collage of some recent explorations. Each a sketch is between 2 and 5 hours of work, and originals around 8 inches max. I'd love some encouragement about what things are working well right now!
Thanks in advance!
Val

[Jess-Weaver]

@Sarah-Simpson Love this!!

[Kim Hunter]

@jsnzart Love your use of highlights - called rim light in film lighting.