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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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    • djlambson
      djlambson last edited by

      Three dragonflies carefully carrying their human babies on a high flying adventure! I want to be the one peeking over the side..why does everyone want to fly? 😃

      augustdragonflydlambson.jpg

      https://www.instagram.com/deborahlambson_art/
      https://deborahlambson.com/folio

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      • ryleygarcia
        ryleygarcia last edited by

        Hey everyone, here's my post for the August contest! I'm really enjoying the entries that have been submitted so far, great work everyone!

        Dragonfly_Tags.jpg

        Ryley Garcia
        garcia.ryley@gmail.com
        www.ryleygarcia.com
        www.instagram.com/ryleygarcia

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        • Graham Williams
          Graham Williams last edited by

          Hi everyone and happy August! Here is my entry for the dragonfly contest. It was definitely a challenge to think of a story concept for this one. There are already some great entries and I look forward to seeing all of them.

          2020 SVS Dragonfly Submission 80.png

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            aprilshin @Graham Williams last edited by

            @Graham-Williams This one made me smile it is so darn cute!! 😍

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            • Jordi Ventura
              Jordi Ventura last edited by

              Hi everyone, this is my entry for the contest! I used a poem as inspiration, I had fun doing it! Great entries so far, congratulations to everyone!

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              https://jordiventuraart.com
              https://www.instagram.com/jordiventura.art/

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              • Cody Markelz
                Cody Markelz last edited by

                For those still looking for some inspiration...BioBus youtube presentation on Dragonflies by two Dragonfly researchers Thursday 8/20 1 PM EST. https://www.biobus.org/townhall/

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                • K.Flagg
                  K.Flagg last edited by

                  Here is my entry for this month! Great entries so far, I can’t wait to see all the awesome WIP’s get posted. CC53016C-56AC-458E-8440-5A6A6AD42CA0.jpeg

                  K.Flagg

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                    aprilshin @Jordi Ventura last edited by

                    @Jordi-Ventura Aahhh I love how you executed the dragonfly! And your character is adorable! Absolutely loving the textures as well. Well done!

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                    • mamadraw
                      mamadraw last edited by mamadraw

                      Already so many great takes on this! It was kinda inevitable I would be going down the meganeura (giant prehistoric dragonfly type insect) route on this one - I have two young kids who are in that real intense prehistory/dinosaur phase! So I ended up thinking Jurassic Park for insects, mashed up with a vintage travel poster for said destination...and here we are. If you look closely you’ll see that the near future for our tourists looks similarly...uh...exciting...to the original...!Meganeuradone.jpg

                      I don’t know why the quality appears so bad on the preview of the image in this post, I guess maybe it is just too big and condensed down, but if you click on it you can see it at a higher quality!

                      Laura Rowan @mamadraw

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                      • Mandy Forte
                        Mandy Forte last edited by

                        I am trying a early chapter book genre for this month. 4AA82AE0-83CA-453B-96C1-4E1395F38168.jpeg

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                        • StudioLooong
                          StudioLooong last edited by

                          Here is my entry!

                          ackerman_dragonfly.jpg

                          Taylor Woolley
                          (Formerly Taylor Ackerman / StudioLooong)


                          Website: www.woolleystories.com
                          Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woolleystories/

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                          • alicia
                            alicia last edited by alicia

                            Zoe had never seen a fire breathing dragonfly before.
                            Updated- The coloring was bothering me so I touched it up.
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                                Lisa Pickard last edited by Lisa Pickard

                                *Updated post. I wasn't happy with the main character's wings so I did a bit of adjusting.
                                Here's my entry for Dragonfly. A shameful overuse of textures but it's my first illustration practising Procreate on an iPad 4 - so please go easy on me! 😆

                                Dulcie-Dragonfly.jpg

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                                • chrisaakins
                                  chrisaakins @StudioLooong last edited by

                                  @StudioLooong this looks so good. Your lighting looks wonderful. Makes for a nice silhouette.

                                  Chris Akins
                                  www.chrisakinsart.com
                                  www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                                  • StudioLooong
                                    StudioLooong @chrisaakins last edited by

                                    @chrisaakins thanks 🙂

                                    Taylor Woolley
                                    (Formerly Taylor Ackerman / StudioLooong)


                                    Website: www.woolleystories.com
                                    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woolleystories/

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                                    • cynthia bowman
                                      cynthia bowman last edited by

                                      Wearing a mask during this pandemic also keeps dragonflies from sewing your mouth shut when telling lies!

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                                      • cynthia bowman
                                        cynthia bowman @cynthia bowman last edited by

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                                        • Carmanda
                                          Carmanda last edited by

                                          Originally had a whole different thing going for this and got about 3/4 of the way through when at some mysterious point the top three layers merged (a problem for my overpaint-and-clean-it-later approach). I took it as a sign to pivot to the new concept my brain tossed out mid-shading on the old piece and ended up here.

                                          SVS-Dragonfly-Halloween.jpg

                                          https://www.instagram.com/carmandaartsthings/

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                                          • chrisaakins
                                            chrisaakins @cynthia bowman last edited by

                                            @cynthia-bowman great concept! Looks good too.

                                            Chris Akins
                                            www.chrisakinsart.com
                                            www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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