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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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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.
                      CD8494A6-692E-4132-902E-471D551D1A16.jpeg

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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 last edited by

                                  @cynthia-bowman DCE1246E-0B98-41E5-AA30-D1D44094DC6D.jpeg

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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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                                      • fpichel
                                        fpichel last edited by

                                        Just curious as to why nearly every illustration seems developed for children or a children's market? Is SVS specifically aimed at illustration for children? Did I miss that? Thanks! 🙂

                                        http://easternlit.com https://www.instagram.com/fpichel/

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                                          blackcrane last edited by

                                          Dragonfly Island
                                          @blackcrane

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                                          • Cayleen
                                            Cayleen last edited by

                                            Dragonfly's Revenge!

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                                            Cayleen Blackmore

                                            cayleencreates.com
                                            https://www.instagram.com/cayleencreates/

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