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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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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

                      @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!

                                Screen Shot 2020-08-22 at 4.25.40 PM.png

                                Cayleen Blackmore

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

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                                  jdubz last edited by

                                  Here's my entry... thanks for everyone for the feedback! I struggled a bit on how exactly to crop it. This seemed to feel the best to me personally of the 2-3 different crops on the original.

                                  dragonfly-club-svs.jpg

                                  Josh White
                                  https://www.instagram.com/joshwhiteillustration/

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                                  • Chris Perry 0
                                    Chris Perry 0 last edited by Chris Perry 0

                                    Chris-Perry----August-Dragonfly.jpg Instagram@Chrisperry.draws, www.chrisperrydraw.com.

                                    This illustration depicts Clara Driscoll, the designer behind the Tiffany Lamp, sketching in Central Park. LC Tiffany was a decorative artist in the 1900's Art Nouveau style. Mucha, another artist of that era, inspired my color choices. The sketches in the foreground are based on drawings she made to create the famous Dragonfly Tiffany Lamp.

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                                    • K.Flagg
                                      K.Flagg @fpichel last edited by

                                      @fpichel They do tend to lean more toward children's illustration and that is what the majority or students are pursuing but any entries are welcome. Lee, Will, and Jake have said that these concepts are just to help you build portfolio pieces so you should create images that will help strengthen your body of work. It is hard to win the contest if it's outside the children's illustration realm though since the students get to vote so it leans more children's style most of the time.

                                      K.Flagg

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                                      • Smita Kaushik
                                        Smita Kaushik last edited by

                                        dragonflies3.jpg

                                        Dragonflies in the land of cheese!

                                        My first post here 🙂 Looking forward to some great feedback from fellow artists.

                                        Find me on instagram @wildlife_smith.

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                                        • Jess-Weaver
                                          Jess-Weaver @jdubz last edited by

                                          @jdubz Great job on this one! Love the concept!


                                          jessweavercreates.com
                                          instagram.com/jessweavercreates

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                                          • Sara Nilsson
                                            Sara Nilsson @jdubz last edited by

                                            @jdubz So cute, realy like the wibe and how you worked with the light

                                            www.bildsara.se #bildsara https://www.instagram.com/bildsara/

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