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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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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! πŸ˜†

      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 πŸ™‚

          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! πŸ™‚

                    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 πŸ™‚ 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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                                    • deborah Haagenson
                                      deborah Haagenson last edited by deborah Haagenson

                                      Super D, Dragonflyer - Transforms and Restores
                                      Aug 2020 DragonFly125.jpg

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                                      • PhophophoWorld
                                        PhophophoWorld last edited by

                                        Hi everyone! It's my first time participating in the SVS contests. I read that dragonfly's flight is studied in aerodynamics and robotics, so here's my take on it. πŸ™‚

                                        dragonfly.jpg

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                                        • Aisleen
                                          Aisleen last edited by

                                          Here is my entry for this month, it is meant as a title page for a cute book idea ("The little dragonfly witch") that came to me through this months prompt.

                                          I learned something while making this .... I`ll be writing the text on a separate sheet and digitally lay it over the drawing. That way I can more easily change the font, if it isnΒ΄t legible. Had to rework so much digitally to make the word "witch" more legible. πŸ˜“

                                          Hope your are all doing fine! Love, Aisleen πŸ˜‡
                                          dragonfly-witch.jpg

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                                          • deborah Haagenson
                                            deborah Haagenson @PhophophoWorld last edited by

                                            @PhophophoWorld Congratulations on your first submittal! This is very nice! I love your story. I considered this aspect of the dragonfly myself. You nailed it! It's also drawn and rendered very well.

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