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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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    • J
      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

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            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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                • 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. 🙂

                    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 isn´t legible. Had to rework so much digitally to make the word "witch" more legible. 😓

                      Hope your are all doing fine! Love, Aisleen 😇
                      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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                        • deborah Haagenson
                          deborah Haagenson @cynthia bowman last edited by

                          @cynthia-bowman I love this story! Your dragon is very pretty too!

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                          • deborah Haagenson
                            deborah Haagenson @Graham Williams last edited by

                            @Graham-Williams This is very clean and cute! This is one of my favorites!

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                            • JessicaStauffer
                              JessicaStauffer last edited by

                              Here we gooo!!!

                              DragonflyFinal1.jpg

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                              • J
                                jdubz @Jess-Weaver last edited by

                                @Jess-Weaver @Sara-Nilsson Thanks so much I appreciate it!

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

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                                • David starfas
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                                  • David starfas
                                    David starfas last edited by David starfas

                                    Hello Everyone,

                                    I am new to SVSLearn but I have been listening to the podcasts for the past year. Finally jumped in to start previewing and taking classes. I have been selling fine art paintings for the past 20 years. Trying to transition into illustration. Let me know what you think. August_dragonfly_contest_David_Starfas.jpg

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                                    • Graham Williams
                                      Graham Williams @deborah Haagenson last edited by

                                      @deborah-Haagenson thank you 🙏 it’s so nice to see comments like this!

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                                      • DaveLeekArt
                                        DaveLeekArt last edited by

                                        Here’s my entry for this month’s critique arena contest. I’m not sure how I feel about it as it’s the first time I’ve tried to create anything without line work (just to try something different and venture outside of my comfort zone) but I’m submitting anyway.

                                        Looking forward to seeing what everyone else is bringing to the table. For some reason this prompt stumped me more than expected so I’m curious how others tackled this one.

                                        Oh, I also decided to throw some text in there for fun. It could be a big misstep but I figured I’d give it a shot anyway and see how it fared.

                                        Good luck everyone:)

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                                        Instagram: @daveleekart

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                                        • Gabby Correia
                                          Gabby Correia last edited by

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                                          Hello everyone 🙂 this is my first time entering. I have been doing children's book illustrations for independent children's authors for the past year or so and I want to up-level my skills here on SVS.
                                          Thank you to all who helped me with this piece in the thread. Loving all the different styles and perspectives so far.

                                          https://linktr.ee/gabby_correia

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                                          • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                                            Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @David starfas last edited by

                                            @David-starfas this concept is quite unique.

                                            Portfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
                                            Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyrryl_cadiz/
                                            YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJCF1Im8ZO7hpGWTKOJMuA

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