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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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    • Mike Mirfin
      Mike Mirfin @Chip Valecek last edited by

      @Chip-Valecek whats's the deadline for Dragonfly please? Many thanks!

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      • deboraht
        deboraht @Mike Mirfin last edited by

        @Mike-Mirfin August 31, which is tomorrow.

        www.deborahtysonart.com
        Instagram.com/deborahstyson

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        • Pinky
          Pinky last edited by Pinky

          Uploading an image after seeing all the wonderful entries is daunting, but no risk, no reward, right?? πŸ™‚

          M Pinkstone SVS.jpg

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          • MattBaker
            MattBaker last edited by MattBaker

            For this one I made a little story involving my kids, so if nothing else, they'll be amused πŸ™‚
            Attempted traditional media for the characters; watercolour base and prismacolor pencils over the top in places. Tonnes of room for improvement but I enjoyed the experiment.

            LUNA-Final-Matt Baker.jpg

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            • carrieannebrown
              carrieannebrown @JDRpictures last edited by

              @JDRpictures sorry, I meant I think that's what Lee used in response to your question. Yours is really beautiful too! Not sure how you've managed to include so many colours but still make it look so cohesive.

              www.instagram.com/carrieannesdesigns/
              www.carrieannebrown.co.uk

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                Mara Price @djlambson last edited by

                @djlambson I love the color!

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                • Chris Philpot
                  Chris Philpot last edited by Chris Philpot

                  So much amazing work this month as always! I really enjoyed this prompt. Tried a completely different process this time.
                  Dragonfly_ChrisPhilpot_Final3.jpg

                  https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
                  http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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                  • Denise Tonner
                    Denise Tonner last edited by

                    This is my first time submitting to the context. 'dragonfly' was a great prompt - I am looking forward to seeing everyone's workdenise_tonner_dragonfly_svslearn_contest.jpg

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                    • djlambson
                      djlambson @Mara Price last edited by

                      @Mara-Price Nice to hear..thank you!

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

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                      • Coreyartus
                        Coreyartus Moderator last edited by Coreyartus

                        Settled on this version of this one.
                        Lookin' UpSVS3.jpg

                        Children's Illustration Portfolio: https://www.coreyartusillustration.com
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                        • LauraLane
                          LauraLane last edited by

                          Oh man, am I ever not going to get butterflies when submitting work πŸ˜…

                          This prompt was super fun and I had a great time coming up with a whole story for a little middle grade graphic novel. Except that wasn't the challenge! So I spent half the month on concept and a much shorter time on actual art. Oh well, I will for sure use the story stuff in the future, nothing is wasted! πŸ˜„

                          Dragonfly_final_small.png

                          lauralaneillustration.com
                          instagram.com/wild.wall

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                          • silvialcg
                            silvialcg last edited by silvialcg

                            EDIT uploaded my file again as I had uploaded the wrong one!

                            Wow! Each project is a completely different learning experience... I wish I'd had more time for this piece, but oh well, I had fun and did what I could in the little time I had! BTW, I love how different all the submitted designs are... so beautiful!

                            ECA7D266-53FC-4059-AAE2-C456DCA602C2.jpeg

                            Silvia Lopez-Cepero
                            https://www.instagram.com/silvia.lopez.cepero/

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                            • frankiiij
                              frankiiij last edited by frankiiij

                              Hope everyone is well and enjoying life. Here is my submission for this month. overly underestimated how little time i would have with teaching remotely and taking two classess. I just could not let go of my personal goal of submitting something each month.

                              What you see is just a quick piece most likely unfinished with zero planning. I apologize for the half finished work.

                              I wanted to bend the boat into a more dynamic design, add bright bugish color schemes, and commuicate more of sky to signify the flying. In addition, there is something wonky about the perspective of the front of the boat. Anyways like this quotes says, β€œAnything worth doing is worth doing poorly” here is my poorly finished dragonfly flying ship that I love. Thanks and much love!

                              DD4ADBE7-007B-4348-88EC-DB445F7FAF36.jpeg

                              Much love and God bless!

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                              • carrieannebrown
                                carrieannebrown last edited by

                                Good luck everyone!
                                Dragonfly-wn.jpg

                                www.instagram.com/carrieannesdesigns/
                                www.carrieannebrown.co.uk

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                                • Valerie Light
                                  Valerie Light last edited by

                                  Ok, here goes my first contest submission (and also my first finished image in Procreate!) So happy to have found this amazing community, and to begin to take in so much great information.

                                  8.30.20_Dragonfly_Watermarked_.jpg

                                  www.valerielightillustration.com
                                  www.instagram.com/valerie_light_illustration

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                                  • JDRpictures
                                    JDRpictures @carrieannebrown last edited by

                                    @carrieannebrown haha oh how embarrassing but thank you still!!

                                    Jason D Rod
                                    www.instagram.com/jdr_pictures/
                                    www.etsy.com/shop/JDRpictures

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                                    • frankiiij
                                      frankiiij @Chris Philpot last edited by

                                      @Chris-Philpot I simply love this. it is so polished.😍😍😍

                                      Much love and God bless!

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                                      • Coley
                                        Coley @sue last edited by

                                        @sue so lovely, soft and a little mystery to go along with it. I love it. One of my favourites so far

                                        https://www.instagram.com/nicoleledrewmay/

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                                        • jenn
                                          jenn last edited by jenn

                                          Hi everyone: This is my first post, but I have been a member for the past couple months. This is the first challenge that I managed to finish. I am a teacher, so this will also be my last post for a while.

                                          It has been just wonderful to watch the crits for the previous challenges. The SVS fundamentals courses have helped me develop some strong pieces and I am looking forward to continuing to improve. Thanks SVS! Good luck everyone!

                                          desautels-svs-august-challenge.jpg

                                          studiojcd.com
                                          she/her/hers
                                          Insta/Twitter: @chengdesautels

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                                          • Chris Philpot
                                            Chris Philpot @frankiiij last edited by

                                            @dafoota Thank you! I focused on the execution part this time and it didn't fight me as much as some previous efforts.

                                            https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
                                            http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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