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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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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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                                          • ?
                                            A Former User last edited by

                                            Here is my entry for this month, I hope you like it.

                                            Dragonfly SVS copy.jpg

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