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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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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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                    Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/Coreyartus

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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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                                          • MattBaker
                                            MattBaker @frankiiij last edited by

                                            @dafoota Very cool piece!

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