DECEMBER CONTEST: YETI

[Jonathan Malski]

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thank you! It's definitely aimed at an audience other than that of children's illustration, but I think that helps it stand out, too.

I love how you created the fur on yours! I took a look through your portfolio and your work is all very realistically rendered. If you don't mind me asking, was this piece done digitally or traditionally? And I take it you drew/painted the dark/shadow-colored fur first, followed by the midtones and highlights?

[Melissa_Bailey]

@powsupermum aww, thanks so much!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Jonathan-Malski thanks! Yep, even when I try to go another route, this seems to be my style, so I’m embracing it.

To answer your questions (don’t mind you asking at all!): this piece was done both digitally and traditionally. The sketch was done in Procreate then printed out on watercolor paper and finished with watercolor and colored pencil. And yes, I focused on clumps of fur first instead of individual hairs, defining the darks and shadows first. Highlights were very last thing to go in.

[Jonathan Malski]

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Interesting! That's quite a number of steps/mediums; thank you for the insight on your process!

[j.sienkowski]

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thank you! I spent a little extra time on the design so it could be immediately plugged into my portfolio because I don't have any character design

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Jonathan-Malski you’re welcome!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@j-sienkowski great idea! It’s something my portfolio needs as well.

[Gaelle Grizzly]

@DaveLeekArt Thanks a lot! Your comment makes me feel that I'm on the right way on the looong path of "becoming a good illustrator".

[Heather Boyd]

@j-sienkowski he's got so much going for him, love that he's a tree love-hugging yeti! Love the rendering style also.

[Heather Boyd]

@Lorna-H love the stilts! hiding stilts...

[j.sienkowski]

@Heather-Boyd I wanted him to be kind, but mischievous. I was hoping the tree hugging would help balance out his chicken stealing. Thanks!

[KristyM]

Welllll I did a couple of images that I was gonna share even though I missed the cutoff date but feeling like an amateur because I could not upload them haha if anyone has any tips for the next round that would be great First time doing this..
So many super rad illustrations up on here - love it!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@DaveLeekArt Thanks!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@mrsdion Thank you!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@mrsdion I had a few people/characters in mind when I did my yeti .

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thank you!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Kim-Rosenlof Thank you! I love the little squirrel and umbrella idea you did with your yeti.

[Jules]

@KristyM you could get an app that compresses photos. I would love to see what you did!

[LisaF]

Happy New Year everyone!! These Yetis are so fun! This is gonna be a very challenging Critique Arena It's scheduled for Jan 14 at 2 pm MST. We'll be sending out details soon!

[KristyM]

@Jules thank you I’ll give it a go! I have acrobat reader so I’ll see if that works