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    MARCH CONTEST: Fairy-Tale Traveler

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    • HeatherBouteneff
      HeatherBouteneff @APHOTICMOTH last edited by

      @CLCanadyArts I relate to this character a lot. Lovely work!

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        emmasleight last edited by

        Here is my submission - my first time entering, so excited to be here! My character is based on the indigenous people of Scandinavia - the Sami people (I'm from Sweden - but I've lived abroad since 1994) They are a nomadic people living in harmony with nature and have a close connection to the magic of the forests and mountains of the north. ailawanderer.jpg

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        • Sara Nilsson
          Sara Nilsson @emmasleight last edited by

          @emmasleight
          Nice, I saw the sami influences immediately ❤ I have the same inspiration, mixing viking and sami together. Like the blue hair, it reminds me of Plupp. (a Swedish children’s book character)

          www.bildsara.se #bildsara https://www.instagram.com/bildsara/

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            emmasleight @Sara Nilsson last edited by

            @Sara-Nilsson Tack Sara! Yes the blue hair is from Plupp 😊 My first attempt at character design - it was fun, although I immediately want to redo all of it. No time tho as I’m off with the fam on spring break tomorrow - peaked on your Insta and looove your character! So cute and I see the Sami influences. Where in Sweden are you? I was born in Stockholm and grew up in Sigtuna.

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            • APHOTICMOTH
              APHOTICMOTH Moderator @Larue last edited by

              @Larue Thank you. I did have a ton of fun with it. At first I was stressing, but then just told myself to draw what I want, and to focus on it being for the folio. If I win, that would just be an added bonus. 😉

              All my links: https://APHOTICMOTH.carrd.co/

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              • erinrew
                erinrew @Tiffany Thomas last edited by

                @Tiffany-Thomas Tiffany yours is just amazing! I love the goblins in silhouette along the bottom. Beautiful work!

                erinrew.com
                Twitter: @rew_erin
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                • Sara Nilsson
                  Sara Nilsson @emmasleight last edited by

                  @emmasleight oh thanks 🙂 I'm from piteå, small town in the Northern parts of Sweden

                  www.bildsara.se #bildsara https://www.instagram.com/bildsara/

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                  • Tiffany Thomas
                    Tiffany Thomas @erinrew last edited by

                    @erinrew thank you so much! I love yours too, great concept!

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                    • alicepelot
                      alicepelot last edited by

                      This one was so hard for me! I watched the Designing Unique and Appealing Characters by Anna Daviscourt which was such an excellent course. So much of the character and movement from the sketches was lost, but I still had fun 🙂

                      Alice Pelot Frances March contest.png

                      <3
                      https://www.instagram.com/alicepelotillo/

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                      • alicepelot
                        alicepelot last edited by

                        OOO I forgot to mention that Frances is a Scout Faun - always prepared and hoping to save the village... but they have to learn to ask for help.

                        <3
                        https://www.instagram.com/alicepelotillo/

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                        • drawnbyshawn
                          drawnbyshawn last edited by

                          Here's my entry for this month. Fantasy is not necessarily my thing, so it took me a bit longer to find an idea that I thought would work.

                          illustration_SVS Mar 2021 fairy tale traveler_v1_SVS.jpg

                          Shawn Turek
                          Website: http://www.drawnbyshawn.com
                          Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/drawnbyshawn
                          Twitter: https://twitter.com/drawnbyshawn
                          Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drawnbyshawn

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                          • Cayleen
                            Cayleen @Chip Valecek last edited by

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                            • APHOTICMOTH
                              APHOTICMOTH Moderator @alicepelot last edited by

                              @alicepelot Great texture on the legs. 🙂

                              All my links: https://APHOTICMOTH.carrd.co/

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                              • Cayleen
                                Cayleen last edited by

                                Petal was not the daughter her parents had hoped for. Unlike the other fairy children who played with fluffy bunnies and beautiful butterflies, Petal made...different sorts of friends. When her quiet village is threatened by a horde of goblins, Petal decides to take matters into her own hands. It just so happens that goblins are horrified by the same critters that Petal loves to befriend. She sets out on a quest to find her helpers, and together they return to vanquish the goblin horde!!

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                                • ACPetullo
                                  ACPetullo @Chip Valecek last edited by

                                  @Chip-Valecek

                                  I’m new to the forum,
                                  Is there is a due date for this monthly challenge?

                                  www.acpillo.com

                                  www.instagram.com/acp.illo/

                                  ACP

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                                  • Asyas_illos
                                    Asyas_illos @ACPetullo last edited by

                                    @Angelo-Petullo last day of the month by midnight👍🏼

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                                    • ACPetullo
                                      ACPetullo @Asyas_illos last edited by

                                      @Asyas_illos thank you 🤙

                                      www.acpillo.com

                                      www.instagram.com/acp.illo/

                                      ACP

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                                      • Mandy Forte
                                        Mandy Forte last edited by

                                        I studied a lot for this one, rewatching the yeti design critic area and watched to class on Svs. Fingers crossed. 0614DD4F-238A-4639-BD47-63686BF82601.jpeg

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                                        • Sara Nilsson
                                          Sara Nilsson last edited by Sara Nilsson

                                          Hi this is Eira, her name means snow and she lives in a secret valley that's under attack. Her love for and abilities to connect with animals is the reson she's been the chosen one to find help saving the valley from goblins. Off she goes scared and feeling lonely.
                                          Before she began her journey the elders gave her an amulet,

                                          -keep this close to your hart, they said.
                                          And so she did, not knowing why, until she met Badge! a grumpy but kind badger. From this day he followed alongside her on the quest she's been given, finding help to save her secret valley.

                                          (I'm not used to ✍ in English, so I hope this story isn't totally off!)

                                          I worked more on this than I usually do, I have the research and story but working on translating it in pictures. Here lies my weakness I think, most of the time I go for pretty rather then expression, trying to change but old habits are hard to fix. Good luck everyone ❤

                                          EIRA-2-web.jpg

                                          www.bildsara.se #bildsara https://www.instagram.com/bildsara/

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                                          • Juleesa
                                            Juleesa last edited by

                                            Hello! First time entering as an SVS member- super excited!

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                                            https://juleesa.com

                                            https://emiliascorte.carrd.co/

                                            https://www.instagram.com/juleesa/

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