Our SVS Virtual Studio June 2021🌞🍉

[Katie Carling]

@kylebeaudette I love how this turned out! I really want to take that loosening up class too. I love Lee's work so much.

[Judy Elizabeth Wilson]

Hi! I took a sketchbook sketch to a colour finish for practise. There always feels like so much potential in a sketch. I like the black line so it was a good practise.

[Janette]

@ellenseal14 The only spider I've ever seen that I like lol - I'm terrified of them!

[kylebeaudette]

Alligator

[demotlj]

Bluebirds and wild roses -- quintessential June in western NY

[Judy Elizabeth Wilson]

@kylebeaudette awesome, love the feel of traditional media!

[Judy Elizabeth Wilson]

Swan princess. I have been working on some fairytale art for my portfolio because I would like to work on a fairytale book someday.

[ellenseal_art]

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thanks! I'm working in procreate & I definitely agree that the brushes make a huge difference! My main problem is that I keep going back and fixing things & try to make them too perfect...but I do that with painting too so...merp.

@Janette Thanks so much! It's tricky to draw spiders cute enough to distract from people's tendency to be repulsed. lol!

[Asyas_illos]

@kylebeaudette I love your illustrative style it seems a bit shell sylverstein-ish too me!️

[jenithornhill]

I am working my way through the Picture Book Pro class.

[jenithornhill]

[donnamakesart]

A doodle I did weeks ago which makes me smile until now

[kylebeaudette]

A Star Wars type thing

[Amanda Bancroft]

This month I completed a new birthday card design for the retailers who sell my cards (I work traditionally on not-very-traditional Grafix Dura-lar .005 double-sided matte drafting film using mostly colored pencils and pan pastels) I also finally made a template for my social media page banner so I can change it up from time to time. Added the latest birthday card, Teacupcake, to the banner. I discovered that I need to go back and re-learn some art fundamentals (as applied to film) because I still struggle with things like basic shading (I sometimes get black uncontrollable streaks etc). That's what I'll be focusing on for the rest of June.

[andreazupcsan]

Hi everyone! The last few months have been rough. I feel like I hit a (incredibly solid) creativity wall as well as a style crisis. I took a break, gathered up some more creative currency, and I think I'm finally moving again. I'm glad I have svs to see the work others like me are creating!

[kylebeaudette]

More exploration in watercolour. Laying it down, finding something, then adding to it so it's a character, and finally inking. Fun way to work!

[Becky]

@kylebeaudette The texture of the paper matches the freeness of your line-work. What type of paper and ink are you using?

[Becky]

@demotlj The pastel colors are charming. the bluebird looks quite curious. Nice work!

[kylebeaudette]

@Becky the paper is arches, the pen is a pentel art technical pen. Thanks!

[Coreyartus]

Wrapping it up for the month of June by getting my calendar project on its feet! I purchased a new Canon Pixma Pro-200 printer, got myself some double-sided matte 11x17 paper, and finally turned my attention to getting my upcoming 2022 Bird calendar done. I'm beyond excited about my printer, and after plunking down a pretty penny on shipping supplies, I'm now potentially buying one of those fancy-schmancy binding machines to put in the holes and a metal coil in the top for the flip... This project has been more than a year in the making, and it's finally reaching fruition. It's so close to being completed I can taste it!