Our SVS Virtual Studio June 2021🌞🍉
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@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!
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@kylebeaudette I love your illustrative style it seems a bit shell sylverstein-ish too me!
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I am working my way through the Picture Book Pro class. -
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A doodle I did weeks ago which makes me smile until now
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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.
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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!
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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!
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@kylebeaudette The texture of the paper matches the freeness of your line-work. What type of paper and ink are you using?
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@demotlj The pastel colors are charming. the bluebird looks quite curious. Nice work!
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@Becky the paper is arches, the pen is a pentel art technical pen. Thanks!
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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!
Children's Illustration Portfolio: https://www.coreyartusillustration.com
Art Portfolio: https://www.coreyartusimagery.com
Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@Coreyartus
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@Coreyartus Congrats on your project!
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@kylebeaudette How fun! I'm trying watercolor too this week
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@kylebeaudette Ooohhhh what happened to him?
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@kylebeaudette LOVE these! That dragon face ...
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@kylebeaudette Thank you for sharing. What type of arches are you working with here? Is it hot press?
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@Coreyartus it may be the green tea talking but SUPER HAPPY DANCE excited to see your long-term project completed, and looking this great!
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And two weeks later, I figured out my black-streaks shading problems! It was awkward revisiting fundamentals but I highly recommend it
Here's the finished birthday card post-customer-feedback-incorporated:
