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    APRIL CONTEST: Design the Coolest Treehouse in the World!

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    • Johanna Kim
      Johanna Kim SVS OG @Melissa_Bailey last edited by

      @Melissa_Bailey So inventive!

      http://www.johannakim.com
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      • Johanna Kim
        Johanna Kim SVS OG @Kim Rosenlof last edited by

        @Kim-Rosenlof Such a creative, fun concept. Love this!

        http://www.johannakim.com
        http://instagram.com/johannahkim/

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        • Valerie Light
          Valerie Light last edited by

          This treehouse is for people like me, who love to be inside when it's snowy outside. Screen Shot 2022-04-30 at 9.09.38 PM.png

          www.valerielightillustration.com
          www.instagram.com/valerie_light_illustration

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          • Kim Rosenlof
            Kim Rosenlof @Johanna Kim last edited by

            @Johanna-Kim Thanks! It was fun to do.

            Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiminyrose/

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            • Valerie Light
              Valerie Light last edited by Valerie Light

              And this one isn't so much a tree 'house' as it is a really active windy tree to play in! Screen Shot 2022-04-30 at 9.12.11 PM.png

              www.valerielightillustration.com
              www.instagram.com/valerie_light_illustration

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              • Asyas_illos
                Asyas_illos @Valerie Light last edited by

                @Valerie-Light beautiful!

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                • Kim Rosenlof
                  Kim Rosenlof @Valerie Light last edited by

                  @Valerie-Light Wow! This is cool and the colors are nice. I love the smore store. Yum!

                  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiminyrose/

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                  • Kim Rosenlof
                    Kim Rosenlof @Valerie Light last edited by

                    @Valerie-Light This is lovely too. I love it. It fun to see the colors and all the fun things they are doing.

                    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiminyrose/

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                    • jenn
                      jenn last edited by

                      Such inspiring and creative submissions, everyone! In response to last month's crit arena, my goals were to keep the palette bright, make the characters and situation relatable, and be mindful of the clarity of the image. I also tried to minimize the environmental impact of the house on the tree, hence the tent design. It was really difficult to come up with something that didn't look like some kind of alien pod. Nothing wrong with that, but not the concept I was looking for. Next time I want to be better about posting earlier and exchanging feedback. This month was all about pushing myself to finish a drawing.

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                      • Melissa_Bailey
                        Melissa_Bailey @Johanna Kim last edited by

                        @Johanna-Kim thank you! It was really hard to think up a "cool" treehouse. I am SO not a cool person!

                        illustrator - author - smiley person
                        mbaileyart.com
                        instagram.com/mbaileyart/

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                        • andreazupcsan
                          andreazupcsan last edited by

                          Environmental design is hard for me, I’m glad this month forced me into something different. Good work everyone!
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                          Andrea Zupcsan
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                          • Griffin McPherson
                            Griffin McPherson @Asyas_illos last edited by

                            @Asyas_illos you can name it this way but I just click on the title in the gallery view and change it there.

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                            • Griffin McPherson
                              Griffin McPherson @AngelinaKizz last edited by

                              @AngelinaKizz thanks, I’ll give that a shot!

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                              • juliemillardart
                                juliemillardart last edited by

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                                I tried traditional mediums this time. I’m excited to see everyone’s treehouses!

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                                • Merry.Millergass
                                  Merry.Millergass last edited by

                                  I took a drive to the Sequoia National Forest last weekend to get some inspiration for the treehouse prompt... But those trees are just SO hard to do justice in pictures and illustrations. Either zoom out to see the size of the tree, or zoom in to see the treehouse. Left me "stumped" hahah...

                                  But then on our drive back, we passed by Lake Kaweah & there are a whole bunch of partially submerged trees that just looked so cool and mysterious, I decided to switch gears and go with an underwater treehouse theme.

                                  Another fun prompt with so many inspiring submissions! Awesome job everyone!!merry.millergass_April2022.jpg

                                  www.artbymerry.com
                                  www.instagram.com/merry.millergass

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                                  • Johanna Kim
                                    Johanna Kim SVS OG @Merry.Millergass last edited by

                                    @Merry-Millergass What a cool idea. Now I have to look up submerged trees. I love the mood of your piece.

                                    http://www.johannakim.com
                                    http://instagram.com/johannahkim/

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                                    • Johanna Kim
                                      Johanna Kim SVS OG @Valerie Light last edited by

                                      @Valerie-Light Love this--all the kids, activities, and the feeling of wind is perfectly captured here.

                                      http://www.johannakim.com
                                      http://instagram.com/johannahkim/

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                                      • Johanna Kim
                                        Johanna Kim SVS OG last edited by

                                        I am really inspired by all the creative ideas shared here, and there are several that I wish I'd thought of. I didn't quite finish to the vision in my mind, but plan to. I rarely do spot illustrations, preferring to fill a page in order to get as much atmosphere in an image with help from the background. So this was a challenge for me. My favorite part of making this image was figuring out what details to show to hint at the character who lives here. This was done digitally. Johanna-Kim-April2022-treehouse.jpg

                                        http://www.johannakim.com
                                        http://instagram.com/johannahkim/

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                                        • aurelia
                                          aurelia last edited by

                                          @Johanna-Kim Oh my... You've included a whole village! Who'd thought there's even a train station up in the tree...Amazing work!

                                          visit my website: https://turnip.co/

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                                          • aurelia
                                            aurelia @lizardillo last edited by

                                            @lizardillo This is soooo lovely! I think you don't need to include any pandas, we can see clearly who lives there just by looking at the marks left by the bites.😁

                                            visit my website: https://turnip.co/

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