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    APRIL CONTEST: Design the Coolest Treehouse in the World!

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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!

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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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        • 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

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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!

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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.😁

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                          • PenAndrew
                            PenAndrew @Johanna Kim last edited by PenAndrew

                            @Johanna-Kim Very inventive, lots of story and places to explore. I really like how you have captured the movement especially the material blowing open and revealing the interior of the house. There is a lot to explore in this image and one can follow the branches and pathways like the lines of the trains. Very clever. There are lots of lovely little details in this painting.

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                            • Valerie Light
                              Valerie Light @Johanna Kim last edited by

                              @Johanna-Kim Wait he's a mouse detective? This is so wonderful! Lovely work.

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                                Mike Marttila last edited by

                                Got a late start with this one and wasn't able to flesh out all of the details I would have liked (that's what May's for, right?), but still had a good time chasing this Addams-family-ish idea. Great entries by everyone! It's been fun checking out all the creativity with April's prompt.

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                                  Mike Marttila last edited by

                                  Really adore all the storytelling you've managed to fit into this piece, @Johanna-Kim! A great treehouse for a great mouse detective!

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                                  • Eugene Tan
                                    Eugene Tan @Eugene Tan last edited by

                                    @PenAndrew said in APRIL CONTEST: Design the Coolest Treehouse in the World!:

                                    @Eugene-Tan Hello, I really like this colour palette and the moodiness and style of this painting.

                                    Thanks! Still experimenting with colors and hoping to settle with something I'm comfortable with.

                                    @Michael-Oblivion said in APRIL CONTEST: Design the Coolest Treehouse in the World!:

                                    @Eugene-Tan this design is awesome! I like the color choices and shading but I think you can push them a but more to make the subject stand out. I hope you don't mind, I did a quick mockup and included greyscale versions and histograms for each to show the range portrayed

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                                    That looks...alot better than my own efforts. Dang, lol.

                                    I was struggling with the contrast and that definitely shows how much of a difference it makes.

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

                                      @Valerie-Light Elementary, my dear Valerie. Thanks for the kudos.

                                      @PenAndrew Thank you! I'm definitely a details person, but trying hard to be more selective about the which details.

                                      @aurelia Thank you!

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

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                                        HollyOakley last edited by

                                        Here is my entry into this months Critique Arena.

                                        My treehouse comes with a Slime Room (which gets a bit messy), a Surveillance Room (to spy on the family), a Time Machine, a Drive-In Cinema and a large ParaSailing Blower.

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                                        • Kara_Bazley
                                          Kara_Bazley last edited by Kara_Bazley

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                                          • Patricia Dishmon
                                            Patricia Dishmon last edited by

                                            My treehouse entry 😃 PatriciaDishmon_Caraballo-April2022.jpg

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