MAY CONTEST: Storm!
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 Can anyone help me, I want to know how to get my image the right size for posting here, as when I usually post work it's too large. Do I just resize the original image within the software, and if so what's an ideal size? 
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 @PenAndrew I'm not sure if this answers your question but to post here it just needs to be less than 500kb. So I use the same size and dimensions as what I send to the critique area. 
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 @AlliFaith Kind of but I want to make it easier to look at here. Not needing to scroll down as much. 
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 @PenAndrew if you keep it a square shape you shouldn’t need to scroll so much. I do my entries for the contest on 2048 x 2048 pixels post them here and wherever else, then resize down to the required 1200x 1200 or smaller, for the critique arena. Hope that helps. I don’t need to scroll a bunch on that size, also it probably depends a little on what it’s being viewed on. 
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 With one day to spare…  
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 @Asyas_illos So magical and cool! 
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 Just uploaded my entry. I had SO MUCH fun with this one.  
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 @Valerie-Light This is really cool! 
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 Calm during a storm. I have a memory of sitting with my dad on Pelee Island in Canada. It was the first time I wasn't afraid of a storm. He explained to. me that sInce light travels faster than sound, first you see the lightning flash, then a few minutes later you hear the thunder. Watching it from far away and learning about the science of storms made me feel less frightened. 
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 @HollyOakley Thanks Holly! 
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 @PenAndrew I like to make a second file that's the critique arena ratios, and then copy and paste my canvas. I like having the original size to work from if I want to go back in and rework it 
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 @Johanna-Kim thank you    
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  My entry for May. A bunch of friends are hiking when they suddenly see an incoming storm! 
 https://www.instagram.com/smol_pixie_art/ 
 https://itsawonderfullife4.wixsite.com/karabazley
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 @Asyas_illos Thanks. 
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 Boy, I really should’ve watched Wills interior design class, before I did that last one lol! 
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 The Aussie Dust Storm can create all sorts of problems, especially if you aren't prepared!!    
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 Here is my entry. Went analog this month and did this entirely traditional with colored pencils (well, there were a few Photoshop edits post-scan!).  
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 And ... thought I'd use this month's prompt (cuz it was a good one!) to do a second illustration on toned paper. Wanted to test out how the toned paper handled watercolor and colored pencil. Next time, I think I'm going to try a gouache base under the colored pencils to help the colors pop against the grey background (I had to do a bit of color adjusting in Photoshop). All in all, it was a fun experiment!  
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 @Melissa_Bailey Oh I love the way you painted the first cloud, the second image is my favourite. Once again you have captured a feeling of movement and joy. A good contender for the top 16. 
 
			
		 
			
		 
			
		 
			
			 
			
		 
			
		 
			
			 
			
			 
			
		 
			
		 
			
		