SVS Virtual Studio FEBRUARY 2023

[Julia Hegetusch]

@Asyas_illos cool idea . Love it

[Asyas_illos]

Here’s the finished will print on canvas for her I think

[ksfabian]

I know the perspective is off, but here's my final from the vehicle class. image url)

[Melissa_Bailey]

Working on more dummies this month. Here's a dummy cover I just finished this afternoon...

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Asyas_illos love it, Asya!

[ksfabian]

@Melissa_Bailey I love the balance in the composition and the mouse is super cute!!

[ksfabian]

@Asyas_illos I love this lineless style. It's like a balance between comic style and painterly.

[Valerie Light]

I've been missing the regular monthly prompts lately! Anyone know when they will resume?

I am waiting for my first book to publish in March with Arcadia Children's Books! In the meantime, I'm learning how to make seamless repeating patterns for licensing. (hopefully)

[ksfabian]

@Jeremy-Ross Your fruit guys are so fun!!! I hope your shop blows up!!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@ksfabian thanks a bunch! Mice are one of my favorite creatures to illustrate.

[Tom Harshberger]

@Melissa_Bailey love it. the edge lighting on the mouse's ears is so nice!

[Valerie Light]

@Melissa_Bailey so pretty, Melissa! Do you have a bunch of dummy ideas ready to go? I'm working towards that.

[Jeremy Ross]

Thanks @ksfabian!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Tom-Harshberger thank you! I'm still struggling a bit with getting my values right, so the edge lighting was an attempt to help the character stand out more.

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Valerie-Light thank you! Yes, I have 2 dummies ready to go, 1 just about ready to go (it's got some nonfiction elements and I forgot to finish the back matter), and 2 in progress. I want 3 ready to go when I start submitting to agents this month.

As far as story ideas, there are a bunch! If you don't have one, I highly recommend having a story idea notebook. Mine lives on my desk, within easy reach if an idea strikes (which usually happens late at night, on a walk, or somewhere where I have to rush back to my desk before the idea disappears).

[Asyas_illos]

@Melissa_Bailey thank you!

[Asyas_illos]

@Melissa_Bailey I love this mouse, do you have a title yet?

[Asyas_illos]

@ksfabian thank you

[Asyas_illos]

@Valerie-Light how exciting congratulations! I’ve been looking into pattens myself

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Asyas_illos thanks! Yes, I do have a title --here's the cover mockup: