Society of Visual Storytelling

    SVSLearn Forums

    • Register
    • Login
    • Search
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Search

    November 2023 Submissions - How To Fix Your Art

    Artwork
    51
    99
    13322
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • Fey Realme
      Fey Realme last edited by Fey Realme

      IMG_3096.jpeg

      Hey guys, I shoehorned the prompt into my own october art challenge where i am doing a few different things in tandem to hone in on my illustration weaknesses and discover new ways to work. My biggest struggle is my most recent bout of “how the kek do I render stuff!?” I am mostly a drawer of flat more cartoony figures, but my brain’s default rendering setting is realistic Painting (renaissance era) which i am not nor ever have been good at. I have been trying to embrace flat cell shading and color contrast, but i always feel i should add highlights and halftones and shadows—realistic modeling you know?
      I am realizing that you can use shadows to ground characters and connect them to backgrounds without needing to go full on realistic, but figuring out how to do that in my work is difficult. This is my most recent attempt at figuring that out. I ended up making a screen layer on top of everything, and selecting the local color of each element and painting some sort of indication of where the light is hitting them.

      Any and all instruction, philosophizing, critique, information, or diagnosis is appreciated.
      Which svs learn class would you prescribe me?

      Edit: here is another piece I forgot i had, but it fit the prompt and i couldn’t help but share—its going to be the cover of a little zine I'm making about tips for traveling that i learned during my experience traveling to France with my husband, baby, and sister. I suppose i should put passports somewhere to make that clearer. #1 thing i relearned: flying is a nightmare.
      IMG_3149.jpeg

      Blog: mamatheartist.blogspot.com
      Coloring page newsletter: https://bit.ly/Color-in

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
      • Robyn Hepburn
        Robyn Hepburn last edited by Robyn Hepburn

        I've loved admiring all the submissions. Looking forward to the next installment of HTFYA.

        Flight for SVS Nov RHepburn.jpg

        (Just because ostriches are faster than horses, doesn't mean they make a good getaway vehicle.)

        https://www.instagram.com/robynhepburnillustrates/
        www.robynhepburn.com

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
        • MerryMary
          MerryMary last edited by

          Chicken and Geese 2.jpg

          Had a lot of fun with this one. I am sure there are many improvements that could make it better!

          alexw 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
          • alexw
            alexw @MerryMary last edited by

            @MerryMary This came out fantastic!! 🙂 So cool to see your sketch previously and now it's rendered out!

            https://www.instagram.com/alexwcreative/

            MerryMary 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
            • Malachi Hudelson
              Malachi Hudelson last edited by

              IMG_12457AC76931-1.jpeg

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • Malachi Hudelson
                Malachi Hudelson @AustinShurtliff last edited by

                @AustinShurtliff IMG_12457AC76931-1.jpeg

                AustinShurtliff 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                • MerryMary
                  MerryMary @alexw last edited by

                  @alexw thanks so much! 😀

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                  • Robyn Hepburn
                    Robyn Hepburn last edited by

                    @Annika-Wenzel @AngelinaKizz Beautiful wings, both of you! 😍

                    https://www.instagram.com/robynhepburnillustrates/
                    www.robynhepburn.com

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • AustinShurtliff
                      AustinShurtliff SVS Team @Malachi Hudelson last edited by

                      @Malachi-Hudelson great work!

                      Austin Shurtliff
                      austin@svslearn.com

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • alexw
                        alexw last edited by alexw

                        Here is my submission for "Flight" HTFYA in November! 20 hours of work!

                        Wendy's_Airplane_-_Final.jpg

                        EDIT: I was given some great advice to provide the black and white version. I really tried to understand how black and white values translate into color. I realized that sky is not light grey but close to 30-40% grey it seems.

                        WIP6 Wendy's Airplane Grayscale.jpg

                        Looking forward to the critique!

                        https://www.instagram.com/alexwcreative/

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 10
                        • ksfabian
                          ksfabian last edited by

                          IMG_1881.jpeg

                          ksfabiancreations.com

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                          • T
                            Tamzin @AustinShurtliff last edited by

                            @AustinShurtliff - it’s lovely to see all the different interpretations:) - I would love some feedback on mine- this is part of a series I am doing on a story of Catworld- any and all feedback appreciated thank you- this was done in procreate- thanks! TamzinIMG_2533.jpeg

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                            • Jackson Adams
                              Jackson Adams last edited by

                              flight.jpg

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                              • dinky
                                dinky last edited by

                                IMG_2313.jpeg

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                                • H
                                  HollyOakley @amaryllis last edited by

                                  @amaryllis soooo good. Love the story!!

                                  A 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • Ryan
                                    Ryan last edited by

                                    Hello all! I've followed 3PP since the first episode; so thankful for the direction 3PP/SVS has provided over the years.
                                    This is my first time submitting a post for HTFYA... it's tempting to want to explain my process/intention behind this, but if it doesn't read clearly without commentary then that probably means I have a bit more work to do! 🙂 So grateful for any critique and feedback - it can be painful, that's okay! That's how I'm going to grow. 🙂

                                    Thank you so much for the chance to submit and be a part of HTFYA.

                                    Book_A_Ride.jpg

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                    • TheresaMuth
                                      TheresaMuth @AustinShurtliff last edited by

                                      FInal -- I'll post some other versions in another Thread... I'm not sure this one is the best, but it was the Final version. Whew!Theresa Muth HTFYA-23-Nov Final.jpg

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                      • Jason Crowley
                                        Jason Crowley last edited by Jason Crowley

                                        I had a few ideas for the flight prompt, here's another one. This time mixing traditional and digital.

                                        Flight2-Jason-Crowley.jpg

                                        https://www.jasoncrowley.art
                                        https://www.instagram.com/jason_crowley/

                                        makekong 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 10
                                        • C
                                          CMMillustration last edited by

                                          Hi guys!
                                          Here is a slightly different take on the concept of flight... 👻
                                          And definitely in keeping with the Halloween season - it's a scene of a group of teens having a seance
                                          Levitate-Light-as-a-feather.jpg

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                          • makekong
                                            makekong @Jason Crowley last edited by

                                            @Jason-Crowley this is wonderful!

                                            Stroogle.xyz (webcomic)

                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                            • First post
                                              Last post