March 2024 Submissions - How To Fix Your Art

[H. Moon]

First time making a post and submitting!! This was done in watercolor and ink, with only minor photoshop work to bring the color up from the scan. Please tell me what you all think!
-Madelinn Ohm
(PS sorry if its blurry, but I don't know what resolution or format to use when posting yet)

[Erin Hawkins]

@R-Fey-Realme thank you You have a fun story concept too!

[Mandy Forte]

[Katt]

Alright guys,
this is my first time submitting for HTFYA, as it was one of my illustration goals this year.

story:

The story takes place during the Williamite War in Ireland, at an Earl’s castle that lays on the edge of the rocky coastline of the North Atlantic. Our protagonist, Ian, lives a miserable existence as a servant in the kitchen. Just off the coast, a griffon dwells in a cave. Attracted by a sparkling gemstone that Ian hides in his cloak, he begins to visit the castle to get a glimpse of it.

One day, the rocky coast gives way, and the kitchen falls off the cliff taking everybody with it. The griffon, who has been watching Ian for some time, swoops in to save Ian (this will be the picture for April’s prompt). The griffon takes Ian to the seaside cave dwelling, where a horrified Ian assumes that the creature plans to eat him. He soon learns that the griffon is interested in the gem he has.

we will see if I turn this into a real middle school or young adult story some day .. but I sure am having fun researching for the story.. lol*

[Joshua Chennault]

Alright, figured I would call this one done for now and get it uploaded. Came down to the wire for me, but managed to power through. Had fun with this one, and I like the current direction my work is going so I am going to continue down that path.

[Tash]

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[Tash]

[Larue]

@Tash
Well this is fun! Love all the behind the scenes details.

[Larue]

@R-Fey-Realme
His face says it all!

[Larue]

@Joshua-Chennault
Nice work and a lot of it! I love the pacing of the story. Nice set of expressions!

[Joshua Chennault]

@Larue Thanks! Yeah, it took me longer than I hoped it would, but at least I have a better gauge for something like this now. Hopefully be easier with time.

[Larue]

@Shatterhead
Really beautiful colors in this and shape design is great.

[Larue]

@Mandy-Forte
Very sweet and nice consistency in your characters!

[Enni Heikura]

Here is my submission, the sculptor and his grandchild making the griffin sculpture out of stone

[mag]

Lately, I felt a bit burned out - working on this prompt was such a joy!
Seeing all the different takes on griffins is very inspiring ️

[Sirma K.]

WOW all those unique griffins! Here is my version - it is connected to my submission from the previous month, I hope it makes sense. I am really having fun with this challenge.

[Tash]

@Larue thank you! I really had fun with this one! I love your cheese thieves!

[Larue]

@mag
I love this! So sweet. Gotta wonder what someone did wrong to deserve such a delicious offering.

[mag]

@Larue Thanks Larue! It's funny how different all these Griffin stories are, right? We went through each and every post with my kids, telling stories for every illustration. They loved your library griffin a lot!

[Dr GehorG]

Hello everyone!

I'm a professional philosopher and a bumbling illustrator. Posting anything publicly is a first for me.

I started working on these pieces a while back, when the prompt was first introduced, because I had promised myself at the start of the year that I would submit something to HTFYA at least once. Unfortunately, I got pretty sick a few weeks back and didn't get the pieces to where I wanted them to be. But, oh well, I made a promise to submit so that's what I did.

Although they are both not quite there yet, I thought I would post both because they are two very different approaches to illustrating the same idea. One of them is still pretty raw, in terms of rendering, but I ended up liking the chaotic energy of the piece. Plus, it made my 7-year-old chuckle, so... why not give it a go?

I think I have watched every one of the HTFYA webcasts and recently bought the course as well (although I didn't get to take full advantage of it yet - Thanks, Covid!). Given that I am completely self-taught, seeing someone like Will, Lee, and Jake critique other aspiring illustrators' pieces has been an eye-opening experience and I look forward to learning more from their critiques this month.

Thanks for doing this guys!

(@AustinShurtliff Sorry about the late submission, I've had trouble signing up to the Forum until Analise thankfully helped me out with it)