SVS Virtual Studio APRIL 2024

[Sarah VanDam]

I’m working on a cut-paper/stamped/hand painted greeting card that has now been a two year work-in-progress. Eventually, I’ll finish about 140 of them. I hope. Will probably come with instructions because I don’t want people to tear the butterfly.

[Yiming Wu]

@Sarah-VanDam Wow these look very solid! From the close up the cut is flawless Great job!

[makekong]

Hiya gang! This is the first month of my webcomic focused trimester so ill be back to everything layout, action lines, inking and so.
The goal is to share a bit of joy while also getting better at my digital drawing for my illustrated novel projects
You can see the first pages post of this story by clicking the link in bio

[kylebeaudette]

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[Yiming Wu]

Over the last month or so I have finished a short comic featuring my characters. I have started posting these pages on social media and my website.

Hope you guys like it (CW for language and some fantastical violence I guess?) Link to posts on my website

[ArtistErin]

@Sarah-VanDam Sarah I love this!!! I think you have this nailed Beautiful work!!!

[kylebeaudette]

[Sarah VanDam]

@ArtistErin Thanks, Erin!!

[Sarah VanDam]

@Yiming-Wu Thank you! I designed the pieces on my iPad and cut them out using a Cricut machine. Then I painted or stamped the final details.

[ArtistErin]

@Sarah-VanDam So so cool! I have an old Cricut calling me to figure out. My sister gave it to me I love paper cut stuff!! Just watched the second 3PP interview with Samantha Cotterill, I love the way Will describes how you can really use light to your advantage with cut paper illustrations.

[burvantill]

@Yiming-Wu Very cool!

[Tom Harshberger]

I'm currently early days working on a book with a friend! This is one of the concepts I sent him to get the ball rolling. Procreate and Maxpacks FTW.

[makekong]

@Tom-Harshberger excuse me but this is lovely

[Joshua Chennault]

Been working on the SVS prompt Living Underwater. Combined it with MerMay, two birds, one stone sort of deal.

Anywho, still a WIP on the character explorations, and this is the direction I am taking it. After getting these characters finished here, I'll be doing some more thumbnails for the scene I want them in. Then I will dive headlong into illustrating that piece for the HTFYA stuff.

Just thought I would share it here, but you can also check out my sketch thread to get a little insight into my thought processes for creating my illustrations.

[Tom Harshberger]

@makekong thank you!!

[jvartandillustration]

Really into vector illustration lately. This one took forever to do.

[kylebeaudette]

[Oana]

@kylebeaudette Thank you. I totally relate to this. I showed it to my daughter too.

[burvantill]

@kylebeaudette This made me laugh. Thanx, I need it. =)x

[Coreyartus]

Lately I’ve been working on a series of greeting cards and stationery focused around teacups, and now I’m starting to incorporate cups from my family’s personal collections. My new goal is to maybe include a bit of dictated narrative with all the illustrations (like on the back of the card or something), since I know each cup has a story whether they’ve been gifted, inherited, or purchased. I’ve been livestreaming my process, and I’ve discovered a whole world of tea that I didn’t realize existed! Did you know there are two plants that brew edible blue-hued tea? Ha!! Neither did I!

I’ve taken to making a pot every time I stream. My favorite tea thus far is Good Earth’s “Hibiscus, Rose, and Sweet Berries” herb tea. Yummm!