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    • DanetteDraws
      DanetteDraws @Leontine last edited by

      @Leontine-Gaasenbeek YES!!! I love it! It looks really great now. I see you've added in her teeth too, which is a nice touch as well.

      I think you could've kept the eyes as large as they were (in overall size), but perhaps she does look more human with the most recent changes.

      Are you happy with it?

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      • Naroth Kean
        Naroth Kean last edited by

        @Leontine Gaasenbeek, she is so cute! and your rendering with digital paint is so nice, love how your blended everything together so well.

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        • Leontine
          Leontine @DanetteDraws last edited by

          @DanetteDraws Thanks for your positive comments. i love it how we push each other to get the best out of every illustration, even if its an assignment for practice. I like it better because she looks way healthier now, you can see that she's also happier. The nose is better, but the left eye is a bit to small. overall I am happy with it. Thanks again!

          Leontine
          "A picture is worth a thousand words."

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          • Leontine
            Leontine @Naroth Kean last edited by

            @Naroth-Cow thank you! Your positive comments inspire me to continue practicing.

            Leontine
            "A picture is worth a thousand words."

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            • Leontine
              Leontine last edited by

              assignment nr 8 number 1 assignment 8-2.jpg

              Leontine
              "A picture is worth a thousand words."

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              • Lynn Larson
                Lynn Larson SVS OG last edited by

                @Leontine-Gaasenbeek Someone is so getting coal! Very cute mad Santa! The only thing i would adjust is the mustache...seems like a very big gap between the bottom of the nose and the top of the 'stache 🙂

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                • Leontine
                  Leontine @Lynn Larson last edited by

                  @Lynn-Larson yep! thanks!

                  Leontine
                  "A picture is worth a thousand words."

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                  • Lynn Larson
                    Lynn Larson SVS OG last edited by Lynn Larson

                    Assignment 2 - Foxes

                    I really struggled with this today. Quite frustrating. This was my initial attempt

                    Made several more attempts, but they were just foxes, not doing anything human-ish. I went on pinterest and found a ballerina, and this is what i came up with 🙂 I almost gave up after the first round of drawing, but so happy i stuck with it today!

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                    • Fabienne
                      Fabienne last edited by

                      Good to see all this different approaches and styles – very inspiring!

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                      • Ben J Hutchison
                        Ben J Hutchison last edited by

                        Here are my two first sketches so far
                        svsclass1.jpg
                        svsclass2.jpg

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                        • Lynn Larson
                          Lynn Larson SVS OG @Ben J Hutchison last edited by

                          @Ben-J-Hutchison Great work Ben! I really like your foxes 🙂

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                          • Thrace
                            Thrace @Ben J Hutchison last edited by

                            @Ben-J-Hutchison Great work. I love the foxes too!

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                            • Ben J Hutchison
                              Ben J Hutchison last edited by

                              @Lynn-Larson and @Thrace-Shirley-Mears thanks!

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                              • Leontine
                                Leontine last edited by

                                Nicely done! love the variety. and the foxes are so much fun. Try to keep your work clean, then it 'reads' better, and is more appealing to watch. go for the next one!

                                Leontine
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                                • Ben J Hutchison
                                  Ben J Hutchison last edited by

                                  Inked a few of my sketches. Dirty Sketches of a left hander!
                                  svsinked1.jpg
                                  Here's my Mouse. My guess is he's hunting down a Cheshire Cat since its kinda like a ghost!
                                  svsinked2.jpg

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                                  • Leontine
                                    Leontine @Ben J Hutchison last edited by

                                    @Ben-J-Hutchison I am left handed too, we are way more creative then righthanders! Top foxes!

                                    Leontine
                                    "A picture is worth a thousand words."

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                                    • K. W.
                                      K. W. last edited by K. W.

                                      Finally taking the time to post!

                                      svs-childrens-illustration-class-assignment02.jpg

                                      Looking back on this one, I realize I forgot to include the fox fur colouring, and the hat. D;

                                      svs-childrens-illustration-class-assignment03.jpg


                                      @Lynn-Larson Your very nice gestural dancing fox inspired me to draw mouse dancers for my assignment. xD Good job on not giving up, but instead seeking reference!

                                      @Andrew-Thomas Solid approach. I think the sketch in the corner is your strongest one, insofar as balance goes. I like how you did the hands and feet on the bigger one, but the centre of gravity is somewhat off. It almost looks as though the squirrel is bending away from us. It's like he just got punched in the gut, which would knock him off kilter--but much more slight than that, however. Does that make sense? To correct that, I'd bring his feet back under him a bit, or make them longer, and/or have his haunches look like they're sitting on the floor more solidly. It might be helpful for you to practice gesture sketching and finding the line of gravity, since you're studying animation. But really good work overall. Keep it up--post assignment two, eh? 😜

                                      @Karim-Benyagoub I like the control you have of your pencil and that you vary your line thickness. Good idea to create a male, female, and child fox--they're super cute. The only thing I might suggest to you, would be to experiment with pushing the body shape even more--like try drawing really wild and interesting shapes, and seeing if you can get that shape to look like a fox. Oh right--I'm under no illusions that my own work is amazeballz yet either, but practicing looking critically at art helps me improve my own art, too. And not all critiques will be spot-on, either. That's okay. We're all learning. And encouragement is always needed and welcome as well!

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                                      • Leontine
                                        Leontine @K. W. last edited by

                                        @K.-W. Hi Kaity, very nice. maybe the ballet-teacher, needs to have some pupils, that can be really fun. I would change her legs a bit. maybe rounder?

                                        Leontine
                                        "A picture is worth a thousand words."

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                                        • Lynn Larson
                                          Lynn Larson SVS OG @K. W. last edited by

                                          @K.-W. I love the belly dancing mouse! They are so great, glad i could inspire 🙂

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                                          • K. W.
                                            K. W. last edited by

                                            Thank you for the feedback @Leontine-Gaasenbeek and @Lynn-Larson. 🙂 I spent some time trying to improve them, but I'm not perfectly happy with my results. xD

                                            svs-childrens-illustration-class-assignment03-further-study.jpg

                                            svs-childrens-illustration-class-assignment04.jpg

                                            Hope everyone is enjoying the last of summer, and I wish safe travels to those of you heading to college or university this fall!

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