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    • stacilyn
      stacilyn last edited by

      I have 2 year old twins. The 'slumped' picture is the story of my life!

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      • Pamela Fraley
        Pamela Fraley SVS OG @stacilyn last edited by

        @stacilyn yes, haha! I have no twins, but my 5 are 9 years old and and younger.. Some days are just like that. 🙂

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        • bharris
          bharris last edited by

          Oh my, yes when time allows with five kids! Glad you'll be around more, I'm trying to as well, and I'm always more productive when "around" other creatives.

          You have beautiful great pictures on your Instagram. I'm a fan!

          www.brittanyharrisillustration.com/
          www.instagram.com/britillustration/

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          • Pamela Fraley
            Pamela Fraley SVS OG @bharris last edited by

            @bharris thank you! 😊

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            • anthemsweet
              anthemsweet @Pamela Fraley last edited by

              @Pamela-Fraley Just saw these--very nice expressive drawings. I am a mom of four trying to be an artist too. It did not occur to me that the lady at the table was a teen. Oh no. I recognized her as a mom!

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              • Pamela Fraley
                Pamela Fraley SVS OG @anthemsweet last edited by

                @anthemsweet ha! Yea, were way past teen angst here. That's a mom day. 😊

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                • Pamela Fraley
                  Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

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                  Just a couple of recent projects.

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                  • Pamela Fraley
                    Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

                    This is a stylized portrait I did today of Jessica Chastain. I was sick and in the couch all day, so I thought I'd practice pushing realism with a pencil sketch. Why not? 0_1471484771798_image.jpeg

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                    • Pamela Fraley
                      Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

                      0_1473917475092_image.jpg business card ideas. Self portrait... I think I shouldn't look so severe. It's a work in progress.

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                      • Suzy Heitz
                        Suzy Heitz last edited by

                        You're style is so fresh. I really like the energy in your line and the use of color. Nice work!

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                        • Pamela Fraley
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                            • Pamela Fraley
                              Pamela Fraley SVS OG @Pamela Fraley last edited by Pamela Fraley

                              Took me forever to get this uploaded. All of my pictures are apparently the wrong size or file type.
                              Anyway, Ive been watching classes as much as I can and I decided to try out gouache painting with a composition study. Snow White - that moment when it seems like the end of the story. Hope is lost...Here's the first one with everything done wrong. I tried to make it look good. I took my time, but its the straight on face and setting and everything. Is there ever an appropriate time to do this? Thoughts?
                              I definitely messed up on her flowers too. I feel like they are a distraction. But, I don't hate the whole piece. I am planning to do another one in the next few days and make it more of a profile maybe. (Also - maybe not quite so bright) I might change her look a bit too... I'll gladly take any feedback and or composition suggestions to make this scene better. Thanks everyone!

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                              • evilrobot
                                evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                                I think the girl is done very nicely. If you watch the spring critiques Lee White talks about how the great children's illustrators have most of their images turned to a 3/4 view and color keyed. You might try that with this image go with a 3/4 view and 3 point perspective.

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                                • Pamela Fraley
                                  Pamela Fraley SVS OG @evilrobot last edited by

                                  @evilrobot I will have to look at that. I've watched a lot of the classes. The perspective ones several times. It hurts my brain. 🙂 but I can try. So, you think looking down on her, bit with 3/4 view and 3point perspective? Or were you thinking I should try the more profile version like that? Also, the color thing you mentioned? Is that a photoshop thing?

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                                  • Pamela Fraley
                                    Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

                                    Ok if anyone saw my first Snow White piece here's some thumbnails for the new version. I'm terrible at perspective, but I'm going to try anyway. Any thoughts on which? Or should I do something different from these? I don't mind cropping in close, but I don't want to go too far out the other way. I want people to see who it is. Also, I'm going to work on the colors so they make more sense with the feel of the scene. Not so bright.0_1474681972201_image.jpeg

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                                    • Pamela Fraley
                                      Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by Pamela Fraley

                                      *These are for the Mel Milton stylizing Portraits class.*Just a couple stylized celebrity portraits I did this week. I feel so much more comfortable sticking with pencil than trying to color things. Art is haaaaarddd! 🙂
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                                      • Pamela Fraley
                                        Pamela Fraley SVS OG @Pamela Fraley last edited by

                                        Edited this post. Forgot to mention this was for the Mel Milton class. He was very encouraging to watch and I loved that he let himself do several passes at the portrait because he's trying to work out what he wanted to focus on. For me it's usually eyes.

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                                        • lmrush
                                          lmrush Pro SVS OG @Pamela Fraley last edited by lmrush

                                          @Pamela-Fraley I love the one of the girl with her head on the desk--reminds me of my 16 year old after a long test. lol

                                          Lisa Rush
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                                          • Pamela Fraley
                                            Pamela Fraley SVS OG @lmrush last edited by

                                            @lmrush that was me having a mom day. But I see the teen thing too. ☺️

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