Our SVS Virtual Studio 2019!

[Buddy Skelton]

Thought I’d share my progress over the past year

[Sophie Lawson]

@buddy-skelton That's impressive

[Buddy Skelton]

@sophie-lawson Thanks!

[braden H]

Tryin' to make and use character refs from now on.

[Whitney Simms]

Trying to make a poster for my sister-in-laws lessons for church. Can art time for church count as tithing?!? Ha!

[demotlj]

@whitney-simms As a minister, I definitely think that art time for church counts as tithing!

[Sas]

@buddy-skelton That's huge!!

[Sas]

@braden-hallett I so love your character designs! You're so good at it

[Sas]

I am really trying to get better at digital drawing but I don't know what it is... The pen is big and feels unnatural making it hard for me to even draw a straight line...

It is a matter of practising more? And how? Do you guys recognize this when you just first started out with digital drawing?

[Buddy Skelton]

@sas When I first started with digital there was a huge disconnect for me between my tablet and the monitor. It was hard making an adjustment when I wasn't physically looking at my drawing/painting tool. It just took practice with it to become comfortable. I still feel more competent with a pencil/pen when doing quick sketches though.

If you are using tablet and monitor separately (not cintique / ipad pencil) I would definitely look at your settings and make sure your tablet has the same aspect ratio as your monitor. If its not then you will always draw misshapen ellipses/circles .

Other than that just get the mileage with it and do some warm up / line exercises every chance you get.

[Jason Bowen]

You can check me out painting here if you want. I am going on another oil painting journey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rin_lED0TcI

[braden H]

@sas It'll be easier for us to help if you start a new thread and post some examples

[braden H]

Gonna keep doin' character refs. Might bundle them and stick them in the portfolio in a webcomic section.

[dvandegriend]

@braden-hallett Nice character design!

[braden H]

[braden H]

I promise I'll stop spamming this thread at some point :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes:

At some point the main character has to 'run away from home' (home being a spaceship). Spare part escape pod!

[maloe.art]

Just playing with character ideas for a story of mine

[Heather Boyd]

#TimerTuesday 2019 Number 4 was a portrait so I have a 1 hour long (Sunday), a 1.5 hour long (yesterday) and decided to try black and white and practise blending so its a practise WIP (today).

I also made pencil drawings of my two Inktobers for my neighbour. I found out she didnt want painted copies (which I already painted one in gouache/pencil crayon) but no matter I redid them. I don't have them scanned yet.

[Erin.Cortese]

@braden-hallett Love the spaceship!

[burvantill]

@Braden-Hallett it’s not spam! I like seeing your posts.