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    • burvantill
      burvantill Moderator last edited by

      Oh my gosh, you guys make me giggle so hard. Thank you for that... and for a great lesson of course. 😜

      Lisa Burvant
      www.lisaburvant.com
      Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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      • Coreyartus
        Coreyartus Moderator last edited by

        This was really really helpful. I've been trying to articulate specific differences between straight-up "Art" and illustration, and you were able to help fill in some of the puzzle. It's always fun to hear you guys get off topic because the advice you're giving is really rich and potent (?), so much so that I have to digest things for a long while after listening to your podcasts. Listening to them more than once always reveals new stuff to me. Thanks for doing these!! Can't wait to see the video versions!!

        Children's Illustration Portfolio: https://www.coreyartusillustration.com
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        • mellebluesworld
          mellebluesworld last edited by

          Thank you for this nice episode. I always enjoy listening to- and learning from you and this topic gave me a lot of things to think about- which at the end will hopefully help me to improve my art.
          Btw. Jake, you are right,- we Germans do have a word for it: "Zugtreppe". You are welcome :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_smiling_eyes: .

          Thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge with us.


          https://www.mf-illustration.com/
          https://www.instagram.com/fletchers.illustration/
          https://www.pinterest.de/melaniefletcherillustration/my-own-art-projects/

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          • Washu
            Washu SVS OG last edited by

            You guys are a hoot! I was sitting here brainstorming on how to make my MerMay contest art tell a story when I found this thread. How cool is that? I also like the idea of a video version as I'm more of a visual learner. I really appreciate your hard work. Thanks guys!

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            • JDRpictures
              JDRpictures last edited by

              Oh my gosh I need this!!!!!!

              Jason D Rod
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              www.etsy.com/shop/JDRpictures

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              • Sara Hickman
                Sara Hickman @burvantill last edited by

                @burvantill said in How to Convey a Message or Story With Your Art:

                Oh my gosh, you guys make me giggle so hard. Thank you for that... and for a great lesson of course. 😜

                I seriously cannot listen to the, at my day job. I am laughing out loud.

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                • burvantill
                  burvantill Moderator @Sara Hickman last edited by

                  @Sara-Hickman I listen with my headphones at home and my husband is constantly asking “what are you laughing at?!”
                  Me: you would understand honey. 😬🤣

                  Lisa Burvant
                  www.lisaburvant.com
                  Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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                  • Susan Marks
                    Susan Marks @Jake Parker last edited by

                    @Jake-Parker Great episode. And this if my favorite of Tanner's images!

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                    • Sara Hickman
                      Sara Hickman @burvantill last edited by

                      @burvantill I picked an old episode for my husband to listen too. He was like I see why you like them!

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                      • burvantill
                        burvantill Moderator @Sara Hickman last edited by

                        @Sara-Hickman great idea! I’ll have to look back and see if there is anything up his alley. He’s handy but not artsy. 😊

                        Lisa Burvant
                        www.lisaburvant.com
                        Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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                        • LisaF
                          LisaF SVS Team SVS OG @Whitney Simms last edited by

                          @Whitney-Simms Yes, Gina's new video is coming out next week!

                          Director of Sunshine and Rainbows
                          lisa@svslearn.com

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                          • ArtofAleksey
                            ArtofAleksey last edited by ArtofAleksey

                            All three of them are very silly humans

                            The thingy that helped me with storytelling is reading stories, and also will eisners books on visual narrative. I may have to revisit them and maybe help me reinforce some of the things i learned from svslearn.

                            instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
                            alekseyillustration.com

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                            • ArtofAleksey
                              ArtofAleksey last edited by

                              Here are the books if anyone wants to browse around for them
                              https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_and_Sequential_Art

                              https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_Storytelling_and_Visual_Narrative

                              This one helped with gestures and body language
                              http://www.willeisner.com/library/expressive-anatomy.html

                              Highly recommend for anyone doing a comic

                              instagram and twitter: @artofaleksey
                              alekseyillustration.com

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                              • Sara Hickman
                                Sara Hickman @burvantill last edited by

                                @burvantill the one about the art failures where Will tells the story about drawing the turtle is the one we listened too.

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                                • Amber Lynn Benton
                                  Amber Lynn Benton @Whitney Simms last edited by

                                  @Whitney-Simms I’ll second that. I’ve taken several licensing courses but learned more in this short course than several others combined!

                                  http://www.amberlynnbenton.com/
                                  https://www.instagram.com/amberlynnbenton/

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                                  • burvantill
                                    burvantill Moderator @Sara Hickman last edited by

                                    @Sara-Hickman OMG! That's the one I was going to show him. LOL! Great minds think alike. 😃

                                    Lisa Burvant
                                    www.lisaburvant.com
                                    Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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

                                      @Jake-Parker Just a random side note to this episode. I just listened to it for a second time and I was cracking up at the stories you guys had about snow. We live in Alaska and one of the first things I learned when I moved here was that the Inuit people have something like 50 different words for snow. (hardened icy snow, softly falling, flurries, blizzarding, the slushie stuff...) Just thought I'd share that little tidbit.

                                      instagram.com/fraleycreates

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