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      Hopki-d last edited by

      Hi all,
      In an effort to avoid opening a ton of new threads I'm just going to group my slovember project progress (yes, I'm aware its december now) in with my introduction.

      I'm Daniel, growing up I was in love with arts but was always told "artists dont make money." So I joined the military and eventually ended up in glorious medical devices manufacturing. Recognizing that I wasnt being fulfilled creatively, in October I signed up with SVS and started putting pen to paper. I've been thrilled to be drawing again and hope to have a good time growing with you all. I was hoping to be able to enter the slowvember contest, however, learning to draw has made it go a bit more slowly than I anticipated.

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        Hopki-d @Hopki-d last edited by

        Didnt realize that the right arrow was to post.. I will be sharing some pics of my progress this evening. Thanks again for having me!

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        • Heather Boyd
          Heather Boyd last edited by

          Welcome and hope to see what you have been up to.

          Instagram: www.instagram.com/heatherboyd.illustration/
          Website: https://heatherboydillustration.ca
          Shop: https://www.inprnt.com/search/products?q=HeatherBoydIllustration
          Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/heatherboydillustration

          Be blessed,

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          • Jonas Zavacky
            Jonas Zavacky last edited by

            Welcome! Love hearing about your re-discovered passion - good luck on your journey!

            I am looking forward to seeing what you have in your sleeve! 🙂

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              Hopki-d @Hopki-d last edited by

              Figured out how to upload pictures!
              Based on an offhand comment by Lee White, I decided I wanted to do "Dinovember." Initially I just wanted to do the cliche "epic dinosaur standoff" image but then I realized that there isnt really a story there. So I decided to go the route of a child discovering a dinosaur. At the beginning of the month this just meant a lot of figuring out how to draw a dinosaur .
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                Hopki-d @Hopki-d last edited by

                And how to make the dinosaur not do the peepee dance
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                  Hopki-d @Hopki-d last edited by

                  After I was feeling somewhat comfortable with the dinosaur, I got to work with some basic character poses to get a feel for it. I wasnt sure if I was going to have just one or a few characters. Decided on just a solitary boy finding his dinosaur.Screenshot_20191125-111056_Gallery.jpg
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                  At this point I thought, "that's it, get it on the bristol board and get it done!" So I put my lines down.
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                  And then I realized I dont know how to draw: rocks, trees, grass, or water. So back to practicing.
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                  • burvantill
                    burvantill Moderator last edited by

                    Welcome! I love your process. If you don’t know, you stop and figure it out. Perfect.
                    😃

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

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                      Hopki-d @Hopki-d last edited by

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                      Sorry for going quiet. Finally got around to start coloring!

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