Our SVS Virtual Studio MAY 2020 🌸

[jdubz]

Another Mermay idea - instead of a cutesy one maybe she was going take ass and kick names.

[Coreyartus]

I've been listening to a lot of podcasts and vidcasts lately, and one day I doodled a cat. Then I put a big "C" on it, and labeled it "Cat". And it kinda snowballed from there... The completion-ist side of me has to finish it now. I'm alternating two fruit letters and two animal letters, and trying to find things that aren't really common... I'm going to be stuck with Orange for "O", though. And the only fruit that starts with an "X" is an alternative name for watermelon: "Xigua". Who knew? I'm concentrating on layered textures and trying really really hard to stay loose in my rendering, but I have discovered that doesn't come naturally and it's really easy to slip down the rabbit hole and get tight very quickly. Still, I'm having fun! Woohoo!

[alisa]

Lulu and Beans!

[burvantill]

Playing and learning.

[chrisaakins]

I have to take my iPad in today. There was a flaw in it and the screen cracked. Sadness. Meanwhile, I am back to Photoshop playing around with digital painting and texture:

The background texture is actually the ashes from where I was burning cardboard.

[chrisaakins]

I added my wife as a kayaker...

[jdubz]

Trying a more painty feel - on this one 95% of it was using just a flat brush and smudge. I did some line definition and some airbrushing for the lights, but I tried to keep it a bit choppy as much as I could.

I also really wanted to play with lighting and push way past what I normally do for darker tones.

[chrisaakins]

@jdubz I like this one so much, I think this might be a good look for you. (the art style, not the mermaid bikini and fins, but who am I to judge.. )

[jdubz]

@chrisaakins thanks Chris, that made me actually laugh haha

[alisa]

A little group of friends in my sketchbook

[baileyvidler]

Delved into watercolor for the first time! I think I'm in love.

[mikorad]

@Coreyartus These are so much fun! Just followed you on IG so I can keep up. The layering of textures creates a lot of drama and I'm finding this a fresh take on the alphabet.

[Kevin Longueil]

This is redo of a piece from an unfinished project....Anyone who has been on the forums for a few years will be quite sick of my OZ stuff by now i'm sure but i have not touched it for quite a while - i got stuck on Glinda and then decided my older work in the series was not so good....i stopped checking my website too - recently i looked at my work and thought .."hey, these aren't too bad" - so i thought i would try again to finish the project

Possibly Finally finished Glinda

[alisa]

I really wanted to share this little piece I did in my sketchbook today!

[korilynneillo]

@alisa I'm loving all these characters SO MUCH!! They're so sweet and precious - I can't wait to see what other adventures they go on.

[Heather Boyd]

Just popping on quickly to say my Art of Up and Art of Brave, bravely came ashore from Great Britain. We were expecting it to come from California -who knew! I just open up Up and I am reading and gazing endlessly one page at a time and not looking ahead. Brave is still wrapped up.

Also if you guys don't know, today is the first day, apparently of International Tea Day!!!! So have a cup of tea today and maybe tea with the live video if that's still on today.

[jdubz]

Last mermay piece I'll be able to do I think. Kinda went more fantastical on this with gills and a more underwatery creature than normal girl with a tail kinda thing.

[bradyblack]

@demotlj I LOVE these birds!!!!!

[demotlj]

@bradyblack Thank you so much. Painting birds has been a real help for me when I can't seem to find the creative energy to do an entire illustration.

[alisa]

@korilynneillo Thank you SO much for your sweet message!!! It made me smile loads:)