Our SVS Virtual Studio MAY 2020 🌸

[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:)

[alisa]

Everyone wanted to come along!

[burvantill]

I’ve been practicing digital stuff in procreate whenever I get the chance. maybe in a couple months I’ll be comfortable enough with it to start putting stuff in my portfolio.

[chrisaakins]

@burvantill I love procreate. It is so intuitive and natural.

[burvantill]

@chrisaakins it is! Sometimes I feel like I’m back in college painting with oils again. But without the horrendous mess. And smell. Lol.