MAY CONTEST: ISOLATION

[Braxton]

Tried something a little different this month. It's a combination of traditional watercolor and digital. Update: changed the lighting to more of a night scene.

[Chip Valecek]

I haven't submitted to any contest's this year, but that was for personal growth. Over the past 5 months I have had a lot fun experimenting and finding a technique I enjoy to use. I started a series of alien illustrations and isolation hit a idea for me. Here is my submission.

[JoshSchouwstra]

@Heather-Boyd Thanks! I can't take total credit for the idea, though, my wife suggested the minotaur

[JoshSchouwstra]

@JoshuaDages Thanks! My wife suggested the using the minotaur in the prompt, but I was also inspired by Jun Chiu's The Cursed Girl which is the story of Madusa.

[franksandovalart]

Lots of great illustrations posted already, can't wait to see the rest

Good luck everyone!

Zed realizing his dream of complete Isolation, memories of tragic past long gone, Happily recording his exploration on the Red Planet!

Character story link
https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/9461/character-story-for-may-isolation

[Kat]

@taislemos Wow, this is gorgeous! I love the colors and the style.

[Maureen]

Hi, all. My inspiration comes from pre-Covid-19 days. Being the new kid can be particularly hard and “isolating” at lunch time, leaving one fiddling with a milk carton and not eating much food. I explored patterns to provide the energy for the noise/conversation from others in the room.

[eriberart]

I've been a bit quiet here lately. I've been experimenting with combing traditional and digital media lately and made this today

[Heather Boyd]

@Chip-Valecek I love his eyes. I get a deep sense of his longing. the alien

[Braxton]

@eriberart Really nice! I love how the watercolor looks, it's something I think can't really be replicated digitally yet. I did a similar thing this month with a watercolor background and a digital painted character...I wasn't quite sure if I made the digital and traditional bits feel like they "belong" in the same image, but I feel like you integrated them really well here.

[eriberart]

@Braxton thank you! I’m happy to hear that as its been something I’ve been struggling with to make sure they look like they belong together

[taislemos]

@Kat thank you!

[taislemos]

@miranda-hoover thank you!

[smoke]

@Chip-Valecek My entance for the may contest : Isolation

[Ingrid Alonso]

My entry for isolation
It’s not Easy....

[miranda-hoover]

@Melanie-Ortins This is lovely! I like how you have so much detail, but it doesn't detract from your focus.

[mcucchi]

I'm loving the range of styles here! Good job, everybody! Here's my contribution

[K.Flagg]

@miranda-hoover Thank you ...I tried for a bit more of a softer style than I usually do but I was pleased with how it came out

[Braxton]

@mcucchi I really like the style and vibe. Out of curiosity, did you make a pencil drawing then color it digitally?

[mcucchi]

@Braxton Thank you! Close! It's a ballpoint pen drawing, colored digitally.