Hi there, I've just finished the prop design class, I didn't begin the prop ensemble yet, but I wanted to share my lamp design to get some feedback To give you a little bit of context, I've just begun the SVS class a little bit more than a week ago, I decided to really commit to drawing (even if it is as a hobby because I've always wanted to be able to put what's in my imagination on paper). My final goal is to be able to write my own short comic! I never knew how to draw before and globally I learned everything I know from the SVS class I already took. (I took the 4 class from level 1 and some ink class for now) I love working with ink and more especially with brush pen (even if I am not good with it (yet), I just love the feeling) For the Story, this is the different answers to prop questions Where would you find this? This can be found in an antiquity shop but my character found it in a garbage dump in my universe. When was it made? It is an old object in a parallel world where everything is working with steam. -> Steampunk universe. My universe is kind of advance, this is an old object compare to the time of my story. How was it made? It was made with wood, steel and electricity. This is my lamp. (I will certainly post my other prop when it will be done -> I've just finished my lamp today ) Thanks a lot for all your feedback!

Inktober is almost upon us and we are going to be featuring a group of students that participate in the challenge! Anyone that participates in Inktober this year, even if you are not planning to do all 31 days, is invited to participate. We also want to know a little about your Inktober plan. In your post include answers to all of the questions below as well as 1-2 of the images you create for Inktober. Because we want you to include some of your Inktober pieces, the deadline for posts will be October 11th and not the end of September. We will then reach out to those that are selected the next week with a short Inktober themed Q&A that will be posted before the end of October. Planning Questions: How often are you planning to participate (daily, weekly, etc)? What are you using to guide your drawings (such as an overarching theme and/or the prompts list)? Give details. When are you planning to make time to do your ink drawings? Are you planning to use these drawings once your done other then just posting to social media? Instructions: To be considered share 1-2 of your best Inktober pieces (they need to be from 2020) on this forum post with answers to the planning questions listed above. Make sure to share your image by the 11th of October to be considered. Also, make sure your images are at least 800 pixels on the shortest side and do not exceed 1mb in size. Work will be selected based off of how well the work uses the following: Concept: How well does your illustration convey a clear concept/story. Is it a unique approach? Does it make me want to know more about what is happening in the illustration? Technique: How is the composition working? Does it have good use of lighting, rendering, mark making, etc.? Does the technique compliment the concept? Ink: Was it created using ink (either digitally or traditionally)? If you are selected, we will be emailing you using the email indicated on your forum account. Besides your art being displayed on the homepage, you will also be sent a few questions for a Q&A blog post that will be shared on the SVSLearn blog. I am excited to participate with all of you this year and can't wait to see what everyone posts! Austin

This is a follow up question from a previous post. Should an organization want to license an image for printing a single year of Christmas cards (print run of 700) and additionally print the image for use in fundraising (on cards that are handed out as donor gifts-a print run of 1500 with the image posted on their website as incentive as part of a fundraiser) what should the licensing fee be? Does it make a difference if they are fund-raising nuns? (I am actually being serious...) Just trying to get a good picture of what is being charged for a single run art license. Thank you in advance for the help. Cheers, Laura

Does anyone want to join me in doing this course? I started this course a month ago and have not started the first assignment. The reason is I hate drawing vehicles. This hatred goes so deep that I have taken it out not only my car but my neighbors car as well. I would like to get past this deep hatred of drawing vehicles, and also pay for my neighbors car repairs with my fancy Vehicle drawings. Any way if you want to join me feel free. The more the merrier.

Re: SEPTEMBER CONTEST: Ink Fairy

I'm publishing this to my social, so I thought I'd share it here too! This is the list I've come up with for Inktober this year (I call it "The Cat's Meow"). I thought I'd see what some around here thought! I can't wait to try it, and feel free to use this for yours too if you wish.

Hi everyone, I'd like to know your thoughts on this finished 2020 Christmas/Holiday card for my customers, family & friends (retailers will get it in 2021 locally and/or 2022 depending on licensing). Especially what you think is done well (because I have been looking at what was done poorly, and making edits off and on since December 4, 2019) For example, are any elements working well? I'm not sure what's working. Like color, composition, texture, facial expression of birds, concept, rendering etc? Feel free to also share suggestions for improvement, because I can always learn and apply it to future designs! Thanks! In case it's useful: I did tons of pencil on sketchbook thumbnails, then drew most of this on drafting film using colored pencils and pastels, except for the gingerbread and chocolate chip cookies which were done in copic marker with colored pencils on paper. I used GIMP to combine layers digitally.

October begins my 4th Monster Project! I'm asking any of you that might have kids that would like to describe a monster for me to participate. I will draw one monster a day using the kids descriptions. I am collecting descriptions on my Marsha Ottum Owen facebook page or you can put them here on this thread. If your kids have participated before they are welcome to do so again. Thanks!!!!!! Here are some samples from last year (sorry, no descriptions included).

I paid for SVS Courses for a few months and took notes for most classes but I forgot when I watched all of Jakes robot course!! Does anyone have notes or tidbits of really useful stuff Jake went over? Or another question is, what are the most common errors you see when noobs try to draw robots?

Ahh, Jake’s got me feeling all the feels with his story about his mom in this tutorial. 🥺

Hey all, Anyone else find it super relaxing to do Jake's inking practice sheets? Especially when I can't think of anything to draw I figure at least I can practice my line making and drawing from the shoulder. I tend to keep a few copies in my desk just in case and feel it really helps as a warm up with my brush pen control to hash out parts of these

Hey SVS people! what do you think about these thumbnails? Are they clear? Do they look ok? Any critiques and comments are welcome. Thanks! Also it goes from bottom to top. )

![I just finished my final assignment for the Prop Design class and I have to say that was both more challenging than I expected and also much more enjoyable than I had anticipated. I realize that I have much room to grow in that department (surprise surprise considering I never draw props!) but because of that I’m excited to exercise this ability more in the future. Anyway, I’m proud of myself for getting through the assignment and I thought I’d share here since I know my SVS family would understand and appreciate the work that went into it (my wife said “yeah, that’s nice honey” lol). The theme I had in mind was an Asian inspired feel that the ninja turtles would throw down in their lair. At first I was going to go with repurposed garbage items that would be found in the sewers but then realized that just because they lived down there didn’t mean they couldn’t have nice things. And they WERE ninja’s after all so why not go with Japanese inspired ensemble items. Critiques are welcome!