Hi everyone,

I have been away for a while, working on various things. Recently, what looks like a Hybrid Publisher, Whistleslick Press, https://www.whistleslickpress.com/ has reached out to me to see if I wanted to illustrate books for them. I have reached out to two of their illustrators to see what their experience was like, and to a friend that has her book made at a different hybrid publisher. My question is, would is ruin my reputation if I work with such a press? I'm not a big name illustrator, but I have had 4 books published with small traditional publishers and I don't want to ruin my reputation by just doing whatever jobs come my way.

Thank you for your help!

Hello, I have been using UpWork, Indeed, Freelancer, LinkedIn, Guru.com,Twine, Behance, Hiriello, and Freelanced which is no longer available. I was also trying to figure out how to access SCBWI's job board without much luck (im not a member due to the cost). I've tried Fiverr and 99 Designs neither of which do I find very user friendly. Anyone have any other ideas that I have not mentioned here? thanks because I really would like to collaborate.

Hello everyone, it's been quiet here for a while, so I thought I would share some photos of my trip to Cal Arts of Santa Clarita, California.

This school is famous, because so many talented creators of our childhoods graduated here. I.e. Pixar.

I have been drawing lately, but not children's books, things that I actually like to draw. Please click the imgur link below.

https://imgur.com/a/cal-arts-feb-26-2025-ejnAj54

I did this illustration for my class awhile back and looking at it now I'm not too happy with it and want to improve. The purpose of this assignment was to create something geared more towards a children's book where I challenged myself to do a garden like background (since artists seem to be allergic to backgrounds...) but had the idea to turn it into an actual portrait if it were hanging on a wall. Any Ideas how to improve? Project02.PNG

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When Mirroring a rectangle in Perspective, which corner are you meant to draw through middle with? As I get two different widths.

Am I over complicating this in my head, just cant grasp the fundamentals

Hello All,

Attached is an illustration for my current book project. The client requested a mix of line art and spot color, so elements like the sky, grass, and trees remain unrendered. The typography is just a placeholder—a graphic designer will refine it later. I'd love to hear your first impressions and any red flags you might notice. Thanks in advance!!

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Hi everyone,

I seem to remember that a long time ago there was a qustionnaire to help artists find and define their artistic style. I think it was possibly created by Lee White, but I'm not sure. I remember it broke down styles into components like color, lines and shapes etc.

I've been trying to find it, but I haven't managed yet. Does anyone remember it? Was it part of a course?
I don't think the "How To Discover Your Style" course includes that questionnaire.

I would be very grateful for any help. Thank you

Hello everyone! Here are some of the asymmetrical and symmetrical rocks I drew for Assignment 4 of designing rocks and Plants! Feel free to critique and provide feedback!!

The symmetrical rocks:
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The asymmetrical rocks:
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Hello! I’m planning an exhibition with character paintings like the one bellow to sell at local, less formal galleries and maybe online (but rather not).

Is there a market for this style, and do they need to look more polished?

Should I stick to a fantasy theme, or can I mix themes if I use the same medium?
I’ve noticed most exhibitions focus on one theme. What’s your advice?

Thanks guys!

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Hey everyone, just wanted to keep you aware of what we are doing over on the new site. We have two weeks of live events for every tier starting tonight! We have different demos being done daily. Hope those of you on the fence can join for a few of them...

Here they are
All the pros are involved in this one, here is a quick breakdown of the days and times (PST time zone).

12/2: Mon - 7 PM Meet and Greet! Chat with all the instructors as we kick this whole thing off!

12/3: Tue - 10 AM Will Terry Demo

12/4: Wed - 7 PM Jake Parker Demo

12/5: Thu - 10 AM Lee Demo
Studio ONLY : 1:00 PM Podcast Live

12/6: Fri - 10 AM Anthony Wheeler Demo

Sat

Sun

12/9: Mon - 10 AM Samantha Cotterill Demo
Studio ONLY : 7 PM Office hour

12/10: Tue - 7 PM Hot Seat - Jake Parker portfolio review

12/11: Wed - 10 AM David HohnDemo

12/12: Thu - 1 PM Using The New Community Pro Studio ONLY

Earlier I invited people to join the 3pp premium discord but that is shutting down too with all the new SVS changes so I created a new unofficial 3pp fans discord. Feel free to join if you want another place to chat with fellow kid lit people. Join link here: https://discord.gg/mY4XADKr

Hey, I did a little intro with an illustration a little bit ago but figured I would something in here with my revised piece! I'm Sadira, a concept artist student that's somewhat relatively new to art (especially digital) just looking for ways to improve and meet some cool artist people 🙂 Here's a revision of one of my latest works(and thank you to do those that helped with feedback!!)

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Hi all!

We're getting ready to launch our new community, and we know you might have some questions!

Join us for a live Q&A with Jake, Will and Lee to see what’s in store🌟

What: Live Q&A about our new community

When: Today Nov 25

Time: 6pm PST (check here for other time zones)

Who: Anyone!

Where: Live on Youtube, you can join here

i have always been a fan of the hobbit so this is what i did to bring it into my life!!! any advice would be great!!!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vd0Qwxwnltc

Hi all! It's time for another round of HTFYA! We'll be going live at 2pm MST today on Nov 21. Hope you can join us!

The prompt this time was Sure, it looked disgusting, but it was delicious! (You can peep the submissions here).

A big thank you to all who submitted! We just love seeing what you do each month😍

All are welcome to join the livestream, whether you submitted a piece or not. You can join here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rEWSLzlYbo

And, just fyi, this will actually be our last HTFYA livestream on YouTube. It's not good-bye though!

Starting in December, you'll be able to catch the HTFYA livestreams in our new community🌟

You might've already heard, but we're building a brand new home for SVS, and we'll be moving everything over there in December.

If you're already a member, don't worry, you'll automatically be switched over. We'll be sending notifications in the next couple weeks, so watch your email for details.

In the meantime, tune in and join the fun on Nov 21!

What: How To Fix Your Art livestream
When: Nov 21
Time: 2pm MST (check here for other time zones)
Who: You!
Where: YouTube

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Hello! This is my first time posting on here, but this is my prop design I came up with for the intro to prop design course. I've been really getting into dnd and playing Baldur's Gate 3 so I thought I'd do something inspired by a place in it called the Underdark, a very whimsical area full of mushrooms and crystals and honestly one of my favorite areas in the game.
I'll try not to go into too many lore relatd details but essentially, this is where my character in game lived, so I figured these props are what you could expect to find in her home.
I'm honestly pretty proud of it! I'd be interested to know what you all think, any feedback is greatly appreciated!

-Noelle

Hello! I've been a student of svs for almost a month now!
I do really enjoy studying with svs. Here is my Extrapolation Exercise with a character by Jake. I think it's really fun to share><
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Hello, I would like to know if it is okay to do the how to Draw Everything exercises with Apple Pencil and iPad?

This month I'll be drawing creatures from the Harry Potter series, and then witches (famous characters and/or an original character).

So far I've finished 2:

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Hey everyone! I’m Ellie an artist and illustrator from Sydney. I’m excited to join the community and see everyone’s amazing art ❤
I’m looking to improve my own art and learn from you all. Mostly I love drawing badass babes and my latest project was a Cowgirls and Aliens themed oracle deck, yeehaw! 🤠
I’m just finishing off my first submission for October's HTFYA and I’m both excited and totally nervous! Haha 🥰

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