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    • Mel F

      Style question
      Projects • style book composition ink • • Mel F

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      Robyn Hepburn

      @Mel-F It's looking great! I love the bats especially. ๐Ÿ˜ Good overlapping while keeping them dark-on-light.
      I feel like the frog is a bit of an odd-one-out: he looks a bit more realistic than all the other animals.
      I'm looking forward to seeing more of this book!

    • E. Miko

      Feedback wanted for sketch
      Projects • critique illustration sketch composition storytelling • • E. Miko

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      Ayesha Masood

      It looks amazing. May be one of them is the mother and as there are dishes in the background so maybe sheโ€™s wearing an apron and has a bit long hair on her. Adding props to the zombies can make them unique i guess

    • L

      Creative Composition Final Assignment - Critiques Requested and Appreciated
      SVS Class Work • critique composition creative compo classwork • • Laura Hunt

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      L

      I tweaked it more. I tried to solve the issue of the squirrel appearing disproportionately large, and I also shrunk the salamander since it was a bit too big for the flora around it. Did I lose anything in the composition with these changes? Did it work better before? Thank you.

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    • J

      Fundamentals and Composition - Feedback please
      SVS Class Work • composition critique study • • Juliana Soares

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      Robyn Hepburn

      @Juliana-Soares I'm sure you will, and it'll be great! Sometimes you work on something so long you can't see it clearly anymore. Some good advice I got was to put the drawing aside for a while, then when you come back to it you'll see it with fresh eyes. ๐Ÿ˜‹

    • Griffin McPherson

      Feedback: re-work
      Projects • feedback composition • • Griffin McPherson

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      kirsten-mcg

      @Griffin I really like the boy running after the robot! Maybe to make it even stronger you could try playing with the value a little more? Maybe try lightening the sky and the hills bit to help the background really separate from the foreground? But really a great piece overall even if you just left it!

    • Ghostshipmatt

      Layout/Compositional guidelines question
      Questions & Comments • layout composition guidelines prelim sketch question • • Ghostshipmatt

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      Ghostshipmatt

      @loud - Interesting. Thanks for that link. Probably the best, quick explanation I've seen so far. Glad you shared it!

    • simonaburlacu

      Draw 50 things challenge - Santa's factory
      SVS Class Work • draw50things sketch christmas composition storytelling • • simonaburlacu

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      simonaburlacu

      Hi, @adam-thornton-0 ! Thanks a lot for your feedback and ideas. I will try to paint Santa dark on light. I like your idea with hard edges. I really feel like the objects are being lost on the background. I do need to push this more. I would love to see your Santa's factory illustration too!

    • simonaburlacu

      Is this piece a portfolio piece?
      Artwork • portfolio composition rendering storytelling • • simonaburlacu

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      simonaburlacu

      Thank you, @heather-boyd! I love your idea with the bear looking back at the girl!

    • charlottesart

      Luminous lighting and loosening up watercolour paintings
      Artwork • luminous lighting loosening up watercolor composition • • charlottesart

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      charlottesart

      Hey everyone! I've completed a couple of pieces in the last couple of months and just wanted to share them.

      One piece is a master study of Lee White's beautiful composition of the boy and the moon. Creating the luminous glow with the white ink was so much fun.

      Another painting I've done is 'Ada building a hut', which I did after watching Lee's 'Loosening up in watercolor' class.

      With both of these pieces the main aim for me was trying to keep the painting loose, but not letting it get too messy/out of control. It's a tricky balancing act and I have a long way to go I think.

      I have also painted 'girl playing with her dolls'. I was going through the creative composition class after I had already started this one, so I wish I had done small thumbnails before I began it. Nevertheless, I tried my best to focus on the values in this painting and provide enough contrast/focus/interest, whilst keeping the colour palette to a minimum. I know there's room for improvement, but I do like it overall ๐Ÿ™‚

      I welcome any feedback here, all about improving! My aim is to get to the point where I'm really happy with my watercolour paintings and then start learning digital illustration and how I can incorporate my watercolour. I also want to create enough quality pieces to go in my portfolio ๐Ÿ™‚

      Thanks!![alt text](![image url](![image url](FE0A5662-6052-4DB8-A89C-C908F7B12D0E.jpeg IMG_2796.jpeg IMG_3002.jpeg image url)))

    • AbbeyK

      Composition question
      General Discussion • thumbnails composition local tone value • • AbbeyK

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      NessIllustration

      @AbbeyK I think they mean just enough to understand see how the tones in the image will work. If you have regular soft lighting it's probably not necessary to include it in your thumbnail. But if you have lighting that plays an important role (spotlight, dramatic lighting, etc) and it changes everything about the tones of your image, then it's necessary to test it out at this stage.

    • fmb

      Help in background design / feedback request
      General Discussion • backgrounds composition feedback illustration inking • • fmb

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      carlianne

      @fmb Iโ€™m so happy to hear that! Good luck โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

    • phoenix yip

      Whatโ€™s missing?
      Projects • drawing procreate critique composition digital drawing • • phoenix yip

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      phoenix yip

      @skillydan thatโ€™s a great idea, thanks!

    • phoenix yip

      WIP Thumbnails for Comic
      Projects • thumbnails illustration comic books composition • • phoenix yip

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      phoenix yip

      Hey SVS people! what do you think about these thumbnails? Are they clear? Do they look ok? Any critiques and comments are welcome. Thanks! ๐Ÿ™‚ Also it goes from bottom to top.EDCC3339-1196-4741-B14C-68CB515F86FC.png E8FA332D-C747-409A-9FD5-22F184B79B99.png 367D447F-74DD-4367-964E-E63AA681EAC6.png B8AE5F67-6A80-412B-8ADD-F873BBE94D2C.png )

    • mamadraw

      Troll mountain critique
      Artwork • critique painting composition • • mamadraw

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      mamadraw

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    • PieterVanDerBeek

      June Contest - WIP - Critiques welcome
      Artwork • wip contest composition thumbnails • • PieterVanDerBeek

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      PieterVanDerBeek

      @Chip-Valecek @theprairiefox โ€“ Thanks! Having both Bongo and Clyde visible would indeed seem more appropriate...

    • phoenix yip

      Comic book cover WIP, Critiques encouraged!
      Projects • comic composition illustration wip bookcover • • phoenix yip

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      carlianne

      You made amazing improvements!! I really like this new cover compared to the old one. My only comment is I think you should still say "by pheonix yip" and maybe less kearning on that so it's easier to read. Also, maybe adjust the cloud shape around 'Battle" so it overlaps with the letters just once. It's getting hard to read there too.

    • Elisheba

      Feedback request for a portfolio piece.
      General Discussion • critique illustration portfolio composition feedback • • Elisheba

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      Elisheba

      @aprilshin Thanks April! ๐Ÿ˜†โ™ฅ๏ธ

    • phoenix yip

      Unfinished comp sketches for comic!
      Projects • comic books comic illustration composition • • phoenix yip

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      phoenix yip

      @theprairiefox great! Thank you!

    • Georgios Christopoulos

      Hello Guys!Anyone with kids here that can relate to my artwork? :)
      Artwork • childrens book critique cartoon digitalart composition • • Georgios Christopoulos

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      Anna Lindsay

      @Georgios-Christopoulos Ah sorry I misunderstood your question! I agree with @TessaW, I think this style could work well for a mid-grade children's book (approx 8-12 years) but maybe not for younger kids. Depends what market you are aiming at really. I'm absolutely no children's book expert btw but I do work with children and as a result see lots of children's books.

    • phoenix yip

      Graphic Novel WIP
      Projects • graphicnovel comic books composition thumbnails drawing • • phoenix yip

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      phoenix yip

      Thank you!