DECEMBER CONTEST: YETI

Melissa_Bailey · 1 Jan 2021, 19:39

@j-sienkowski this looks so professional! Love the story you’re telling here. Great design!

Melissa_Bailey · 1 Jan 2021, 19:43

@Braden-Hallett LOVE this character! You’ve conveyed his personality so masterfully.

Melissa_Bailey · 1 Jan 2021, 19:49

@Kim-Rosenlof love your style! Great job!

Melissa_Bailey · 1 Jan 2021, 19:54

@JoshSchouwstra great concept!

vmerryweather · 1 Jan 2021, 20:19

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Asyas_illos · 1 Jan 2021, 21:37

@Melissa-Bailey-0 thank you I agree my family didn’t like it but I’m glad i Went through with it!

Asyas_illos · 1 Jan 2021, 21:39

@Melissa-Bailey-0 i hope they include yours it’s very unique and I like the approach!

carlianne · 1 Jan 2021, 22:22

@Melissa-Bailey-0 thank you ️️️

Jonathan Malski · 1 Jan 2021, 22:56

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thank you! It's definitely aimed at an audience other than that of children's illustration, but I think that helps it stand out, too.

I love how you created the fur on yours! I took a look through your portfolio and your work is all very realistically rendered. If you don't mind me asking, was this piece done digitally or traditionally? And I take it you drew/painted the dark/shadow-colored fur first, followed by the midtones and highlights?

Melissa_Bailey · 2 Jan 2021, 00:36

@powsupermum aww, thanks so much!

Melissa_Bailey · 2 Jan 2021, 00:57

@Jonathan-Malski thanks! Yep, even when I try to go another route, this seems to be my style, so I’m embracing it.

To answer your questions (don’t mind you asking at all!): this piece was done both digitally and traditionally. The sketch was done in Procreate then printed out on watercolor paper and finished with watercolor and colored pencil. And yes, I focused on clumps of fur first instead of individual hairs, defining the darks and shadows first. Highlights were very last thing to go in.

Jonathan Malski · 2 Jan 2021, 01:21

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Interesting! That's quite a number of steps/mediums; thank you for the insight on your process!

j.sienkowski · 2 Jan 2021, 02:07

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thank you! I spent a little extra time on the design so it could be immediately plugged into my portfolio because I don't have any character design

Melissa_Bailey · 2 Jan 2021, 03:01

@Jonathan-Malski you’re welcome!

Melissa_Bailey · 2 Jan 2021, 03:04

@j-sienkowski great idea! It’s something my portfolio needs as well.

Gaelle Grizzly · 2 Jan 2021, 09:09

@DaveLeekArt Thanks a lot! Your comment makes me feel that I'm on the right way on the looong path of "becoming a good illustrator".

Heather Boyd · 2 Jan 2021, 14:56

@j-sienkowski he's got so much going for him, love that he's a tree love-hugging yeti! Love the rendering style also.

Heather Boyd · 2 Jan 2021, 15:02

@Lorna-H love the stilts! hiding stilts...

j.sienkowski · 2 Jan 2021, 16:55

@Heather-Boyd I wanted him to be kind, but mischievous. I was hoping the tree hugging would help balance out his chicken stealing. Thanks!

KristyM · 2 Jan 2021, 20:44

Welllll I did a couple of images that I was gonna share even though I missed the cutoff date but feeling like an amateur because I could not upload them haha if anyone has any tips for the next round that would be great First time doing this..
So many super rad illustrations up on here - love it!