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    Our SVS Virtual Studio APRIL 2021🐰

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    • Georgios Christopoulos
      Georgios Christopoulos last edited by

      @burvantill Colin looks lovely!that expression is so "awww"!!
      @Braden-Hallett If master demands ,then there is no choice right??

      Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/g.chris.artwork/
      Deviantart : https://www.deviantart.com/g-chris

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      • Jeremy Ross
        Jeremy Ross @burvantill last edited by

        Hi everyone! I’m sharing a spread of my picture book, Mustard Thinks Twice, which is almost complete!

        Can’t wait to share the launch with the amazing SVS Community.

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        https://www.instagram.com/jeremyrayross
        https://www.jeremyrayross.com/
        https://twitter.com/jeremyrayross
        https://jeremyrayross.substack.com/

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        • burvantill
          burvantill Moderator @JasperS last edited by

          @JasperS Thankyou. It's digital watercolor in procreate with Maxpack watercolor brushes.

          I forgot to mention. We are opening up the challenge to who ever would like to join us. #comickahnchallenge on IG.

          Lisa Burvant
          www.lisaburvant.com
          Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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          • Kim Hunter
            Kim Hunter @Coreyartus last edited by

            @Coreyartus If you go to youtube, you can find lots of videos of horses that you can pause and study in any position. If you are using an iPad, you can take a picture of the still image and save it into Procreate so you can look at the picture right there.

            I own 6 horses. The joints just above their hooves are the fetlock and pastern joints. These will compress/flex under the weight of the horse. The faster they run , the more the compression. In life, the tendons are stretched like a rubber band and the snap back helps propel the horse - part of why they can run so fast. A couple of your pix don't show any compression.

            On horses, stylizing works fine on the top half but even if you are not going for realism, the picture will look off if the leg joints aren't fairly correctP1180251.jpg . This picture of my horse, Java, shows it to the max. I would soften the angle a little bit in an illustration but it shows how the joint works.

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            • Coreyartus
              Coreyartus Moderator @jakecrowe last edited by Coreyartus

              @jakecrowe I wish I did! I live in San Diego, so I think I could probably find horses around here to take pics of in a pinch. But that's a great idea--to begin I may ask around for some folks who have some ranch-farms! Thank-you!!

              @Kim-Hunter LOL! Those darn hooves and joints! Most of the imagery I've found has them standing in grass, and those parts disappear! LOL! Yeah, I need to get a book on horse anatomy, but your explanation of how their legs work is so incredibly helpful!! I will go look on YouTube for horse info--I do indeed use an iPad!! Thank-you so much!!

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              • Georgios Christopoulos
                Georgios Christopoulos last edited by

                Makind an illo with the 4 characters I have created for the svs challenges so far!
                Figure I d try this one to check with their consistency!
                Rough sketch phase!!4 CHARACTER.jpg

                Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/g.chris.artwork/
                Deviantart : https://www.deviantart.com/g-chris

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                • Simonpeterpaul
                  Simonpeterpaul last edited by

                  Recently joined SVSLearn and I love this platform so far! Here is a piece I finished today for Inktober52, for the prompt "Shield". It's inspired to the Little Prince, to the crystal ball he uses to protect the Rose. 14_Shield.png

                  https://www.instagram.com/simon.peter.paul/
                  https://www.simonpeterpaul.com

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                  • Kim Hunter
                    Kim Hunter last edited by

                    The Little Prince is one of my favorites. Your picture is really beautiful and captures the bond he had with the rose. My favorite line fits your picture, "Only with the heart can one see clearly for what is essential is invisible to the eye."

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                      Emma Echter last edited by

                      Been less active here this month, but have been reading the forums... ran out of time for the March prompt. Work, life, you know how it goes. This is a sketch from the prompt generator by @amandalo which is simply brilliant!

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                      www.instagram.com/bold_archer

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                      • braden H
                        braden H last edited by

                        Some random kiddos

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                        • Simonpeterpaul
                          Simonpeterpaul @Kim Hunter last edited by

                          @Kim-Hunter I love that quote from the book. Is actually one of my favourite books ever.

                          https://www.instagram.com/simon.peter.paul/
                          https://www.simonpeterpaul.com

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                          • hellojooj
                            hellojooj last edited by

                            Hello everyone! It's my first time posting art in the forum so hope this is ok but thought I'd share some of my experiments with shade and colour using Sketchbook. I'm still learning how to draw and figuring out how I'd like to draw but I'm really enjoying the process - I won't be quitting my day job any time soon!

                            I don't like drawing vehicles as they always look boxy so I've cheated and drawn a boxy van! I added my bear character, Strawbeary, who is a wee country bear who always wears a straw hat, chews a blade of grass and plays the banjo so I used lighter colours for sunshine, corn fields, dusty roads and a bright sky. I did another version with another character called Bluebeary, who is a jazzy bear wearing a beret who plays the trumpet so I used a bluey hue and night scene. If anyone's curious I'll post that as well.

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                            Some thoughts on this exercise:
                            I find it difficult to create a digital image with the charm of a traditional painting so I tried to use different colour layers to create a less flat-looking image. Too many colours and brushes looked too busy and intense. Muting the colours looked too faded and odd with the bold outlines. I tried hiding the black sketch outlines and only used colour for definition but it looked a bit wishy washy so I put them back for clarity. I think I'll try doing a version of this as a traditional painting and with coloured pencils as well to see if the 'charm' I'm seeking isn't just romanticised!

                            The sketch itself is confusing because the bear is in the front seat as if they're driving but the door is open so we can peek inside so the van is not moving... If it was a book illustration it would be fun to see various items bouncing around inside or an item flying out the door as if they've forgotten to shut the door. It looks flat from this side view but not flat enough to be bold and cartoony so I could add shadows to create depth but probably best to just redraw it. I had wanted to try doing a slice image like looking into a doll's house so maybe it would be fun to see the bear inside too with their feet on the pedals.

                            It was fun to draw and play with colour anyway!

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                            • Jacy13
                              Jacy13 last edited by

                              I'm working on my first comic page! I just finished up on the refined sketch stage. Ember encounters a shadowy creature that interrupts her potion making! Haha πŸ˜ƒ I'm having lots of fun with this.

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                              Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/jacy13
                              Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacy13draws/?hl=en
                              Portfolio: https://jacy13.artstation.com/

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                              • kylebeaudette
                                kylebeaudette last edited by

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                                Another set. This is a giant blind cave mole sniffing out two sneaking cave explorers.

                                Instagram- www.instagram.com/kyle_beaudette/
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                                Www.etsy.com/shop/Artofkylebeaudette
                                https://youtube.com/@kylebeaudette?si=ComtMDsVyK1HPn55

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                                • PieterVanDerBeek
                                  PieterVanDerBeek last edited by PieterVanDerBeek

                                  Been drawing ice-cream lately... :-]

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                                  • kylebeaudette
                                    kylebeaudette last edited by

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                                    https://youtube.com/@kylebeaudette?si=ComtMDsVyK1HPn55

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                                    • emergingeden
                                      emergingeden last edited by

                                      I am in the hospital at the moment, so I have a lot of time on my hands. I recently received a iPad mini as a gift. I’m still finding my way with it. So I decided to do some items related to the Hogwarts houses. I started with slytherin, then Ravenclaw, then hufflepuff and finally gryffindor. You can see my skills evolve in the pics haha

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                                      find my art on instagram!

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                                      • braden H
                                        braden H @emergingeden last edited by

                                        @emergingeden My gosh this is amazing! Sorry to hear you're hospital bound, but at least you've got somethin' to draw on, right?

                                        I LOVE how you colour coded each one. Works perfectly!

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                                        • mandaleemade
                                          mandaleemade @emergingeden last edited by

                                          @emergingeden hope you feel better soon! I love the ravenclaw colors the most, such pop! but I also might be biased cuse that's my house haha.

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                                          • mandaleemade
                                            mandaleemade @Georgios Christopoulos last edited by

                                            @Georgios-Christopoulos Love the energy in this sketch! A great dynamic composition too

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