AUGUST CONTEST: It's the first day of school for Albert!

DaveLeekArt · 2 Sept 2021, 12:09

@Melissa-Bailey-0 The WORST right?! Haha. Thanks!

Larue · 2 Sept 2021, 16:31

@Jeremy-Ross Loving all the lovely textures, loose line work and rich colors! Poor lil guy

Melissa_Bailey · 2 Sept 2021, 18:31

@aurelia thanks so much! Having a mischievous character just "writes" scenarios to illustrate, doesn't it? And thanks for appreciating my less-is-more approach -- sometimes you need to illustrate a full classroom to tell the story, like your illustration. Since your Albert is walking into class for the first time, it would be hard to really convey the story and his feelings if you didn't show the entire room. In mine, I tried to get away with showing as little as possible and it still communicating school.

Jeremy Ross · 2 Sept 2021, 18:39

Thank you @Larue! That’s exactly what I was going for. So many great pieces this month!

Jeremy Ross · 2 Sept 2021, 18:41

Nicely done @notfitkid!

notfitkid · 2 Sept 2021, 18:45

@Jeremy-Ross Thanks Jeremy! I really liked the textures you used and your take on Albert. Super endearing!

Jeremy Ross · 2 Sept 2021, 19:17

Thank you @notfitkid!

marek.halko · 3 Sept 2021, 18:22

@DaveLeekArt @Larue @Melissa-Bailey-0 Thanks a lot guys!

Iain Davidson · 3 Sept 2021, 20:54

Thank you @Melissa-Bailey-0 your work is so inspirational!

Iain Davidson · 3 Sept 2021, 20:56

Thank you @keithryanstudio your entry is great is made me smile!

Melissa_Bailey · 3 Sept 2021, 21:09

@Iain-Davidson thanks so much!

ruth · 4 Sept 2021, 20:20

@aurelia love this, it made me chuckle. Really fun

ruth · 4 Sept 2021, 20:35

@Larue So cute! Really love your Albert character and his floral backpack ️

ruth · 4 Sept 2021, 20:38

@marek-halko wow! Wonderfully simple but so much story! Great colours. Great everything!

ruth · 4 Sept 2021, 20:43

@Jeremy-Ross Love it! Definitely prefer this version. Great style and textures!

Jeremy Ross · 4 Sept 2021, 23:18

Thank you @ruth!

aurelia · 5 Sept 2021, 03:09

Thanks ! @ruth Glad you like it...

Larue · 5 Sept 2021, 06:51

@ruth Thanks Ruth, he's been a fun character to create.

marek.halko · 5 Sept 2021, 20:12

@ruth aaw, thank you!

LisaF · 7 Sept 2021, 21:41

Hope y'all had a great Labor Day weekend! (Or regular weekend, if you're not from the US )

Just a heads up that we'll be convening Critique Arena this Thursday, Sept 9! We'll get started at the usual time of 2pm MDT (check here for other time zones).

We'll be emailing the event links soon. Can't wait to see who takes the title this time!