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

[DaveLeekArt]

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

[Larue]

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

[Melissa_Bailey]

@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]

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

[Jeremy Ross]

Nicely done @notfitkid!

[notfitkid]

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

[Jeremy Ross]

Thank you @notfitkid!

[marek.halko]

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

[Iain Davidson]

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

[Iain Davidson]

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

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Iain-Davidson thanks so much!

[ruth]

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

[ruth]

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

[ruth]

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

[ruth]

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

[Jeremy Ross]

Thank you @ruth!

[aurelia]

Thanks ! @ruth Glad you like it...

[Larue]

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

[marek.halko]

@ruth aaw, thank you!

[LisaF]

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!