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    SEPTEMBER CONTEST: Design a character for Inktober!

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    • AustinShurtliff
      AustinShurtliff SVS Team @LauraA last edited by

      @LauraA I have know some comic artists to do their line work in pencil and then use a program like Photoshop to darken the value enough that it looks like it might have been inked. Just an idea if you still want to use pencil.

      Austin Shurtliff
      austin@svslearn.com

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      • Valerie Light
        Valerie Light @Annaaronson last edited by

        @Annaaronson I'm curious about this too, as I haven't been able to see the critique arena in live stream this summer, and no new recordings seem to be available after May 2021 for me. I feel way behind.

        www.valerielightillustration.com
        www.instagram.com/valerie_light_illustration

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        • donnamakesart
          donnamakesart @ajillustrates last edited by

          @ajillustrates Agreed. Love the line art for this and the character design!

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          • LauraA
            LauraA SVS OG @AustinShurtliff last edited by

            @AustinShurtliff Thanks for replying. Lately I have been doing my work with a modified Kyle hi res pencil and do the values either with digital watercolor or with Kyle's gouache a go go and /or some collage textures. In this case, my character has hair that in my opinion would look better done with a pencil/charcoal texture and so far I've been using gouache a go go, which is a gouache but looks more like crayon to me. I like the effect and don't want to change it, but don't know what the judges will think.

            And then there's the matter of whether I can finish it, considering all the non art things I've had to catch up on this month. Hope so!

            Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraintorino/
            http://lauraaldersonart.com/

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            • aurelia
              aurelia last edited by

              September-2021-Aurelia.jpg

              visit my website: https://turnip.co/

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              • KGatto
                KGatto @aurelia last edited by

                @aurelia Absolutely love this! Great job!

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                • KGatto
                  KGatto @KathrynAdebayo last edited by

                  @KathrynAdebayo Beautiful!

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                  • KGatto
                    KGatto @jdeebella last edited by

                    @jdeebella Love this!

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                    • KathrynAdebayo
                      KathrynAdebayo @KGatto last edited by

                      @KGatto Thank you, Kim. I love your work!

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                      • AustinShurtliff
                        AustinShurtliff SVS Team @LauraA last edited by

                        @LauraA I hope you can get it finished!

                        Austin Shurtliff
                        austin@svslearn.com

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                        • jenithornhill
                          jenithornhill last edited by

                          Frost Pirate#1.jpg
                          This is my first of three character sheets for Inktober. I have not posted it to critique arena yet, because I want to decide which to submit once I finish the other two. These characters are from a middle grade novel I am currently working on. I decided to draw them for Inktober because I need to flesh them out a bit.

                          Jennifer Thornhill
                          www.jenniferthornhill.ca
                          www.instagram.com/jenniferthornhillillo
                          https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.lockethornhill

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                          • aurelia
                            aurelia @KGatto last edited by

                            @KGatto Thank you 😁 I had quite some fun.

                            visit my website: https://turnip.co/

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                            • aurelia
                              aurelia @jenithornhill last edited by

                              @jenithornhill Cute design! I especially love the running pose, the stripy pants so suit him. I believe we can submit more then 1 entry for the contest, can't wait to see the other 2 of yours.

                              visit my website: https://turnip.co/

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                              • jenithornhill
                                jenithornhill @aurelia last edited by jenithornhill

                                @aurelia Oh it would be great if I can enter more than one. I am afraid I won't be able to choose! Thank you!

                                Jennifer Thornhill
                                www.jenniferthornhill.ca
                                www.instagram.com/jenniferthornhillillo
                                https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.lockethornhill

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                                • LisaF
                                  LisaF SVS Team SVS OG last edited by

                                  @KGatto sorry for the delay, but
                                  yes, you can use one spot color!

                                  Director of Sunshine and Rainbows
                                  lisa@svslearn.com

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                                  • LisaF
                                    LisaF SVS Team SVS OG @Frogpunzel last edited by

                                    @Frogpunzel yep, gray is ok!

                                    Director of Sunshine and Rainbows
                                    lisa@svslearn.com

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                                    • LisaF
                                      LisaF SVS Team SVS OG @LauraA last edited by

                                      @LauraA the image doesn't have to be square, it just needs to be sized to fit in the template, if that makes any sense😄 As for the background info, a sentence or two is great! Just enough to get a feel for the character👍

                                      Director of Sunshine and Rainbows
                                      lisa@svslearn.com

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                                      • LisaF
                                        LisaF SVS Team SVS OG last edited by LisaF

                                        Hi all! Just to clarify, there WILL be a Critique Arena for the September prompt! (@Lee-White was confused😂)

                                        It will be on Oct 14 at 2PM MST. The format will be same this time🙌 Entries are due Sept 30, just one week to go!

                                        Director of Sunshine and Rainbows
                                        lisa@svslearn.com

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                                        • jdeebella
                                          jdeebella @KGatto last edited by

                                          @KGatto said in SEPTEMBER CONTEST: Design a character for Inktober!:

                                          @jdeebella Love this!

                                          Thank you so much! 🤗🤗💕

                                          Jdeebella
                                          Illustrator and maker
                                          https://www.instagram.com/jdeebella

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                                            saldanastudios last edited by

                                            Took the time to flesh out a character I came up with a while back. I inked this traditionally in one shot so I wouldn't worry about overthinking the challenge. Had a lot of fun with this one! SaigoCharacterDesign.jpg

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