Our SVS Virtual Studio DECEMBER ☃️

[braden H]

Put US on the naughty list, will you!?

[Pamela Fraley]

@braden-hallett I still have that irrational fear! Haha. This is perfect.

[Pamela Fraley]

Not very Christmasy, but a friend of mine asked me to paint her moms house. I just finished it and was feeling kinda blah about it. I think because it’s just a flat picture of a house. It’s not interesting. I’m tempted to paint a bunny or something into it…

[chrisaakins]

One mural drawing down, six to go…

What other buildings would be fun to see in a small town?

[Frogpunzel]

@chrisaakins Nice! Maybe an ice cream shop? Library?

[Griffin McPherson]

This is the next piece in a series I’ve been doing that follows this character.

[aprilshin]

@chrisaakins Aw I love this so much! Buildings I love seeing are coffee shops, library/bookstores, and old apartment buildings!

[braden H]

Work progresses! Gonna get all the backgrounds painted, and THEN sketch and ink the characters.

[chrisaakins]

Here’s a library and playground

[aprilshin]

@chrisaakins yeesss~ love the library!

[kylebeaudette]

The Birthday Wish

[andreazupcsan]

I’ve been working on lighting this month! Here’s the first one I’m happy with!

[aprilshin]

@andreazupcsan wowww so good!!

[Ghostshipmatt]

@andreazupcsan - That's really great. At first I was like, "what the heck is the glowing thing? There's snow so it can't be a firefly, I wonder what, OH!" Really pulled me in. Nicely done.

[aprilshin]

I tried making my own version of one of Beatrice Blue's pieces and I had a lot of fun with it!

[JessicaLinnEvans]

@jenn Oh! It's Heidi! I love that book!
I love the second image and the close-up on the goat! Its eye seems a little high on its head, but I really dig the new perspective on the scene. The characters facing away and heading off the page capture the "hurry up!" feel!

[jenn]

@jessicalinnevans thank you so much! It is good to get positive feedback on the composition.

[kylebeaudette]

[andreazupcsan]

@aprilshin thank you!!

[andreazupcsan]

@ghostshipmatt thanks! I have to give credit to my husband for the bear. I originally just had the footprints and he gave me that “I’m not really sure what is happening or what I should be feeling” talk. I’m glad it paid off!