What’s on the go for the summer?

AngelinaKizz

@Melissa_Bailey definitely good to have a few personal projects! I have a few stories in my head that I'd like to get down on paper too. I submitted 3 for critique, each entry gets 1, each that make the long list get 2, and each that make the short list get 3 (don't find out until November though) . I'll take whatever critique I get, and hopefully rework them into a book dummy that I'd send off to publishing houses.

AngelinaKizz

@Valerie-Light I'm inspired by your list of 100 and I'm making my own! I'll be watching for your portfolio update!

AngelinaKizz

@Asyas_illos you can do it!!!!! I can't wait to get a copy

AngelinaKizz

@PenAndrew everyone needs a break! You deserve to take one! I have holidays booked in July and I'm counting down!

AngelinaKizz

@Mary-Toth wow! Great take on the monsters go! What a cute project that page is. I wish there were videos of the kids reacting to seeing their monsters redone.

PenAndrew

@AngelinaKizz Yes and I am so tired this morning- it should have been a national holiday but they didn't give us a break- so tired I replied to Asya not you. Sorry.

Asyas_illos

@PenAndrew @AngelinaKizz cheers to breaks!

Robert Henderson

@Mary-Toth

That is a whimsical and awesome monster. Well done,

ArtMelC

I'm working on my picture book manuscripts. Two of them which will be making its round at my critique group next week.

Making a bunch of illos for educational cards in between conducting holiday workshops...

AngelinaKizz

@Melissa-Candrasaputra that sounds fun! I can't even begin to think of the holidays yet though. It's still cold here which it shouldn't be. I need some summer to enjoy before I can think of winter again

PenAndrew

@AngelinaKizz Here is too hot already!

ArtMelC

@AngelinaKizz I feel you. One of the hardest thing about being an artist for me is that I just can't get used to creating seasonal stuff wayyy in advance when the vibe is totally off. Like making Christmas stuff in July so it is ready for launch by October or something. It is just super awkward for me lol...

PenAndrew

@Melissa-Candrasaputra Good luck on your manuscripts. What kind of things do you do in your workshops?

ArtMelC

@PenAndrew Art journaling. Mainly for students and corporate clients as part of their mental wellness programme

PenAndrew

@Melissa-Candrasaputra I have never heard of art journaling before, just regular journal work. That sounds really interesting Melissa.

ArtMelC

@PenAndrew it is like regular journal but incorporating drawings, sketches, teach adults how to draw for fun with no pressure give them some exercises on how they represent certain words/ideas/feelings with drawing. Sometimes it involves observational drawing. It's very fun!

AlliFaith

@Melissa-Candrasaputra I’ve been trying to do this but it’s quite difficult on my own! Haha. Though it does help, even when it feels like pulling teeth

PenAndrew

@Melissa-Candrasaputra Sounds great and rewarding always to help others with art and see their work, I love being a part of this.

@Melissa-Candrasaputra That sounds great! What critique group are you part of? Is it in Singapore? I'd be interested in checking it out if it's open to new members XD

Meekipink

Good question! This'll be my first time entering Critique Arena (newbie subscriber here, hi!!), and I'm relieved I've got the extra time to work on Rabbit Road Race.

Honestly, the prompt and what I had in mind is probably far above my current skill level, so I'm planning to take the following classes to help me out:

How to Draw Everything (Jake Parker)
Developing Great Visual Stories (Will Terry)

Plus some others if there's time. After watching the last Critique Arena ("Lucky"), I realised I really need to nail my concept before I even get started - I don't want to spend a whole month or more working on a piece that's ho-hum, but I also don't want to get paralysed by indecision and beat myself up if I don't hit the mark - it's a learning process! I just want to push myself to finish a great portfolio piece.