SVS Virtual Studio JANUARY 2023

[Kristen Lango]

I've been so absent on the SVS forums lately! Apologies, I'm hoping to get connected with everyone again soon!

[Tom Harshberger]

Hi all! Here's my latest. I'm starting on my first portfolio, working through Will Terry's "100+ things" and wanted to get the spot illustration knocked off the list. I used to work at KMart in the garden shop in high school. This is how we got the pigeons out! Fun times.

[Tom Harshberger]

@rubeda @rubeda Love this idea! Great use of space. I love anything William Joyce. Dinosaur Bob was my favorite book as a kid.

You mentioned a critique -- only thing that may bring it more to life is providing more contrast around the characters. Maybe a grainy brush in 'screen' to lighten the space around them to make them pop. Would also separate the trees from behind from getting mushed in with the foreground.

Very atmospheric and a cool angle!

[kylebeaudette]

[Mia Clarke]

Trouble up ahead for this river.

[Oana]

@Asyas_illos Wow! As a fact, I have been solving puzzles lately, this is exactly the type of image I would love to solve (sure, after you fill the large white area with more… kitties? :P) . Good luck bringing this idea to life!

[Oana]

Hi, and a great 2023 to all!
I’m currently trying to get back on some form of drawing routine.
Of course, any year for me is the year of the Pig:

And as usual, I’m back to irish dance related graphics, this time a solo dress design for my daughter, that I am really struggling with:

I am ok with how the sketch turned out but all that has to be translated to clean vector for the embroidery machine, and I am a bit overwhelmed with the task ahead… and I also have to do some detail for the cuffs and the back of the dress…

[Oana]

@Mia-Clarke Haha great how you made such unusual concept readable, I laughed out loud!

[Oana]

@kylebeaudette As usual these are delightful!

[Blitz55]

So I got a bit of a short notice that I was going to have a booth at Emerald City Comic Con this March, (Friend of mine gave me his). So I'm working on some of my Trolls to create a couple of little prints to sell to go along with the things I sold the last time I was at ECCC. Anyway, it's been a hot minute since I posted my work here so I wanted to get back into the groove on that.

[Mia Clarke]

I drew a corporate beaver.

[kirsten-mcg]

@Jeremy-Ross your patterns are so much fun! Have you had success selling on sites like this before? I tried Red bubble for a while, but I didn't really make anything from it. I didn't know what I was doing though!

[kirsten-mcg]

@Jeremiahbrown this is awesome!!!. I love the angle.

[kirsten-mcg]

@Mia-Clarke LoL I feel like this is what all as illustrators are trying to avoid. His expression says it all!

[kirsten-mcg]

@Tom-Harshberger your pigeon’s expression is good!

[Sarah VanDam]

@Asyas_illos Ooh, I love the design of this!

[Sarah VanDam]

@Jeremy-Ross LOVE IT, Jeremy! Thanks for sharing!!

[Jeremy Ross]

Hi @kirsten-mcg, thanks for your kind words! A few of my patterns just went on sale this week after my physical proofs were approved, so only time will tell.

[Jeremy Ross]

Thank you @Sarah-VanDam! Very kind of you.

[AnumC]

@mag love the idea of honing in on creating activity and coloring books! your illustrations are adorable. Love your color palette