Up for a “contest” still?

[artbytra]

One week left of May, hope to see some entries!

[Eli]

[Miriam]

@fauxtoddgraphy
I am working on one. I hope you have one in progress, too!

[Jon Anderson]

Here's mine.

Edit: I found time to make a few small tweaks.

[Gary Wilkinson]

Wasn't going to enter this month's competition, but decided to practice some more digital pencil sketching and whip something up last minute. I call it "a painting of a polar bear pretending to be a panda" (say that quickly!)

[Johanna Kim]

@gary-wilkinson Haha, I so love this idea. Execution is terrific, as usual.

[Johanna Kim]

@fauxtoddgraphy I like that way you think. Funny enough, I've been doing several b/w pieces recently. Thanks for thinking of it.

[Jason Bowen]

I'm in with my sword wielding witch!!
Jason Bowen

[artbytra]

I really wanted to loosened up this month. This is looking more like a dark whimsical story! & perhaps needs a bit more before calling it an actual portfolio piece, but I had fun creating! Any crit thoughts on it is greatly appreciated! -Todd

[Eli]

@fauxtoddgraphy Love this!!

[A Former User]

I just happened to be finishing up a black and white piece when I saw this. I posted it in another thread, but I'll put it here as well to throw my hat in the ring.

[Gary Wilkinson]

@johanna-kim thanks Johanna. Are we going to see something from you too?

[AirenHall]

Hey, all. I'll throw in this sketch in white ink on black paper just for fun.

[Johanna Kim]

@gary-wilkinson Yes, but I thought I'd push myself to do a new one. I attended a conference recently where I heard from an art director and literary agent that including a b/w section one your online portfolio is a good thing, particularly if you're interested in illustrated for middle grade books, which I am.

[Miriam]

Update I was able to finish inking it, so here's the final version.

If anyone is interested, you can see my WIP here: http://forum.svslearn.com/topic/5913/may-fauxcontest-wip-critiques-welcome. I feel like I've grown a lot with this one!

Thanks again to @jon-anderson & @gary-wilkinson for your helpful critiques!

[JODY]

Hi I'm new here and thought I would join in. Hopefully I'm using this forum correctly. And hopefully my morbid art wont scare you all away

[Miriam]

@jody Welcome to the forums! Your mouse is cute, even if it is dead.
I really like the way you framed it with the plants.

[JODY]

@miriam Thank you! I really like the improvements that you have made to your drawing.

[Jon Anderson]

@miriam this composition is much more dynamic! I hope you find time to finish it.

[RHirsch]

Great job everyone! I'm afraid the end of the school year sucked my time away like the machine in the Princess Bride, so I won't be able to enter this month. But I love seeing everyone else's work.