Up for a “contest” still?

Gary Wilkinson · 31 May 2018, 14:41

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

AirenHall · 31 May 2018, 16:12

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

Johanna Kim · 31 May 2018, 17:24

@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 · 1 Jun 2018, 08:51

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 · 2 Jun 2018, 01:43

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 · 31 May 2018, 21:04

@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 · 31 May 2018, 21:21

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

Jon Anderson · 1 Jun 2018, 02:58

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

RHirsch · 1 Jun 2018, 03:10

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.

Miriam · 1 Jun 2018, 09:21

@rhirsch Congratulations on being done with the school year. (Hopefully, you didn't lose more than one year of your life! Ha, ha!)

@fauxtoddgraphy Thanks for starting up our FauxContest!

artbytra · 1 Jun 2018, 15:03

@miriam Yeah for sure! Maybe some more votes will come through today, not that the votes are crazy important, just happy to see all the work.

Jason Bowen · 1 Jun 2018, 15:49

@fauxtoddgraphy I think you should pick your favorite and send them on an all expenses holiday lol

Lee White · 1 Jun 2018, 15:54

new SVS contest is being announced today. : )

artbytra · 1 Jun 2018, 16:14

@jason-bowen Wish I could! lol

Gary Wilkinson · 2 Jun 2018, 01:43

@jody I really like this piece. It's framed really well and the values work great. Just a thought, but it would be interesting to see how the piece would be interpreted if the outline of the mouse/rat was taken away and you used the plants to silhouette it's shape, kind of like an optical illusion.

nwaller · 2 Jun 2018, 09:06

Sry just saw the Fake Contest article on Facebook. So here is a quick post:

JODY · 2 Jun 2018, 17:45

@gary-wilkinson Thanks fore the complement and for the feedback (I wasn’t sure what kind of reaction I’d get with this group). What a cool idea you suggested. Do you think it would help with my storytelling? A good deal of my work is about life from death ( i.e. rebirth, circle of life). So I was thinking of adding a sequence of images of the animal gradually decomposing and being replaced by more plants.