APRIL PROMPT "THE MOMENT BEFORE"

[slinksy]

The Moment Before - The Cock Crows.

My first time submitting an entry to SVS and I had the goal to produce an image that wins the contest I'm so grateful to the community and the opportunity to share. I threw everything I had at this piece and kept circling back to better the work. I watched and implemented many skills from the videos here on SVS and had a mentor give feedback. The wonderful thing is how much I've learned, now being able to share my piece, and the flow to build on my art skills.

So overjoyed to reinvest the energy from this entry and get started with a WIP thread to try and win in May!

[bnewman]

Russell has just realised his little sister has pulled the arms off his favourite transformer.
What happens next? Loved seeing everyone's ideas. Good luck to all, hope you enjoyed the process.

[Johanna Kim]

@Squirrelsize Heartbreakingly beautiful.

[braden H]

The moment before the first dive.

[Johanna Kim]

As usually happens, I revisited my illustration and felt compelled to make changes. Please excuse my re-submission.

[xin li]

I also revisited my piece, and could not resist to touch up a bit more of the muddy color. Sorry for my re-submission.

[Erin.Cortese]

The Moment Before...

[ShannonBiondi]

@Braden-Hallett This has progressed so much since your initial thumbnails! Well done! I really like it

[Laurasketches]

I am VERY 11th hour...again. But, here is my submission for "The Moment Before..." I have a fear of deep water--especially for the things that might rise from the deep. Acrylic on paper... open to critiques (although, it is probably too late for me to do revisions, still, I'd love to know where I can improve.) Kraken High-Five.!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misslaurabalmacedaart/
Facebook: @misslaurabalmacedaart

[lefrog]

Well I've tried a more lose, colourful, painterly style - not quite as finished as I would like, but time 'n all

Eggbert strolling through the park in Fall, about to discover the second meaning of the word

[karolifo]

The moment before...

[Kerisa]

@KathrynAdebayo Love this, such a cute and funny idea!

[ArtofAleksey]

@karolifo this one is so good!!

[Jon Anderson]

It’s the moment before the secret gets out. The Chef’s Special is other worldly tonight!

[Johanna Kim]

@Braden-Hallett LOVE this. The perspective is great!

[Heather Boyd]

@suenaumi I did know you could paint oil on paper, you still prime it? I’m wanting to start oil in the summer.

[sigross]

April Prompt - The Moment Before

[Heather Boyd]

@Erin-Cortese this is pretty fabulous, I took a second look and it was yours. Really impressed.

[Adrian K]

Wasn’t sure I’d be able to participating this month due to how busy I’ve been, but yesterday this popped in my head. Hope you all like my “the Moment Before”.

[suenaumi]

@Heather-Boyd Yes, when I paint on paper I prime heavyweight cold press watercolor paper with gesso (taped or stapled on a board, almost like stretching a paper for watercolor so it doesn't buckle), but I was trying out a different process I saw Kathleen Kemly do online. She enlarges her loose sketches and prints them on paper, then covers them with clear gesso. She then works over these drawings with layers of thin oil paint so some of her original line work shows through. Unfortunately it didn't work the way I was hoping
because the paper still had a lot of tooth to it and the color of my underpainting adhered more than I wanted. (usually I wipe out a lot) Next time I might try a higher quality of watercolor paper and do a layer of acrylic Matte medium first. Paper is a nice way to start because it gives you more freedom to experiment without that intimidating thought of ruining a canvas. Plus you can work in any size (even thumbnails.) There is also something called "canvas paper", but I have never liked it at all. If you have any other questions feel free to reach out. Good luck!