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    • Amber Lynn Benton
      Amber Lynn Benton @Amber Lynn Benton last edited by Amber Lynn Benton

      @Amber-Lynn-Benton Here is the first exercise.

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      • burvantill
        burvantill Moderator last edited by

        I’m glad you’re sharing. That class is on my list. After light and color. 👍

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        • Laurasketches
          Laurasketches @Amber Lynn Benton last edited by

          @Amber-Lynn-Benton I'm in the middle of the workbook as well...nice thumbnails...

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          • Annemieke
            Annemieke SVS OG last edited by

            I also just completed the last video. I'll be starting in het workbook this week. Thanks for creacting this thread, I'll add my work as well.

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            • Amber Lynn Benton
              Amber Lynn Benton @Laurasketches last edited by

              @Laurasketches Thank you!

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              • Amber Lynn Benton
                Amber Lynn Benton @burvantill last edited by

                @burvantill I’m also going through the drawing class but thought this class would help with a couple of pieces I want to complete for my portfolio.

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                • Amber Lynn Benton
                  Amber Lynn Benton @Annemieke last edited by Amber Lynn Benton

                  @Annemieke I look forward to seeing your solutions!

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                  • Amber Lynn Benton
                    Amber Lynn Benton @Amber Lynn Benton last edited by

                    @Amber-Lynn-Benton I really struggled with this one. Adding a perspective class to the list - time to stop avoiding it!

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                    • Amber Lynn Benton
                      Amber Lynn Benton @Amber Lynn Benton last edited by

                      @Amber-Lynn-Benton Even though I know my perspective is off here I enjoyed these problems. I really like value thumbnails!

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                      • Amber Lynn Benton
                        Amber Lynn Benton last edited by Amber Lynn Benton

                        Just a few things on my desk: case pocket knife, snail shell, small turkey feather

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                        Cropping exercise:

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                        • Amber Lynn Benton
                          Amber Lynn Benton last edited by

                          So far this was my favorite exercise. If I were doing this old school I woud have done this larger than the thumbnail then cropped and pasted. Actually I think this would be good to try. 🤓

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                            suenaumi @Amber Lynn Benton last edited by

                            @Amber-Lynn-Benton did you do these digitally? I wish these were posted a few weeks ago when I was going through the class. I would have liked to see how other people were solving the problems, and if I was on track. These look great.

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                            • Amber Lynn Benton
                              Amber Lynn Benton @suenaumi last edited by

                              @suenaumi Yes these are digitally. I took a screenshot of the workbook on my iPad and imported the photo into procreate and drew in layers on top with native Procreate brushes. It definitely makes working on this class convenient but I don't do all of my work digitally so I really want try some of these again with media.

                              I just joined SVS last week so I couldn't have posted them earlier - sorry. But I'd love to see your work. Feel free to post in this thread. I definitely think there is value in repeating some of these again. I would love to go through them again after I take a perspectives class!

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                              • Gabriel Lung
                                Gabriel Lung last edited by

                                Hi @Amber-Lynn-Benton! These are looking very nice, i think you thumbnails are nice and bold and I instantly get the image. I'm going through this class as well and it has made me re-think my thumb-nailing processes. Keep up the good work!

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                                • Amber Lynn Benton
                                  Amber Lynn Benton @Gabriel Lung last edited by

                                  @Gabriel-Lung Thanks Gabriel! Post your exercises here I'd love to see them!

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                                  • Amber Lynn Benton
                                    Amber Lynn Benton last edited by Amber Lynn Benton

                                    Here are my next workbook assignments all thumbnailed with no reference. The last one was a doozie for me. I probably worked on that thumbnail for more than an hour!! 😲 These complicated compositions especially involving overlapping and perspective are pretty difficult for me right now.

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                                    I wound up roughing each item separately on a different layer and just kept rearranging things. I think if I did a few more quicker thumbnails and pulled in some more reference this might make a good 10-15 somethings piece before making an even more complicated composition. It does not have a strong focal point or enough action/movement. And I think I could do a better job of alternating lights and darks.

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                                    • Susan Marks
                                      Susan Marks @Amber Lynn Benton last edited by

                                      @Amber-Lynn-Benton This is great Amber. I sparked a do and share work for the Gesture class-and then @Braden-Hallett organized a work-along thread still in play for Creative Environment. The CE class seems way over my head yet--but I'll see if I can dust off the Creative Composition work and start it again and join you here.

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                                      • Coreyartus
                                        Coreyartus Moderator last edited by

                                        @Amber-Lynn-Benton I've decided to share my own work in this class, as I'm working through it myself at the same time!! LOL! Seems there are a lot of folks "going back to school" lately!

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                                        • Amber Lynn Benton
                                          Amber Lynn Benton @Susan Marks last edited by Amber Lynn Benton

                                          @Susan-Marks yeah, I don’t feel up to creative environment right now either!

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                                          • Amber Lynn Benton
                                            Amber Lynn Benton @Coreyartus last edited by

                                            @Coreyartus Corey thanks so much for sharing - your circus solution is great!! I’ll look at the other more closely when I’ve finished my own exercises! 😬🤓

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