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    NOVEMBER CONTEST: SLOWVEMBER

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    • karammitchell
      karammitchell last edited by

      This is the first time I've entered the SVS contest. Here's to new goals! I've had this image in mind for a while. Being from Oklahoma, we studied the bison quite a bit. It's our state mammal. When I was in grade school, the species was endangered, and now we are eating them again. I think that's a triumph, right? (Incidentally, the bird is a scissor-tailed flycatcher and is the Oklahoma state bird. Ironically, it is becoming endangered.) Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!328c2187-f795-4f8a-8207-0a651823013a-image.png image url)

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      • Heather Boyd
        Heather Boyd @Guest last edited by

        @Tom-Shannon you have taken the ghost concept into a very sensitive perspective. I like that it has made me think. šŸ™‚

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        Be blessed,

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        • Heather Boyd
          Heather Boyd @karammitchell last edited by Heather Boyd

          Welcome to the contest!

          @karammitchell not certain if what I am going to say was intentional for you but I like how the mountain shape has been repeated through the hump of your bison (don't you just want to hug him, lols) and even the top of your scissor-tailed flycatcher's head - it helps bring unity to your image (I think that at least). šŸ™‚ Also seen in the clouds I forgot to mention.

          Instagram: www.instagram.com/heatherboyd.illustration/
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          Be blessed,

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          • karammitchell
            karammitchell @Heather Boyd last edited by

            @Heather-Boyd Thank you! I'm glad those kinds of decisions are coming through!

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            • Jenny Lindqvist
              Jenny Lindqvist last edited by

              Hi! I’m new here at this forum and I would like to join the contest this month. I’m not quite sure how to. Do I post an illustration directly here in this thread?

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              • chrisaakins
                chrisaakins @Jenny Lindqvist last edited by

                @Jenny-Lindqvist yes. Just make sure it's less than 500kb. I didn't know that for a long time.

                Chris Akins
                www.chrisakinsart.com
                www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                • Jenny Lindqvist
                  Jenny Lindqvist @chrisaakins last edited by

                  @chrisaakins ah, okay! Thank you šŸ™‚

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                  • SFischer
                    SFischer last edited by

                    Hey everyone! I'm going on a long Thanksgiving vacation through the end of the month so I have to stop working on this and just submit it!

                    Huge shoutout to everyone who gave me a critique when I was stuck. I printed out all of your comments and considered them one by one. Can't tell you how much you helped!

                    PS: I can't figure out this file size biz. Is this too large?

                    Happy Thanksgiving!

                    Banana City - FinalSubmit.JPG

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                    • karammitchell
                      karammitchell @SFischer last edited by

                      @SFischer OH, my Gracious! This is so dynamic and exciting! And that color!!

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                      • Heather Boyd
                        Heather Boyd @SFischer last edited by Heather Boyd

                        @SFischer Fabulous colour, texture, lighting, composition, character, expressions and mood! You should be mighty pleased with yourself -more like this please. šŸ™‚ ā¤

                        Instagram: www.instagram.com/heatherboyd.illustration/
                        Website: https://heatherboydillustration.ca
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                        Be blessed,

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                        • ArtofJoseGalue
                          ArtofJoseGalue @SFischer last edited by

                          @SFischer Have a great vacation, you really made this piece pop!

                          Jose A. Galue
                          www.instagram.com/artofjosegalue/

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                          • Connie Resch
                            Connie Resch last edited by Connie Resch

                            Hi everyone! So this is my very first time submitting to a svs challenge. I'm pretty new and only in the past month or so started getting into children's book illustration, even signed up for a local (in person!!) workshop on children's book illustration starting in Jan so I'm excited about that. I'm still working on finding my style, I work traditionally and I love to draw in mostly pencil/ink/watercolour but I decided to bust out the acrylics on this one with a little digital fine-tuning at the end. I'm not super happy with how I couldn't get the details that I wanted with the brush.
                            So is my Canadianness showing?? My original idea was a girl with braids playing hockey but decided it would be more fun with friends...this is very intimidating I might add šŸ˜› thanks for looking! hockeygamesmall.jpg

                            Connie Resch

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                            • anya.macleod
                              anya.macleod @SFischer last edited by

                              @SFischer I love the colours and the silhouette of the ape!

                              Www.instagram.com/anya.macleod.art

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                              • deborah Haagenson
                                deborah Haagenson last edited by

                                Hello! This is my first post to an SVSLearn contest. Thank you to Lee, Jake and Will for providing this opportunity for us to learn from them. I am having so much fun!!MrPithyTakesANap_WithShading(1).jpg

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                                • peteolczyk
                                  peteolczyk @SFischer last edited by

                                  @SFischer brilliant šŸ˜‚

                                  www.peteolczykillustrations.com

                                  www.instagram.com/pete_illustrations

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                                    ZeeZeeMonster @SFischer last edited by

                                    @SFischer I love this one! The creativity behind it and the action are great. Made me laugh out loud.

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                                    • deborah Haagenson
                                      deborah Haagenson @Connie Resch last edited by

                                      @Connie-Resch hi connie. I love your background hills, trees and colors in the sky. I live in a cold climate and I get the feeling of a cool winter late afternoon when I look at it,

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                                      • Jenny Lindqvist
                                        Jenny Lindqvist last edited by Jenny Lindqvist

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                                        Hi! First time I'm joining a challenge here at svs šŸ™‚ This is the illustration I have be working on this month.

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                                          • franksandovalart
                                            franksandovalart last edited by franksandovalart

                                            Hi everyone!

                                            This is my first time posting here in SVS Forum, there's a lot of amazing artist here.
                                            I've wanted to enter in one of the art contest for a long time now, just haven't had the time to actually participate in any SVS art contest, i feel that the Slowvember challenge works perfectly for my current situation, currently looking for work an trying to provide for my family.

                                            SVS courses are very cool and i found the courses to be very well done, learned allot about how to do Children books art and character and story development. all on which i am very interested in.

                                            This illustration is called:
                                            Kurtoise & Harry
                                            The
                                            Xerocole investigation

                                            Kurtoise & Harry and the Xerocole investigation.jpg

                                            www.franksandovalart.com

                                            https://www.instagram.com/franksandovalart/

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