Our SVS Virtual Studio January 2🥳2😃!

[braden H]

@Heather-Boyd

It depends! Sometimes I'll use the silhouette for more of a pose, sometimes I'll try and really figure out the shape of the characters. Sometimes I'll do a sihl for pose and then a sihl overtop for the actual silhouette. I'll usually do little studies for faces, interesting props and stuff before putting them together.

[burvantill]

@Heather-Boyd Great question!
@Braden-Hallett Thanx for sharing this process! This is great stuff. =)x

[burvantill]

@Neha-Rawat

[Jon Anderson]

Thanks for keeping this going every month! I haven’t been a regular participant in the forums or the contest in a long time but posting here keeps me motivated to keep working and (when I find time) participate more. This little guy is the latest of my flash card project.

[braden H]

Final spread from a book dummy I'm workin' on.

[braden H]

Work on bonding through broken machinery continues

[braden H]

Callin' it dun

[chrisaakins]

Working on a portrait of my granddaughter. The composition 2.0 class is really helping me out on this one.

[burvantill]

@chrisaakins cootie

[chrisaakins]

@burvantill she is!

[burvantill]

I am combining my January contest entry with a postcard mailer that i promised myself that I would get done this month. I narrowed down my thumbnails this morning and did a value and color sketch. Time to art this baby! .. and then mail it before I get cold feet.

[braden H]

@burvantill The expression on that bear is perfect!

[burvantill]

@Braden-Hallett Thanx!

[Coley]

@chrisaakins sweet ️

[Coley]

A dragon bum I sketched because, why not?

[Coley]

@burvantill love this! Really!

[burvantill]

@Coley Thankyou

[Coley]

A sketch of a little girl watching a movie with her monster.

[Suji Park]

@burvantill Really like your composition! please share when you're done

[Suji Park]

A new hot pot place opened in our town, and I wanted to draw it.
Working on a scene where kids of all nationality try out Chinese hot pot!

Also I'm working on a scene where little ballerinas are practicing, but a wacko kid and a possum ballerina doesn't follow instructions. Just having fun with this image!

Finally, I wanted to do illustration for the children's classic story, The Happy Prince.
I tried to capture the golden, beautiful prince statue tenderly smiling to his dear friend, swallow. Hopefully, I can finish all of them to the level of my liking!