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    • chrisaakins
      chrisaakins last edited by

      Update: Hey everyone! Hahaha! The Mighty Inky piece was featured on @jimbobdrawing's weekly contest! So cool! This was the first time I went for a contest and won. (It was just a feature but gotta start somewhere, right!?)

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

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      • burvantill
        burvantill Moderator @chrisaakins last edited by

        @chrisaakins wow, thanks. 😊

        Lisa Burvant
        www.lisaburvant.com
        Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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        • NicolaSchofield
          NicolaSchofield @chrisaakins last edited by

          @chrisaakins yay, congrats! and I'm glad you're finding your stride with the style and technique that feels right. It seems like that can be a really difficult task and once you're past it you can enjoy the process more and end up with a cohesive portfolio.

          I'm still flailing around with all of that but I'm trying not to rush it. Seeing you and others explore and then finally get there is really encouraging.

          Nicola Schofield

          Twitter: twitter.com/NSchofieldArt
          Instagram: instagram.com/NicolaSchofieldArt/

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          • Jeremy Ross
            Jeremy Ross @chrisaakins last edited by

            Hi @chrisaakins, well you are at the right place! From what I see, SVS is breeding high-level professional illustrators that are making a difference in the kid lit world. My dream is to be one among them! Need the mileage though...

            https://www.instagram.com/jeremyrayross
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            • chrisaakins
              chrisaakins last edited by

              Here is another one of my faves. Don't know if I got it right, but...Wistful Window.jpg

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

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              • burvantill
                burvantill Moderator @chrisaakins last edited by

                @chrisaakins This is so cute. It’s one of my favorites from inktober. I’m curious, do you keep your line work on a separate layer that the color? I was just wondering how it would look if you adjusted the lines on the the center moosey’s ears to the same pink hue as the ears but darker so it’s still a line? But not as noticeable.

                Lisa Burvant
                www.lisaburvant.com
                Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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                  jdubz last edited by

                  @chrisaakins I think you nailed the value composition and I think the colors really work well.

                  The only issue I'm seeing is that I feel like there are some areas of bleed through on the wrought iron in the foreground. It almost looks transparent and I can see through it, so it's just distracting because my brain is interpreting that as something I definitely can't see through. I'm not sure if it's an illusion or not, but I feel like I can see the lines going through some of the circles from the sill.

                  Josh White
                  https://www.instagram.com/joshwhiteillustration/

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                  • chrisaakins
                    chrisaakins @jdubz last edited by

                    @jdubz I think it's an optical illusion. I was seeing the same thing, zoomed in, colored it darker, no lines at all. Zoom out and they look transparent. Sigh.

                    @burvantill I have the original pic on a separate layer. I can give it a whirl.

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

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                    • burvantill
                      burvantill Moderator @chrisaakins last edited by

                      @chrisaakins It’s kind of what I did with my snow tracks piece. But I changed them all throughout. I don’t think you should do that. Just softly around his cute little ears. 🙂

                      Lisa Burvant
                      www.lisaburvant.com
                      Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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