Our SVS Virtual Studio AUGUST 2020😎

[Valerie Light]

@Coreyartus
Thanks for the reply, Corey, and Hello theater family! Not much happening in the 'coughing on one another in dark rooms' lines of work in NYC these days. Trying out illustration feels like an exciting way to improve my skills and make some fun work, but wow, yes, I am a little shocked at how new and difficult it is not to have the 'guard rails' of the team-based, collaborative approach to making art that theater gives me. How do I develop a final image without getting constant feedback from my creative team? And you are spot on about valuing emulation and distillation over invention, especially in scenic art.

I have spent so much time drawing environments and spaces, and thinking about architecture, and I've hardly ever drawn people outside the context of a figure drawing class. Maybe it will be useful to stay a bit closer to my comfort zone and work on style choices by exploring props and environments before diving straight in to character creation.

I think I just need to get a ton of bad drawings, (and bad media choices, bad color harmonies, bad compositions, etc.) out of my system right now, put them in a big pile, and then get rid of 99% of them. Thanks for the suggestions of classes to start that with, and for the encouragement. It is very much appreciated.

[carriecopadraws]

I made a couple of interior illustrations to go with my Wizard of Oz book cover so I'd have a nice project for my portfolio. Next cover is Howl's Moving Castle!

[burvantill]

I just finished my entry in the kidlit411 banner contest.

[jsnzart]

@Kim-Hunter Thank you very much.

[jsnzart]

@burvantill Nice. I wish you good luck!

[burvantill]

@jsnzart Hey THANX!!!

[deborah Haagenson]

I am working on a self-published children's picture book. This is my first Illustration for the book. I'm not sure yet if I'll actually use this one or this pastel-like digital style, but at least I've gotten started. I also did this illustration for another on-line class too, so I finished it to completion. I plan to sketch and work out the compositions and work all other paged as a whole, before starting the painting.

[Amanda Bancroft]

@Coreyartus I'm drawn to the way you use colors here, it's very appealing! Particularly the books in the background.

[chrisaakins]

I just realized that on Procreate you can create multiple selected areas at a time. What!?!? So I doodled a fun light coming through the live oaks sorta vibe for fun whilst I explored this witchcraft...

[braden H]

Surf's up

[ajillustrates]

@carriecopadraws This is such a wonderful addition to your portfolio! And I love your color palette on the cover.

[Jade Vaughan]

@carriecopadraws wow wonderful pieces! I can’t wait to see howls moving castle. It’s actually one I was looking at doing a rendition of as well!

[Jade Vaughan]

A few pieces I felt were complete but now looking back I feel I still need to workshop.

A few idea I’m still playing with. I’m thinking about doing a sort of talk show/interview short comic with a girl interviewing her stuffed animals...but I also like the idea of news casting hmm.

[Gary Wilkinson]

It's been a busy month as I have been finishing off a new book. Got this last page finally done, but still got the cover to do .....

[carriecopadraws]

@Jade-Vaughan Howl's Moving Castle is one of those books that could use a fresh cover! Would love to see your take on it if you decide to make one.

[chrisaakins]

I make tutorials for my students using Procreate. Here is the result of one of the exercises I did in the creating of the video. No reference just my imagination.

[Jade Vaughan]

@carriecopadraws Yes! I will share once I begin. I have the book to reread first

[chrisaakins]

I decided to finesse this doodle and make it a story starter.

[burvantill]

@chrisaakins You nailed those rabbit ears!

[K.Flagg]

@Jade-Vaughan these are all great but I love the goldfish one