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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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    • kimmypie
      kimmypie @Jess-Weaver last edited by

      @Jess-Weaver love this one. Colors, concept, style.

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      • Mike Mirfin
        Mike Mirfin @Chip Valecek last edited by

        @Chip-Valecek whats's the deadline for Dragonfly please? Many thanks!

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        • deboraht
          deboraht @Mike Mirfin last edited by

          @Mike-Mirfin August 31, which is tomorrow.

          www.deborahtysonart.com
          Instagram.com/deborahstyson

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          • Pinky
            Pinky last edited by Pinky

            Uploading an image after seeing all the wonderful entries is daunting, but no risk, no reward, right?? πŸ™‚

            M Pinkstone SVS.jpg

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            • MattBaker
              MattBaker last edited by MattBaker

              For this one I made a little story involving my kids, so if nothing else, they'll be amused πŸ™‚
              Attempted traditional media for the characters; watercolour base and prismacolor pencils over the top in places. Tonnes of room for improvement but I enjoyed the experiment.

              LUNA-Final-Matt Baker.jpg

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              • carrieannebrown
                carrieannebrown @JDRpictures last edited by

                @JDRpictures sorry, I meant I think that's what Lee used in response to your question. Yours is really beautiful too! Not sure how you've managed to include so many colours but still make it look so cohesive.

                www.instagram.com/carrieannesdesigns/
                www.carrieannebrown.co.uk

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                  Mara Price @djlambson last edited by

                  @djlambson I love the color!

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                  • Chris Philpot
                    Chris Philpot last edited by Chris Philpot

                    So much amazing work this month as always! I really enjoyed this prompt. Tried a completely different process this time.
                    Dragonfly_ChrisPhilpot_Final3.jpg

                    https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
                    http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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                    • Denise Tonner
                      Denise Tonner last edited by

                      This is my first time submitting to the context. 'dragonfly' was a great prompt - I am looking forward to seeing everyone's workdenise_tonner_dragonfly_svslearn_contest.jpg

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                      • djlambson
                        djlambson @Mara Price last edited by

                        @Mara-Price Nice to hear..thank you!

                        https://www.instagram.com/deborahlambson_art/
                        https://deborahlambson.com/folio

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                        • Coreyartus
                          Coreyartus Moderator last edited by Coreyartus

                          Settled on this version of this one.
                          Lookin' UpSVS3.jpg

                          Children's Illustration Portfolio: https://www.coreyartusillustration.com
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                          • LauraLane
                            LauraLane last edited by

                            Oh man, am I ever not going to get butterflies when submitting work πŸ˜…

                            This prompt was super fun and I had a great time coming up with a whole story for a little middle grade graphic novel. Except that wasn't the challenge! So I spent half the month on concept and a much shorter time on actual art. Oh well, I will for sure use the story stuff in the future, nothing is wasted! πŸ˜„

                            Dragonfly_final_small.png

                            lauralaneillustration.com
                            instagram.com/wild.wall

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                            • silvialcg
                              silvialcg last edited by silvialcg

                              EDIT uploaded my file again as I had uploaded the wrong one!

                              Wow! Each project is a completely different learning experience... I wish I'd had more time for this piece, but oh well, I had fun and did what I could in the little time I had! BTW, I love how different all the submitted designs are... so beautiful!

                              ECA7D266-53FC-4059-AAE2-C456DCA602C2.jpeg

                              Silvia Lopez-Cepero
                              https://www.instagram.com/silvia.lopez.cepero/

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                              • frankiiij
                                frankiiij last edited by frankiiij

                                Hope everyone is well and enjoying life. Here is my submission for this month. overly underestimated how little time i would have with teaching remotely and taking two classess. I just could not let go of my personal goal of submitting something each month.

                                What you see is just a quick piece most likely unfinished with zero planning. I apologize for the half finished work.

                                I wanted to bend the boat into a more dynamic design, add bright bugish color schemes, and commuicate more of sky to signify the flying. In addition, there is something wonky about the perspective of the front of the boat. Anyways like this quotes says, β€œAnything worth doing is worth doing poorly” here is my poorly finished dragonfly flying ship that I love. Thanks and much love!

                                DD4ADBE7-007B-4348-88EC-DB445F7FAF36.jpeg

                                Much love and God bless!

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                                • carrieannebrown
                                  carrieannebrown last edited by

                                  Good luck everyone!
                                  Dragonfly-wn.jpg

                                  www.instagram.com/carrieannesdesigns/
                                  www.carrieannebrown.co.uk

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                                  • Valerie Light
                                    Valerie Light last edited by

                                    Ok, here goes my first contest submission (and also my first finished image in Procreate!) So happy to have found this amazing community, and to begin to take in so much great information.

                                    8.30.20_Dragonfly_Watermarked_.jpg

                                    www.valerielightillustration.com
                                    www.instagram.com/valerie_light_illustration

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                                    • JDRpictures
                                      JDRpictures @carrieannebrown last edited by

                                      @carrieannebrown haha oh how embarrassing but thank you still!!

                                      Jason D Rod
                                      www.instagram.com/jdr_pictures/
                                      www.etsy.com/shop/JDRpictures

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                                      • frankiiij
                                        frankiiij @Chris Philpot last edited by

                                        @Chris-Philpot I simply love this. it is so polished.😍😍😍

                                        Much love and God bless!

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                                        • Coley
                                          Coley @sue last edited by

                                          @sue so lovely, soft and a little mystery to go along with it. I love it. One of my favourites so far

                                          https://www.instagram.com/nicoleledrewmay/

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                                          • jenn
                                            jenn last edited by jenn

                                            Hi everyone: This is my first post, but I have been a member for the past couple months. This is the first challenge that I managed to finish. I am a teacher, so this will also be my last post for a while.

                                            It has been just wonderful to watch the crits for the previous challenges. The SVS fundamentals courses have helped me develop some strong pieces and I am looking forward to continuing to improve. Thanks SVS! Good luck everyone!

                                            desautels-svs-august-challenge.jpg

                                            studiojcd.com
                                            she/her/hers
                                            Insta/Twitter: @chengdesautels

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