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    AUGUST CONTEST: Dragonfly

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    • Graham Williams
      Graham Williams last edited by

      Hi everyone and happy August! Here is my entry for the dragonfly contest. It was definitely a challenge to think of a story concept for this one. There are already some great entries and I look forward to seeing all of them.

      2020 SVS Dragonfly Submission 80.png

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        aprilshin @Graham Williams last edited by

        @Graham-Williams This one made me smile it is so darn cute!! 😍

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        • Jordi Ventura
          Jordi Ventura last edited by

          Hi everyone, this is my entry for the contest! I used a poem as inspiration, I had fun doing it! Great entries so far, congratulations to everyone!

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          https://jordiventuraart.com
          https://www.instagram.com/jordiventura.art/

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          • Cody Markelz
            Cody Markelz last edited by

            For those still looking for some inspiration...BioBus youtube presentation on Dragonflies by two Dragonfly researchers Thursday 8/20 1 PM EST. https://www.biobus.org/townhall/

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            • K.Flagg
              K.Flagg last edited by

              Here is my entry for this month! Great entries so far, I can’t wait to see all the awesome WIP’s get posted. CC53016C-56AC-458E-8440-5A6A6AD42CA0.jpeg

              K.Flagg

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                aprilshin @Jordi Ventura last edited by

                @Jordi-Ventura Aahhh I love how you executed the dragonfly! And your character is adorable! Absolutely loving the textures as well. Well done!

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                • mamadraw
                  mamadraw last edited by mamadraw

                  Already so many great takes on this! It was kinda inevitable I would be going down the meganeura (giant prehistoric dragonfly type insect) route on this one - I have two young kids who are in that real intense prehistory/dinosaur phase! So I ended up thinking Jurassic Park for insects, mashed up with a vintage travel poster for said destination...and here we are. If you look closely you’ll see that the near future for our tourists looks similarly...uh...exciting...to the original...!Meganeuradone.jpg

                  I don’t know why the quality appears so bad on the preview of the image in this post, I guess maybe it is just too big and condensed down, but if you click on it you can see it at a higher quality!

                  Laura Rowan @mamadraw

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                  • Mandy Forte
                    Mandy Forte last edited by

                    I am trying a early chapter book genre for this month. 4AA82AE0-83CA-453B-96C1-4E1395F38168.jpeg

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                    • StudioLooong
                      StudioLooong last edited by

                      Here is my entry!

                      ackerman_dragonfly.jpg

                      Taylor Woolley
                      (Formerly Taylor Ackerman / StudioLooong)


                      Website: www.woolleystories.com
                      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woolleystories/

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                      • alicia
                        alicia last edited by alicia

                        Zoe had never seen a fire breathing dragonfly before.
                        Updated- The coloring was bothering me so I touched it up.
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                            Lisa Pickard last edited by Lisa Pickard

                            *Updated post. I wasn't happy with the main character's wings so I did a bit of adjusting.
                            Here's my entry for Dragonfly. A shameful overuse of textures but it's my first illustration practising Procreate on an iPad 4 - so please go easy on me! 😆

                            Dulcie-Dragonfly.jpg

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                            • chrisaakins
                              chrisaakins @StudioLooong last edited by

                              @StudioLooong this looks so good. Your lighting looks wonderful. Makes for a nice silhouette.

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

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                              • StudioLooong
                                StudioLooong @chrisaakins last edited by

                                @chrisaakins thanks 🙂

                                Taylor Woolley
                                (Formerly Taylor Ackerman / StudioLooong)


                                Website: www.woolleystories.com
                                Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woolleystories/

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                                • cynthia bowman
                                  cynthia bowman last edited by

                                  Wearing a mask during this pandemic also keeps dragonflies from sewing your mouth shut when telling lies!

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                                    cynthia bowman @cynthia bowman last edited by

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                                    • Carmanda
                                      Carmanda last edited by

                                      Originally had a whole different thing going for this and got about 3/4 of the way through when at some mysterious point the top three layers merged (a problem for my overpaint-and-clean-it-later approach). I took it as a sign to pivot to the new concept my brain tossed out mid-shading on the old piece and ended up here.

                                      SVS-Dragonfly-Halloween.jpg

                                      https://www.instagram.com/carmandaartsthings/

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                                      • chrisaakins
                                        chrisaakins @cynthia bowman last edited by

                                        @cynthia-bowman great concept! Looks good too.

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

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                                        • fpichel
                                          fpichel last edited by

                                          Just curious as to why nearly every illustration seems developed for children or a children's market? Is SVS specifically aimed at illustration for children? Did I miss that? Thanks! 🙂

                                          http://easternlit.com https://www.instagram.com/fpichel/

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                                            blackcrane last edited by

                                            Dragonfly Island
                                            @blackcrane

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