Hi @ArtistErin , I’m very new to Social Media, I tried to avoid it like the plague for a very long time, but I realized (late) that it’s important to build a fan base and community who connects with my art. On Instagram, I only have like 100 followers, lol, but Twitter/X I have 600. I don’t care about followers or gaining the algorithm, etc.

I just create and post, if I want to. I don’t care about showing ugly art, I just create and post and move on.

Part of being late to Social Media means I’m mixed in the crowd of over saturation, but that’s okay.

Just sharing my experience.

@mzameckaart I love this! The shape language, gestures, this is well done. The expression on the little witches' face! Chef's Kiss 🙂

@mag WOW... it's awesome actually, I took a bit last night and just messy wrote. I scratched and edited some but I wanted to get the arc you're describing here! Going to the library really helps too, to see how a well done book flows. I'm so excited honestly!! I know there is plenty of work to do but hey I'm good with that. What's fascinating about this process, too, tell me if you have seen this yourself: You just sort of have to dive in and you figure it out as you go, you do get better as you move along.

I just finished my 2nd picture book and I swear I am learning how very important story is! It's harder than we thought. I love the last 3PP episode where Sam was talking about learning from her animation friend and it helped her develop better compositions. So as I am writing I am keeping in mind the pace change. And how the emotions can play in, color palettes, etc.. I'd love to hear your thoughts about this stuff! When setting up your spreads vs. spots vs. angles for unstable emotion vs. calmness.

Rambling alot here! Just so excited 🙂

I'll post the pictures here for now since the November studio hasn't been created yet.

I tried a looser coloring technique because coloring and over-coloring have been my stumbling blocks. It's definitely more enjoyable to color with the new brushes—it feels like I don’t need to add as much color for it to show up. I tried to make these fairly quickly to avoid over-coloring. 🙂

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@OBissex
Are you using Photoshop to do the adjustments?
If so you can bring up the "Levels" palette. (top image)

Select the "white point eyedropper" (middle image)

Then click on what should be the white area of the paper. This will automatically adjust the grey area of the scan to be pure white and will keep the lineart values in relation.(bottom image)

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@ArtistErin I sent him to a site that monitors current publishing scams. He only skimmed it at first because he was so excited. But I think when he read it again, he got nervous. He finally put in a call to a friend of his in publishing and they straightened him out. From what we’ve gathered, it is a potentially legit hybrid press and they can do book redesigns, and some amount of distribution. But the cost is high. And the fact that they market themselves as a publishing company just confuses people. I think they bank on that confusion and operate like snake oil salesman. It makes me mad that they target people like my dad. He already put a lot of time and resources into self publishing his books. Of course he wants a big publisher to come along and tell him how amazing his work is and offer to do a rebrand and mass distribution. Too bad they don’t work that way unless you’re already wildly successful like Andy Weir or something.
That was an emotional journey I did not want to go on today. 😞

Thanks @StudioHannah !

And for EXTRA CREDIT I also designed his revolver, which is also semi-cobbled together with old revolver parts and modern plasma gun parts. Untitled_Artwork 7.jpg

@Mimi-Simon I just stumbled upon it! It's Sophie Blackall's artist retreat she created with her husband, they have this lovely property in the Catskills mountains in New York State. They offer residencies, workshops, and opportunities for learning and developing your work. They took this old milkbarn and refurbished it... they can take groups of 10 at a time, or single, I think double occupancies also. Check it out! www.milkwoodfarm.org

@Kristen-Lango thanks so much! This feedback is very helpful

Here are my photos I drew inspiration from:

Bell's spacesuit inspiration:

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Beast's robot body:

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Gaston's army spacesuit:

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Lumiere's robot body:

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Does anyone have tips on drawing people? I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm more of an animal drawer, but I would like to get better at drawing figures. Please let me know your tips and trips.

@StudioHannah to be honest with you, I wouldn’t have guessed that this was done on a 4x5 paper given how detailed everything else. But this is your piece, so do what you think is best.

@jvartandillustration You're welcome! Wondering where you're at in this process, it brings me back to my muraling days 🙂 Loved this time of my life... so just vicariously living it again through you if you don't mind!

@Kona-McDonald Thank you!

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@demotlj The thing is I'm not sure that exact consistency was that much of a concern. It would be rare to reuse the exact same background in 2 pages, and even then, it doesn't really matter if there are little differences (not like it matters in animation). I'm not sure if this was ever an issue that picture book illustrators of old had to even figure out...

@Nyrryl-Cadiz Yes, you're right about that, thank you for the advice and support! I asked the publisher for a bit more information on what the book will be like, and I’ll decide after that whether it feels like a good fit for me.

@Laurel-Aylesworth

I know this is an old thread, but I'm wondering how your experience getting paid has gone? What does your husband suggest?

It's now been 8 months since my work was published, and I've received two partial payments with the same messages from accounting. I did look at my contract again, and it says this:

Cricket Media agrees to compensate You with a one-time payment of $570 ($310 + $260) and You agree to accept such
compensation as full consideration for the rights granted herein.

Would this mean they are in violation of their contract?

Today, I've started leaving longer posts on Facebook and Instagram about their lack of payment. I also commented on a sales director's LinkedIn post. I just want the remaining $370 that they owe me. I can't even imagine being owed $1800!

Oh and here is a fight scene from the current novella Im writing, I did the illustration 🙂 and can’t wait to workshop the cover with you all

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