Playing around with Procreate watercolor brushes. This is as close to this month’s “Nightfall” prompt as I’m going to get

So im gonna play around with the background colors but so far i did the local colors of the birdhero and i like the shape of the night blob. The sun ill have disappearing Behind the cliffs rather than water. I think taking out the water is gonna make it easier. But i also dont mind removing the sun completely. I like how the moon kinda looks like an eye

@MattBaker Good to hear it! Good luck with selling your art. I'm actually opening my own gallery right now! Just signed the commercial lease! Best of all I'm letting artists keep almost all the profit. : )

Is this image still interesting if the views do not know who Rene Magritte is? Yes. Do you have suggestions on how to make this little mouse more like a hard-working illustrator? Clock on the wall, harried expression, exhausted posture. Lol. Any feedback on the composition/concept? Looking forward to where this goes. Any more suggestions for the little images on the background. No. Be careful the background doesn’t interfere with the main character. This is cute.

Your intended setup is great to study, learn, put together a portfolio and get familiar with digital painting in all its facets. It is probably not enough if you're doing professional work for a client - specifically for publishers. It would be enough if not for a couple of "small" things. One is that iOS does not support CYMK. According to forums, there are some workarounds, but I've never tried them and they seem pretty complicated or the setups do not translate reliably. As of today, when I work on the iPad I need to transfer everything to my computer and convert to CYMK in Photoshop (with all the headache that that causes) to be able to send files to spec. Another very annoying thing is file management. I think I would go bonkers if I had to manage all the files that go into a book project from start to finish on an iPad. I also use heavily InDesign to package files for review and to do layout tests, and that would be quite difficult in systems other than Adobe. Apart from that, ProCreate is a wonderful tool. Affinity Designer is very good too (if that is the type of illustration you do) and you honestly do not need more than the iPad to create great illustrations.

What a striking image...that top image is very cool!

@chrisaakins said in Nightfall WIP Feedback Request: Her face is gonna hurt in a few minutes. This is true

@nadyart I agree with @jdubz it's such a great idea - and I think you can also try cropping it different ways.

@TessaW thanks

@Braden-Hallett The moon is clearly a reference to the USSR and then there is all the red in the sky, a nod the socialist regime. And its disappearing because of the efforts of young people! The lone star on the roof is about the loss of innocence and the diempowerment of the people!!! I think that this is a secret ploy to convert us all to Marxism!!! I've got my eye on you Braden. (Everyone is is being so nice, it seemed like I needed to shake things up a little with some artsy snarksy.)

@Lisa-Pickard I think these are much improved! Great job. I think all of them work well and I'd just choose your fav. I'd just be cautious and make sure your teddy bear doesn't steal the show. Also, in #2, I think the mom's pose could be played with a bit. It's fun as is, but might work better if her body is facing toward the boy, rather than outward. Again, great job!

Good idea for a study. I love this type of rendering and think the pencil linework is gorgeous. You did a really good job.

Hi!! Just curious if anyone is participating in #Pbpitch on twitter today? Would love to follow some new people and show support

@KaraDaniel I agree!

Hi @Braden-Hallett, I bet you would like reading books by Aaron Reynolds. I believe he’s also a theatre nerd. Wouldn’t it be so great to illustrate one of his books??

@xin-li oh cool! I'll check that out! I think this ended up actually being my photo of it because the scan was super weird.

I am totally jealous lol, this is so awesome. I fee like the pose of the "fox" is fine. I know the motion is slowed a bit like some have mentioned but in a way it sort of freezes the moment. It's obvious they]re going fast but to have the moment a little slowed down where the fox is suspended briefly is super cool to me anyhow. i'm curious too on the story

@Pamela-Fraley Really nice work, Pamela. And thank you for starting this thread! I've been a member since Jan 1, but thanks to you, I am finally jumping into the forum. I'm roughly where you are at in the course, just starting (finished Perspective and am now wrapping up How to Draw Everything). For now, I work traditionally -- no digital yet. I will share assignments. I love the feedback/accountability. I just tried to upload some of my shapes in perspective but the file was too big, so I'll try again later. Looking forward to seeing more of your work & cheering you and others on!

Done. Just emailed asking for a refund. Sign me up, Lee!

This is a master study of a “house” painted by James C. Christensen. Make a study of a building by a favorite artist. Focus on proportion and shape.