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  JUDGING FOR AUGUST CONTEST "MUSIC"! PICK YOUR FAV!
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  What about @Lee-White choosing top 10 or some number and then everyone voting on those ones?
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  Live Class Schedule
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  @Lee-White Yes, thanks for writing. I saw the email this past week. Sadly (happily?), I've got a deadline to finish final artwork for a PB by end May. I don't think I can spare the time. Will it be available afterward to members?
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  New Forum Design!!!!
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  Thanks Aaron!
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  JANUARY CONTEST: The tracks in the snow were unlike anything Will had ever seen before.
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  @CLCanadyArts these characters are too cute! Great wintery scene too
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  DECEMBER SLIDESHOW - Happy New Year!
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  These were all so wonderful. Another great critique session. I can't wait for January's.
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  Your published books : )
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  I'm new to SVS, but am enjoying all the resources and community here! My first book was self-published with my wife through Kickstarter in 2017, called Boys Don't Fly. Amazon link: https://tinyurl.com/vpja7a8 We also will be releasing a new book called Pearl and Squirrel Give Thanks on Sept. 1, 2020 with Orchard Books. Amazon link: https://tinyurl.com/w83fmcz
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  NEW VIDEO! LIGHT & SHADOW 2.0
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  @Lee-White Thank you so much for this course. I really enjoyed it and will definitely be mindful of using the lights and shadows in my illustration. I had a similar question to @Lucelfo about adding color. It seems like a lot of work to do greyscale first and then another completely different piece in color. I am not sure if I am reading your reply to @lucelfo correctly that you use the same greyscale piece and then add color to it opaquely? Will that actually keep any of the effects of multiply and overlay layers? I have never done the greyscale study so I can see the benefits of it after taking your class. I would like to learn how to take a piece of greyscale illustration to color in a resonably quick way. Thank you for the class.
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  DECEMBER CONTEST: as she listened closely, she overheard them talking about her...
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  I had to send this in by email back on December 31st. I signed up for the forum and didn't realize my membership had to await an approval process. Regardless, now that I have forum access, I figured I should post it properly alongside the others. Loving all the different interpretations!
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  Slowvember is over!
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  Thank you @Lee-White and @Will-Terry for the Slowvember video critique! Sorry for the late reply. ( Holidays, etc, busy time.) I really appreciate it!!! Happy Holidays to everyone! -Tom Shannon
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  NOVEMBER CONTEST: SLOWVEMBER
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  @suenaumi yes it would be a great topic to start on the forums.
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  Slowvember Slide Show
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  Not sure if this is a proper place to post this - but here I’ve attempted to address some of the compositional critiques Lee and Will offered during the Slowvember crit. That was a critique of extraordinary magnitude. They have my gratitude.
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  Judging for Slowvember
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  I don't think we are going to do the critique arena style crit for slowvember because everyone's work and themes are so different. So I may do crits and some draw overs for this one. Not totally sure. I'll make the final judgement on judging (is that a thing?) when everyone turns in their work next week. : )
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  SLOWVEMBER IS HERE!!
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  @Lee-White You're right, of course! Sometime today I will move on. I wanted to linger a while because I think my problem is often at the beginning or the very end. Update: Thumbnail shortlist posted in WIP thread!
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  SLOWVEMBER VIDEO UPDATE
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  slowvember updates. Here's my progress and where my painting is at now. I always keep a frame handy to see what it looks like on the wall and finished. It makes it easier to make decisions at the end.
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  OCTOBER CONTEST: The experiment worked! Penny was so relieved to have her dog back from the dead.
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  @K-Flagg Yes, it will be in the subscription in a week
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  I am AB
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  When I first saw this, I thought, "I love the concept but why is he trying to be a Lee White clone?!" LOL! I'm glad it was you. Bravo!
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  Visual Development Job with Netflix
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  @StudioLooong haha if it works right? @Jeremy-Ross thanks!
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  OCTOBER CONTEST SLIDESHOW
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  @Inge-Permentier
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  SLOWVEMBER PROGRESS
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  Connectivity issues
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  Hi! Just a heads up that there may be some connectivity issues with the website right now, hopefully it will be resolved soon!