I know it isn't perfect but I can live with this cow, time to finish this project so I can learn from a new one! I still have a lot to do though. Thanks for your input on this! Also, sorry for the fuzzy photo.

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I should give a plug for smith micro motion artist, which is a one time payout For stuff that can do this.... 25usd. I’ve used it on a few things.you can get the subtle movement thing with that prog easy.

@embla fantastic!

Okada Chiaki (or Chiaki Okada? I don't know which name is which). Every piece grips me with nostalgia.
http://okada-chiaki.com/work_renewal.html

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I say exactly the same as Pamela. It's encouraging to know that there's still some room for traditional art.
It would be fun to try the digital tools if I had the means, but both money and technological flair is on the bottom with me. Heck, even my phone is still a cuboid!
I think I'm really lucky that my interest is children's books. That industry seems to still be very open to traditional art. It is of course very likely that it will be outphased even there, as everywhere else. But as for right now, I'm not particularly worried about it.

Hey everyone!

I hope I'm not overstepping boundaries here, but just wanted to mention for any writers of PBs in this group - I'm not sure if you're familiar with Kidlit College, but they're now offering a yearly membership which is the closest thing I've seen to SVS's subscription model, but for writing PBs instead of illustrating. So now you can join as a 'Full-2018 Member' for $297 (that's per year) where you get one webinar per month with submission opportunities, plus access to past webinars on demand, plus 10% off their other full courses and crit-n-chats. If you're interested, check it out.

@jae ah well...yah see you are waaaaay better than me. 😃 tell you where that would work...board games market

@smceccarelli I've just finished watching your first video and it was extremely helpful. I like understanding the theory behind what I'm doing. Also exciting for me was your tip on making a black layer set to the color mode in order to remove the hues from a painting. I use Procreate and anytime I wanted to check my values, I had to export it, and turn it to monochrome in my photo app. Your way is so much simpler. Can't wait to watch the second video.

hi Jae,
I've been meaning to start going through it this week. we could definitely go through it together and share ideas if you like. I'd personally love that, it'd be another good source of motivation.

Hi, I've just came back from a beautiful mountains in Slovenia, where I was skiing with my faimily. I wanted to share some pics, which I created on this trip. Cheers! 🙂

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Thanks, guys! I just started the Turbocharging Your Creativity class and it's so relevant to this! So I think I'm going to proceed through the class and then "go back to the drawing board," so to speak, on this image.

Just playing around with some ideas. These flies were magically blown from bubble solution made of munkerpaw soap and blue shooboo tar! They are pests!

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I happened upon this today. I was on kidlit.com and saw a recommendation for this site.
https://writingblueprints.com/?affcode=31631_dw2lxiyc

It reminds me of SVS a little, only for writers. It's called Blueprints for Writers. I downloaded their free Dream launcher Beginners pack. I have just gone through a little bit so far. I think that, even if you don't sign up fo rthe Blueprints courses, you can find a lot of useful resources and info through this site. The owners are laura Backes and her husband, John. Just wanted to share in case it might be useful to someone. We've had some discussion on the forum about writing for children lately. Has anyone else heard of this or used it? Would love to hear from you.

@will-terry
"taking more time than we thought" Isn't that always the way it goes?! 😉

The new curriculum page is great! On another forum thread, Lee said he'd work on a page with the other welcome / how to use SVS info that will have a link on the curriculum page. I think it will be extremely helpful, especially for the newer members.

I appreciate all the work you guys put into SVS and helping your students!

@marsha-kay-ottum-owen
I'm glad you guys had fun together! I love it when things are both beautiful and useful, too.

Your friend's plan to give him pieces to put together himself is a great idea--and kind of symbolic of how they work together to create their relationship.

That's wonderful that you could help your friend and spend time together while you get work done, too! 🙂

@charlie-eve-ryan
I love your story idea and the inspiration behind it. I'm looking forward to seeing more!

@demotlj I Love that google picture idea!! thanks for the reply

@smceccarelli I'll definitely try it this year. Thanks!!!