@jon-anderson also new Part 2 thread here https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/6522/svs-does-inktober-part-2-days-11-20/49

@zombie-rhythm Thanks Zombie Rhythm!

@will-terry We as a community of SVS can't thank you guys enough for all you do for us!

Ok, I made a new post with all the entries from this month. YOU are the judge this month. Head on over there and VOTE! http://forum.svslearn.com/topic/6361/judging-for-august-contest-music-pick-your-fav/76

I haven't been able to enter a contest for some time here, but a few thoughts from me: any art contest that's run for free on the personal time of the judge is a good contest. Whenever we enter, we of course all hope we'll win or place, and quite naturally. When I started entering contests, I would get crushed much more easily - it's hard to put your work out there and face rejection repeatedly. I had to switch my mindset. Entering contests, for me, becomes less about competing with the other entrants (though it's a part of it), and more about competing with myself. Did I hit the concept? Did I submit a clean entry I didn't rush on? Am I proud of what I put out there? Is it better then what I did last time? Did I learn something from it and can I grow from there? Competition in this business is stiff, and any work we do to push ourselves to grow, to try something we hadn't before, can't fail to help us in the long run. So let's have fun and take some chances, worry less about the outcome and more about figuring out our process. Congratulations to all entrants for putting yourselves out there. Thanks Lee, and happy creating.

Well, here is the last bunch. Day 27 Day 28 Day 29 Day 30 Day 31

Contest winners have been announced! Check it out here: http://forum.svslearn.com/topic/3891/sept-contest-results-transportation

Thank you, @leontine!

Hi guys, I'll be judging the contest today. I also announced the new contest for July: HIDDEN Winners for MUSHROOM VILLAGE will be announced soon!

Contest results are in!! http://forum.svslearn.com/topic/3246/mermay-contest-results

Hey guys, Great work as always! I think we will be posting the results on Tuesday since this is.a holiday weekend here. : )

@lauraa Thanks so much! In my heart of hearts, unicorns are real haha

It's December, time to unleash winter/holiday themed pieces! Had this fun little idea when I was finishing up my Slowvember artwork. I can't wait to devour some yummy Holiday treats! Holiday Chocolate Mousse.

GReat Idea! Thank you!

@bnewman thank you! Good luck in your next contest! I'll be supporting you!

Hey Will, thank you so much for everything you do, I usually watch your videos while I'm drawing and they give me tons of motivation! I recently started to get into watercolor, didn't do that for years now. And am really afraid of f-ing up every piece I start. But I think it's going quite well even though I know I have a lot to learn, an can usually name uncountable things that I want to do better the next time Here is the piece I would love a critique on: It's the essence of the fairytale 'The star money', my favorite fairy tale when I was a child. My main goal in this piece was actually to not focus on just the character but work with a light source that casts hard shadows (in this case the glowing star money), as well as a full background. I usually just draw characters not connected to a scenery (so there usually is no specified light source) so this was good practice. I started by sketching on a piece of paper, then scanned it in and tried out different color combinations and shadowing. Then went back to my drawing table and first sketched then colored it. Since it's the first time I drew something that complex with watercolors I would appreciate it so much if you could give me some feedback. I bet you see stuff I didn't know yet that it was wrong because I had so much to focus on Thank you in advance and have a nice day! Johanna Breuch

@Kevin-Longueil thank you so much for hanging in there with me! I really appreciate all the advice!! Are you going to do this month's challenge? I sure miss seeing your work!!