Our SVS Virtual Studio July ⛵️

[Janette]

Hey Everyone,
I have a portfolio review at the SCBWI virtual conference at the end of this month. I did this piece as a watercolour and as a vector illustration some years ago. I've always loved it. Today, I took the watercolour scan into procreate and worked on it a bit. Do you think it's a strong piece for my portfolio? I just listened to the class on 100 pieces to have in your portfolio, and I thought this might work for things of different scales. I also plan to add text in there.

[burvantill]

My first rough draft/sketch of Alberts house. I'm actually using my Colin bear character to make a house design, since I didn't participate in last month's challenge. I had the idea to show him several times around the house doing what he does, similar to the old family circus comic, like a day in the life of Colin type thing. Not sure if that will be confusing tho. Don't want it to look like the house is overrun by bear cubs

[Georgios Christopoulos]

Hello friends!

I am currently working on a new print, and I plan to share all the steps here , in case it might help somebody! I really hope it does!
Go to that post to check the story behind the piece!

[Jon Anderson]

[Elliot]

@neschof This shape is amazing! I love this sketchy look, too - gives a very stylized impression of fur.

[NicolaSchofield]

@Elliot thank you, it's going to be a square book cover and I wanted to fill the whole front cover with the wolf so he had to contort himself

[NicolaSchofield]

@kylebeaudette I really like this - they're so cute!

[Joe Koz]

Rough character design for a comic that probably will never happen

[Kori Jensen]

@Braden-Hallett I love it

[K.Flagg]

@Jon-Anderson this is really beautiful and intriguing but I am a sucker for Gray scale images.

[Georgios Christopoulos]

Here is thought progress on my newest print guys!Hope it helps someone!

Check the process here

[Jeremiahbrown]

A girls and her silly cats

[demotlj]

Practicing my line and wash - this is a friend’s cabin in New Hampshire (US) where I am vacationing. Maybe I should put something suburban-ish in the yard and call it “Arthur’s house” for the contest

[NicolaSchofield]

This week a local pop-up vaccine hub invited in our Urban Sketchers group to document their final day. The setting was a beautiful 17th century house and people having Pfizer got to sit in the flower gardens for their 15 minute wait

[Oana]

@demotlj My water loving Albert would gladly live there!

[demotlj]

@Oana You’re right. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if there are a few of his relatives somewhere in this lake. (I loved your Albert, by the way.)

[PieterVanDerBeek]

Whenever I'm not sure what to draw, I draw something 'turtle-y'... like this turtletank :-]

[Coreyartus]

This week I got my first ever self-published project done and up for sale. It's not children's illustration but I'm really proud of it. I couldn't find a cheap source for the type of calendar I wanted to make, so I just did it myself. I learned so much doing this, and the things I had to do to make it happen are going to pay off in my future: I bought a nice professional printer (Canon Pixma Pro 200), I started an LLC, I invested in a good paper (thanks to @Lee-White for the B&H Photo source), a hole-punch and shipping supplies, figured out how the e-commerce offerings work on my website service... It has been a profoundly valuable endeavor with such a deeply intense learning curve--and I'm so glad I did it. Even if I don't sell a single calendar, the choices I committed to will pay off in the long run in many ways, with many potential projects now possible. It has been a very good couple of weeks in my studio!

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/2022calendar/2022calendar

[Georgios Christopoulos]

@demotlj this is beautiful!
@PieterVanDerBeek love the medal of honor!

Here is some linework on a piece that serves as a warm up these last two days!

[Jeremy Ross]

Congratulations @Coreyartus! What a huge step setting up your business! Your calendar is beautiful!