AUGUST CONTEST: It's the first day of school for Albert!

[Larue]

@marek-halko Love it. Such a bold style and reads very well. Cute!

[rmwonders]

@Kim-Rosenlof Same for mine - always right after I press submit. And thanks so much! You are so kind!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Janette aww, thanks so much! Can't wait to see yours all done. Hope you got a chance to upload it to the website -- this month was tight for me too ... just squeaked in with no time to spare!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Melissa-Bailey-0 This is so funny!

[Larue]

@Iain-Davidson Clever you!

[Larue]

@aurelia Super cute! Lovely use of white and color to direct your story!

[notfitkid]

Hello everyone! I am not sure if it is too late to submit artwork at this point but here is my take on the prompt. I have taken the feedback from previous challenges to heart and have tried to imbue the illustration with a stronger narrative and more palpable degree of emotion. I definitely wanted to explore other camera angles and compositions but was only able to come up with one due time constraints. As always I wish everyone the best and welcome (and appreciate!) any feedback!

[DaveLeekArt]

@keithryanstudio thank you! I have a thing for monkeys/gorillas so I always tend to gravitate towards drawing them when I have a chance haha

[DaveLeekArt]

@notfitkid this is great. I love the texture you achieved and the way you drew the faces on all of the characters. Really good work!

[notfitkid]

@DaveLeekArt Thank you Dave. I loved the way you represented Albert's anxiety in such a tangible way. Hopefully your son's first day was much more enjoyable and relaxing!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@marek-halko awesome! (Your illustrations are always amazing!) Love the zoomed-in perspective. Great storytelling.

[Melissa_Bailey]

@aurelia what a cute and adorable illustration! Love your cute and simple style.

[Melissa_Bailey]

@DaveLeekArt this took me back to the first day in class, the butterflies when you had to introduce yourself. Well done!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@keithryanstudio thanks a bunch!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Kim-Rosenlof thanks! I love yours too — the chaos your Albert causes is SO funny!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@notfitkid LOVE this! Hope you did submit in time. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!

[notfitkid]

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thanks Melissa! Btw, your submission was so spot on! Loved the way you depicted the tension caused by Albert and yet evoke sympathy for him due to the fact that he is a wild creature. You have my vote already

[Melissa_Bailey]

@notfitkid thanks so much! Yeah, I just couldn’t see how ALL of the wild animal instincts could be trained out of Albert and then I wondered how he would react to a structured school day. He can only behave himself for so long before he falls back into his wombat wildness!

[aurelia]

@Larue Thank you ! Your little anteater is very adorable, and I love the gesture he's giving a gift to the teacher on his first day of school, so sweet.

[aurelia]

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thank you! I love that you showing Albert's mischievous character in this piece.. his behavior of eating people's work is so Albert. And in fact you just use some tables and kids to show it's a classroom is brilliant... maybe i shouldn't put a wall in my piece after all.. ha ha