October Contest: GLOW!

LauraA

@mzameckaart It's a salt shaker. She has it just uncapped it and is ready to throw it, so she has the top still in one hand while hiding the container itself behind her back. Salt traditionally protects against ghosts.

It was a bit of a challenge to have an important detail be so very small, so I tried to make it brighter. But it wasn't the focal point, and since the details of the story were l already given in the book, I had to think of the best way I could to make them part of the image. Really, what I'm hoping to get out of this is a critique!

LauraA

@marek-halko How whimsical! Ghosts finding an extraordinary moment in an everyday setting. Love it!

Julia Hegetusch

@marek-halko Love it!

ArtistErin

@mzameckaart The Sims!!! Yes I played that for a time, it was the closest thing to dollhouse interaction in a game format I could get my hands on at that time Might be dating myself, and having not an ounce of patience for video games, anything past Animal Crossing on Nintendo was the extent of where I played... my kids will send me "remember when" videos of early scenes! Loved that stuff. However I'd be inspired to draw after pulling 100 weeds or shaking the crap out of the peach tree, and my eyes would be fuzzed out from staring at a screen for far too long.

ArtistErin

@Chantal-Goetheer Awww thank you That's so encouraging!!! Trying to get to that space of character design where there is no perfection, clean but loose rendering, and simpler... it's just a whole lot of practice Yes I agree with the less manicured eyebrows! Funny you say that too, I had some squirrely eyebrows and I find myself manicuring my kid characters eyebrows because I didn't like them, nor did I like my dimples! I had a kid comment about "the girl with holes in her cheeks" lol and so from then on I became self conscious. HA HA!

Chantal Goetheer

@LauraA Could you see what happens if you get rid of the whole desk and mirror? Maybe it makes the girl blend in too much with the wall but it might also draw more attention to the girl? I find the mirror catching my eye more than the girl.

LauraA

@Chantal-Goetheer Hmm, interesting! I wasn't wanting the girl to be the primary focal point (the ghost is), but it's something to think about. I'll have a look at it when I do future revisions.

andreazupcsan

@marek-halko Your always in my favorites

Norman Morana

@Jeremy-Ross hey, thank you, Jeremy!

Asyas_illos

So many entries this month! Great job everybody! Entries are up on critique arena website if you haven’t seen yet!

Anna Lindsay

@marek-halko This is beautiful! As always the light and colour is spot on

ArtistErin

@Asyas_illos So I saw this thread and went to the website, I saw everyone's incredible entries!!! However I did not see mine! I don't know what happened, I submitted it on the website weeks ago, I guess I need to write and find out if they have it or if it was missed?

Asyas_illos

@ArtistErin yah just email support@svslearn.com or tag @Lisa-F maybe she can check it out?

Asyas_illos

@ArtistErin it’s possible they’re still adding them too, I don’t think I saw @Kim-Rosenlof ’s either.

Kristen Lango

@marek-halko you are too good, like really you're on another level

Kim Rosenlof

@ArtistErin Mine is missing too. Thanks for letting me know @Asyas_illos . This happened a couple of months ago to me, and I just emailed them and attached my entry. They couldn't find my original submission, but posted the one I emailed them. I am not sure if I forgot to hit submit, or if there is a problem with their system. I thought I was extra careful this time, but it was late when I did it, so I may have been too tired to realize I didn't submit it. Just let them know and they will post it for you, as long as you are a member of SVS Learn.

ArtistErin

@Kim-Rosenlof I hope it is just an oversight and thank you for getting back to me, I'll see what Lisa says. I won't be sad just yet! Crossing my fingers

ArtistErin

@Asyas_illos Good point! Hoping that's the case... Thank you

marek.halko

@Julia-Hegetusch @Kristen-Lango @andreazupcsan @LauraA @Anna-Lindsay @Jeremy-Ross Thank you very much guys, you made my day️️!

ArtistErin

@Kim-Rosenlof Wrote and heard back from SVS support, they are good with me just sending my submission via email rather than re-posting on the site, as that would guarantee they would receive it and expedite getting it posted on the website. Anyway, hope to see yours there too Kim!