ALL THESE LOVELY NEW INTERACTIVE CLASSES...BUT...

Miriam · 4 Jan 2018, 20:23

I just watched a YouTube video by Will Terry that was posted yesterday, and he said that his live class will be available later for subscribers!

"Painting Texture and Details
This class is all about the details. Pro illustrator Will Terry shows you how to add finishing textures to make your illustrations pop. Class starts 2/19!"

Lisa F · 4 Jan 2018, 21:36

Just to clarify, we do have more videos on the way!

Coming soon:

•Art licensing with Gina Jane
•Sketchbooks with Jake Parker
•Painting with Ana Daviscourt

The reason we made a big push to launch the interactive classes right now is because we're talking about doing them on a quarterly basis, and this is the beginning of the quarter. But we definitely plan on adding more videos to the subscription throughout the year : )

Miriam · 4 Jan 2018, 22:09

@lisa-f
Thanks, Lisa that's great news!

Lee White · 4 Jan 2018, 23:20

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Andyg · 4 Jan 2018, 23:29

That’s great, in all honesty because of the price, I see first £100 a year as good investment in myself, so intend to stick around for rather a long time. But secondly, I know it’s only small but I want to support all of you who do such a fantastic job.

Lee White · 5 Jan 2018, 01:01

Don't want to give too much away just yet, but we just finished a sweet painting video showing students how to paint this image in 4 easy steps! This will be available to subscribers soon!

Kasey Snow · 5 Jan 2018, 01:18

I'm so excited! Thanks for all of the news @Lisa-F and @Lee-White !! Can't wait!

Miriam · 5 Jan 2018, 02:36

@lee-white
I'm looking forward to it! I love the hair blowing out into leaves.

Cory Shaw · 5 Jan 2018, 15:52

@lee-white Ooh, can't wait to see the painting video.

carriecopadraws · 5 Jan 2018, 17:11

@lee-white
Thanks for the teaser image, I was on the fence about subscribing for another month because I watched most of the library, but I'd really like to see this video!

Lee White · 5 Jan 2018, 19:09

@carriecopa I'm glad you brought that up. I want to make a suggestion on how to best use SVS.

We have a lot of students that sign up, then they binge watch everything (Note: not saying that you did this! Just speaking in general).

To get the most out of these videos, I suggest watching only 2 or 3 and the doing a ton of work in that area. You could spend 6 months just doing the environments, then another 6 months making a picture book dummy based on will and jake's class. In other words, watching videos is not the same thing as learning from the videos. If you guys really use the videos correctly, it could take a few years to get through them all.

Lee White · 5 Jan 2018, 19:10

We will be releasing a lot of new videos this year. Many with famous illustrators. Sterling Hundley is making 2 videos for us which should be amazing. Lot's of stuff coming out this year.

We may also have some live workshops at our studio in utah this summer! We are working out the details now...

Andy Gray · 5 Jan 2018, 19:17

@lee-white i'm doing it slightly differently. I exercise each morning (road bike on a turbo during the winter...so pretty boring if not sweaty! I am sure you wanted to know that) so plug into the videos. learn along the way, but then go back and rewatch the parts I need, or make notes which I then seek to apply across my work. Kind of like a library I am subscribed to. Can't help now though looking at images and shouting 'tangent...edge...design...'... wonder if I am developing something of an illness here....

Lee White · 5 Jan 2018, 21:07

@andy-gray we all have an illness. It's called Illustrators Affliction. That is where a tangent or poorly drawn pose causes you to spontaneously cry. : )

Lee White · 5 Jan 2018, 21:08

@andy-gray note, we are talking about starting a weekly podcast soon which might work well for your rides!

holleywilliamson · 5 Jan 2018, 22:04

@lee-white a weekly podcast sounds amazing!

demotlj · 5 Jan 2018, 23:54

@lee-white I’d love a weekly podcast. I learn as much from listening to the teachers talking among themselves about their art as from the lessons themselves.

Andy Gray · 7 Jan 2018, 15:37

@lee-white it'll have to be 45 mins long then. Just saying (cue extreme laughter emoji). And I get illustrators affliction. Though mine is usually with regards to 'the other eye' syndrome. (is there a cure for that?)

evilrobot · 7 Jan 2018, 17:33

@lee-white I'd love a podcast that would be awesome!!

Miriam · 10 Jan 2018, 10:34

@lee-white
Thanks for this suggestion / explanation.

I've realized this for myself. I'm excited to watch more classes, but decided that I need to get the basics down better before moving on to other things.

I actually looked for this kind of instruction on the main SVS pages (it's what I thought I'd get on the "How it Works" page), but I didn't find anything to point me in the right direction & was a little disappointed not to find any helpful hints.

I think it would be good to have a page with these kind of suggestions (as well as info about using the forums, Third Thursdays, the monthly contests, etc.) on a page titled "Welcome", "Orientation", "Where to start", "How to get the most out of SVS", or something along those lines, along with including the info on the "Welcome" email (or at least a link to that page).

I know I'm not the only one who has been wanting more direction starting out. For a beginner, it's hard to know which classes to take first. I have seen a list for suggested order of classes here on the forums. I would include that on the page & email to new subscribers as well.

It would also be nice to have a short "Welcome" or "Orientation" video to go along with this info.

I appreciate how you guys keep working to make SVS better for everyone, and are great about responding to posts & answering questions!