NEW RULES FOR CONTESTS STARTING IN MAY

[Lee White]

Some changes coming next month in regards to our monthly contest. We are getting a little more serious about them and will be doing things a bit differently. Read below to see!

1. Contests will be judged by the 3rd day of the month.

2. Contest results will be posted in the forum, but the crit will be an actual video where I can talk about the different pieces and do draw overs, etc. It will be more more involved as a learning tool for you guys!

3. The video crits will only be available to active subscribers. We are looking at many new features that reward our subscriber base and this is just one of them.

4. Only subscribers will be eligible for being judged in the contests. Anyone can post to the finals thread, but only subscribers can win and be in the video.

This will all start with the May contest. The book covers contest and "before the moment" will be judged in a post as usual. : )

Let me know if you have any questions.

-Cheers,
Lee

[ArtofAleksey]

Woahh!! This is exactly what I hoped would happen at some point (video critiques). Very excited

[Heather Boyd]

#2 sounds great -thanks for putting that extra care into the contests.

[Jon Anderson]

I'm excited about the video portion. Getting to see the draw over's and hear the thought process an awesome addition, not just in terms of behind the scenes and what it takes to win but in terms of flat out making better illustrations. I love the potential of this new content. Will the crits be just of the top three or even the honorable mentions, too?

I do have one request, if I may, that some months the challenge might be mixed up to illustrate a specific line of text and leaving room for it instead of just a theme or topic. Just a thought.

I'm really looking forward to June now!

[Lee White]

crits will be on the honorable mentions too

[artbytra]

Thanks Lee,
It is nice to have an additional benefit for being a subscriber. This is the pep/motivation I am in need of! Just another reason why I enjoy SVSLearn and the people behind it
-Todd

[Kevin Longueil]

@Lee-White this is great!

[Erin.Cortese]

@Lee-White This is going to be an incredible learning tool! Very excited about these changes, thank you!

[braden H]

I think this a great way to do it! Those draw-overs are invaluable

[Jonas Zavacky]

You guys seem to go all out with SVS! Love what are you doing for the community!

[Jason Bowen]

That's me barred from winning then lol oh well I've enjoyed the contests in the past.

[Lee White]

@Jason-Bowen You can win if you are a subscriber. It's only $16 a month for the annual membership (which is only 50 cents a day!). We have a TON of new classes in the works and lots of other benefits too. (including individual portfolio crits!)

[braden H]

@Lee-White said in NEW RULES FOR CONTESTS STARTING IN MAY:

(including individual portfolio crits!)

Well that's welcome news!

[Lee White]

@Braden-Hallett ANNNNNDDDDDD we are going to be doing live question and answer webinars for our subscribers! That is where Will, Jake, and I are live and we answer any questions you may have about our classes, illustration, or life in general! : )

[Heather Boyd]

@Lee-White Nothing more exciting than the word AAAAAAANNNNNNNNDDDDD haha

[MichaelaH]

@Lee-White Wow this will be eeeeeeppppiiiiiccccccc thank You for Your hard work.

[Adriana Bergstrom]

That's exciting.

[Kat]

Sounds like a great change to the contests, and I can't wait to see what you guys come up with for additional subscriber benefits!

[Jason Bowen]

@Lee-White yeah I'm at a point where I just need to paint a lot without video lessons at the moment, but Im sure I will sub again. You guys broke my heart last time when you stopped youtube crits so I will get over this don't worry...

[evilrobot]

@Lee-White for me this adds a lot of value for the subscription members! Very cool