JANUARY CONTEST: The tracks in the snow were unlike anything Will had ever seen before.

Melanie Ortins · 30 Jan 2020, 19:29

Melanie Ortins · 30 Jan 2020, 19:31

@xin-li cool concept and beautiful illustration!

Aaron_T · 30 Jan 2020, 19:58

@BichonBistro Thanks! Had some fun with this one.

Jessica Jolicoeur · 30 Jan 2020, 22:18

Hi everyone,

I am really enjoying the challenge of creating a piece from a specific font.
It is a nice way to get some experience creating an image from parameters that have been created by someone else as it would be if you were in a working relationship with a client.

And I love to see everyone's submissions as well.

Goodluck everyone!

artwithashley · 1 Feb 2020, 16:05

As always so enjoyable to see what everyone comes up with. This month I wanted to try the piece traditionally as well as digitally to see what I liked and didn't like with both mediums. Annnnd this is were I landed.

xin li · 31 Jan 2020, 09:04

@Kali thank you so much.
@Coley Your little demo of explaining the shadow for me was super helpful. I redrew the whole dragon after seen your demo. Now the dragon looks much more like imprinted into the snow.

Miriam · 31 Jan 2020, 12:03

@CLCanadyArts Wow, the expression on the boy's face is great!

Miriam · 31 Jan 2020, 12:16

@xin-li This is amazing!

Coley · 31 Jan 2020, 13:09

@xin-li no problem, it's nice to know it was helpful and appreciated, thanks SVS has such helpful people a wonderful place to hang out!

chrisaakins · 31 Jan 2020, 14:23

Here is my resubmission. I think it is a better concept.
William Shakespeare wrote about a walking wood in Macbeth. Maybe he got the idea from a real encounter with a walking tree that left funny tracks in the snow.

Elena Marengoni · 1 Feb 2020, 16:07

Here is my entry for this month, which I turned into a book spread! I had a lot of fun with this one!

LauraA · 1 Feb 2020, 12:03

I learned a lesson on this one: Don't spend a week drawing fox studies for foxes that you're going to eliminate. Composition (story) comes first!

Thanks for doing these prompts and contests, guys! They really are testing my ideas and skills, and slowly, I'm building a process that has some consistency, even though the "medium" varies.

And I really hand it to all my fellow artists who came up with such creative takes on this prompt!

I just changed out my entry for a version with my name on it. I hope that's ok. It's exactly the same artwork but I keep forgetting to include my name!

aska · 31 Jan 2020, 19:24

@chrisaakins tree is lovely!

Laura Brown · 31 Jan 2020, 19:37

I tried a double page spread with limited palette, going for a woodblock feel.
Any similarity to anyone we know is coincidental. The names Jake and Will are purely arbitrary.

Laura Brown · 31 Jan 2020, 19:46

@LauraA
Love the perspective, the tracks, Will's expression, and the whole concept!

LisaF · 31 Jan 2020, 19:47

Lookin' good everyone! If anyone has troubles posting their image to this thread, shoot me an email (I'll see it faster). Good luck!

LauraA · 31 Jan 2020, 19:48

@Laura-Brown Thank you! I'm pretty tired right now and can't see it straight, but am happy to be participating in the contests. You have a pretty creative take on the prompt yourself! Will, Jake, Baba Yaga and a walking chicken house?

Laura Brown · 2 Feb 2020, 02:10

@jenithornhill
I had the same file dimension problem. Glad you got this posted - I love the winter crop circles!

chrisaakins · 31 Jan 2020, 20:58

@aska Thanks! I based it off the tree I drew for Inktober.

Serena · 31 Jan 2020, 21:52

Wow! I'm really empressed by all your cool ideas!!!
This is my first post. I just finished in time... :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:

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