Hi everyone! I am a new SVS member and am excited to see everyones work I'm currently working on some spot illustrations of a bat I painted a few days ago.
I think I am abandoning the attached wings so I can get clearer poses
@Coley Hey, I remember this one! I think it looks really good as is. Such a beautiful mood. Since all monitors are a little different from eachother, I guess it could be on the dark side for some. Well done!
@Jenna-Jenks and @TessaW thanks! I might play around with it a little. The difference between monitors is a real struggle ! LOL
Hello! This is month I am going to be trying to simplify and focus on design and composition. I have a really hard time focusing on one style of illustration because there are so many people I admire out there, and most of them are doing vastly different things. I have been working through "Creative Compositions" and it has been super helpful- I can't wait to see how I am able to implement the things I have been learning into more drawings.
I am also trying to work through characters, which is naturally a weak spot for me, but is becoming more enjoyable as I try to simplify!
Love seeing what everyone is doing here.
I’ve been doing little ink and watercolor sketches and tried a pencil and watercolor sketch to compare the styles. Still not sure which I like better (the first one is ink and the second is pencil) and I’m not sure I’m even using the best pencil for this style. For those who do their final line work in traditional pencil, what pencil do you use? This was a 4B.
@Braden-Hallett what do you mean? Less linework and more blocking in silhouettes first? This is a pretty cool image btw. Chunky with form!
@Coley I mean both blocking in silhouettes, value AND colour before starting to sketch
@Braden-Hallett whoa
@Braden-Hallett I love this!
@Braden-Hallett I love it too!!!! me too me too! your characters have fantastic expressions