Hello everybody, it's been a while! A couple months ago I posted a few pieces about a mini series I was doing of Lions that made up the 4 elements. I've just about finished the final one which is fire but I just would like some feedback. I really like it, but something feels off to me and I feel like it's because there isn't enough contrast between the background sky and the foreground rock or if it's between the rock and the lion. Perhaps is that there is too much detail in the background and it needs simplifying? Maybe it's all of the above... Another set of eyes would help. Thanks in advance Chris i

Hi, welcome! I can see improvement already in these drawings! ️ Since all of your characters are from the same angle you could try doing the gesture drawing course to get comfortable with more poses! I'm excited to see more of your work ️

@jdubz thank you for this, really helpful

@CLCanadyArts I guess you have to click on the post itself though.

I'm also aware there is a rogue whisker so ignore please ‍️

I think the values could be worked out a little better, the guy on the left (sorry, im not a star wars fan!) His arms are the same value and colour as his body and leg, and also some if the storm troopers ( i know that much) in the background also have the same colour and value. It destroys the illusion of depth.

@phoenix-yip Sorry missed your question @phoenix-yip. Yes it was just in photoshop, if you want the brush I think its free and should be easy to find. I like your update, but I think your should remove or reduce the intensity of the light in the upper left as I feel that it is in conflict with the composition. Have you also looked at using 2 different colors for the scene? I think you might get something really interesting if you played around with it

Great post! Cheers to the women in this group! Happy International Women’s Day!

@chrisaakins I agree, Thank you, this helps a lot!

@Jenna-Jenks Thanks!

@Jorge-Valentin Hello and welcome to the forum! This is such an expressive painting. I look forward to seeing more.

@AnnaDaviscourt Thanks for taking the time to do such a lovely introduction. I enjoy your work-and starting checking it out after Lee's shout-out. I'm interested in your character class--I think it might be a good fit for me this summer. I'm pretty new to this, leaning more toward comics than children's illustration-do you think the class would be applicable beyond children's illustrations? Like you, I have dog-envy! My household isn't on board (yet!) and a person doesn't acquire a dog, the whole house does. We have 2 mature Bengal cats-which are a little like dogs but I would like some unconditional love on my timeline! Like @demotlj (and my cats)-I'm mature in years. Improving my drawing and figuring out what I WANT to draw are the passions I'm cultivating as I edge toward retirement. I'll check out your current class and what else you've got posted on the 'net.

I finished my first children's book! It was an interesting journey to say the least, but there is an immense feeling of accomplishment when you finish a book. I finished Cacti Octopi a few months ago, and after a little internal debate I decided to put it online for FREE. Here is the link to my new website: https://www.tylerjhallstrom.com/ I would greatly apprecaite any feedback, comments, shares, thoughts, or general encouragement as far as this project goes. Thanks for you time everyone! P.s. - I also have a webcomic that I update every Friday (aka today). There are 30+ pages also available now! I'll be making a separate post for this later. Tyler

 Hey, This is the drawing i made recently, !its messed up and i will make it better, but want to ask what you think so far? Be honest...

Dan Brown (Author of Da Vinci Code) Book Cover Contest. Dan Brown is having a book cover contest! The contest ends April 23rd. wierdly its only for ages 18+ right now The Description: In past novels, he has always explored the worlds of classical art—Botticelli, Da Vinci, Bernini, and beyond. In Origin, however, there's a twist...the art is modern. And so...using only Modern Art and the word "Origin" as your inspiration, let your creativity flow. We can't wait to see what you come up with. Visit the website to enter! www.origincovercontest.com NOTE: Again if anyone else here on SVS has any contests to post, please post it in this thread to help the entire SVS forum community.

Thanks so much @Katherine! And best of luck to you with the golden ticket - ahhhhh I'm on pins and needles until the 30th!

I just added to my wish list - Creative illustration by Andrew Loomis. Just by flipping through it you can see that it gets so deep into composition like no other book I ever seen. Also, there is a free scan on the web, poor scan, but legal Also do you have some favourite reference books? For example I just bought "Racinet: Complete Costume History" for references on historical clothing. Since it was really hard to google some good 12th century clothing references and be sure it is somewhat accurate.

Thank you