<![CDATA[Heyo from Salt Lake City!]]>Hey new friends! I'm a long-time podcast listener and finally signed up for the courses. I'm struggling a lot with character poses and I think I need to step back to some basics. I'm really enamored with wonky mid-century style shapes with sorta caricatured faces. I feel like I can eventually get some of my characters to a place I like but it takes me forever and the I have to lean too heavily on reference photos. So I think I need to step back to some basics and rethink my approach. And put in that pencil mileage!

I'm also having a hard time reconciling my more vector/collage editorial style with character work, so that's more of a technique/style approach that I'm working through as well.

Here's some of my recent character work and something a bit more collaged:

kalyquarles-kidlit-groomingpose.jpg

kalyquales_masopust_circus.jpg

kalyquarles-editorial-seafood.jpg

If anyone has any tips or exercises from the courses that you found particularly helpful, I'm all ears. Thanks so much! 🙂

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/11443/heyo-from-salt-lake-cityRSS for NodeThu, 05 Mar 2026 14:01:10 GMTThu, 20 May 2021 23:59:22 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Wed, 26 May 2021 01:17:36 GMT]]>welcome! and I totally miss SLC... I lived there for 2 years.

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122720https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122720Wed, 26 May 2021 01:17:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Tue, 25 May 2021 16:03:23 GMT]]>@kalyquarles welcome! LOVE your style -- mid-century is one of my favorites (though you couldn't tell from my work 😂)! Great use of shape and texture!

These pieces that you shared are great but I can also see where you may struggle with character poses -- the Egyptian girl's arms, for example. Have you gotten a chance to watch the character design courses yet? Breathing Life Into Your Character Designs is GREAT! I've just started watching Characters and Conversations and highly recommend that one too.

Again, LOVE your work! Are you looking to make illustration your career or are you already getting work? With your style, I think you could totally be getting work right now!
❤️

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122681https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122681Tue, 25 May 2021 16:03:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Tue, 25 May 2021 15:52:24 GMT]]>Beautiful work!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122679https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122679Tue, 25 May 2021 15:52:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Tue, 25 May 2021 15:45:49 GMT]]>@Nyrryl-Cadiz thank you so much! 🙂

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122678https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122678Tue, 25 May 2021 15:45:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Sat, 22 May 2021 11:05:41 GMT]]>@kalyquarles why hello! welcome to the forum! I love your art

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122524https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122524Sat, 22 May 2021 11:05:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 02:23:21 GMT]]>@kalyquarles Congrats on your big move! That's a huge climate difference. And a meet up would be so awesome!! Salt Lake is so fun. I love all the fun places to eat and stuff to do. Totally miss that. Enjoy!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122454https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122454Fri, 21 May 2021 02:23:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 02:16:02 GMT]]>@Kevin-Longueil Awww <beaming!> thank you!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122453https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122453Fri, 21 May 2021 02:16:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 02:13:31 GMT]]>@Lisa-Clark Very cool! We're new here from Austin and it's been such a sensational move! 😃 I'm also hoping I'll lucky and meet Will sometime at some creative meet up or something around here!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122452https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122452Fri, 21 May 2021 02:13:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 02:11:21 GMT]]>@Kim-Rosenlof Thank you so much! I'm pretty comfortable with the pen tool, but man, those softer brushes for character work is throwing me a bit! 🙂 I just moved to SLC from Austin this past October and my husband and I are LOVING IT! What a spectacular city with such friendly people. Also, I have been swooning over all the flowers and gardens here - just incredible what grows here! 😃

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122451https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122451Fri, 21 May 2021 02:11:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 02:00:49 GMT]]>@Kim-Rosenlof Thanks for the encouragement!! I will do that!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122445https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122445Fri, 21 May 2021 02:00:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:58:38 GMT]]>@Lisa-Clark Your work is great! You should definitely share more. I know can be intimidating, by this forum is very supportive.

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122444https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122444Fri, 21 May 2021 01:58:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:53:51 GMT]]>@Kim-Rosenlof Yep! So strange. Thanks for indulging in a little "Do you know..." game.😊

This forum is so awesome. I don't really know anyone in illustration so I love getting to see what other people are working on and such. I need to be more brave to actually share what I'm working on!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122442https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122442Fri, 21 May 2021 01:53:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:51:46 GMT]]>@Lisa-Clark I had the other the other teacher, but I had friends that Mr. Davis taught. I do remember him. What a small world!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122440https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122440Fri, 21 May 2021 01:51:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:46:14 GMT]]>@Kim-Rosenlof

Mr. Davis!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122439https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122439Fri, 21 May 2021 01:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:40:58 GMT]]>@Lisa-Clark I did go to Bingham! What is you dad's name? I took AP English, but there were two teachers so I am not sure I took it from him or not.

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122438https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122438Fri, 21 May 2021 01:40:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:40:05 GMT]]>@kalyquarles Wow! Super nice work!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122436https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122436Fri, 21 May 2021 01:40:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:32:31 GMT]]>@Kim-Rosenlof. did you go to Bingham high school by chance? My Dad was the ap.english teacher at bingham for a long time. my husband and i lived in montana a while and then ND. It's so flat here and I so miss the mountains so much but it has its own beauty.

I am just beginning digital. I have so much to learn. I'm still mostly traditional but working on it all!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122435https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122435Fri, 21 May 2021 01:32:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:20:38 GMT]]>@Lisa-Clark Gotcha. I grew up in South Jordan and have moved around in Utah and out of state some, but ended up back in Utah. I always miss the mountains when I leave. I have never been to North Dakota, so I have no clue what is up there.
Do you do all your illustrations digitally? They are really fun!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122434https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122434Fri, 21 May 2021 01:20:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:19:10 GMT]]>@kalyquarles Hi! I love your style! It's so beautiful and visually appealing. I will be interested to see how you grow from here!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122433https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122433Fri, 21 May 2021 01:19:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:15:19 GMT]]>@Kim-Rosenlof I grew up in Murray but I live in North Dakota now. It is so nice to see people on here from Utah!

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122432https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122432Fri, 21 May 2021 01:15:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 01:10:35 GMT]]>@kalyquarles Welcome! Your style is so cool. I love it and love all the fun colors you use! I don't live very far from Salt Lake City, so it is cool to see someone else from there here on the forum.

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122430https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122430Fri, 21 May 2021 01:10:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 00:41:44 GMT]]>@ajillustrates Awwww, too kind - thank you so much! 😍

]]>https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122428https://forum.svslearn.com/post/122428Fri, 21 May 2021 00:41:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heyo from Salt Lake City! on Fri, 21 May 2021 00:20:03 GMT]]>@kalyquarles Can I just say that your style is wonderful?

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