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    New here at svs! It's an ocean. Where do i start?!

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    • Ranjani Raghavan
      Ranjani Raghavan last edited by

      Hi all,
      I got to know of this website from SCBWI. I just joined SVS with a monthly subscription.
      I teach art to kids and want to get into the field of book illustration.
      What course would you recommend that i start with?
      Thanks! Excited to be here !

      • Ranjani
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        Tyler Blake last edited by

        Welcome! I'm pretty new here too, and it's a really good community. As far as what to start with, I would say that depends on what you want to improve on. You mentioned you want to get into illustrating books, and Will Terry has a two part series on illustrating children's books, so that might be a good place to start, or, whatever you feel the least comfortable with- For me, I've never been comfortable drawing machinery so I started with Jake Parker's class on that.

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        • holleywilliamson
          holleywilliamson SVS OG last edited by

          Hi, welcome! I'm new here to. I love this spreadsheet posted in another thread:

          http://forum.svslearn.com/topic/2511/svslearn-course-spreadsheet

          I downloaded it and rearranged into the order that I want to take the classes. It is nice to look at all the classes in a list like that and to keep track too, and also if I've done the homework sheets or not.

          https://www.instagram.com/holleywilliamsonart/
          http://holleywilliamson.com

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          • QuietYell
            QuietYell SVS OG @Ranjani Raghavan last edited by

            @Ranjani-Raghavan

            The forum is a great place to start!

            But regarding the courses, I think it depends upon where your/their needs are.

            I might suggest @Jake-Parker class: How to Draw Everything Fundamentals Series as a good starting point.

            I started with @Lee-White classes on the business side of things: How To Make Money in Illustration Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

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            • Ranjani Raghavan
              Ranjani Raghavan @Tyler Blake last edited by

              @Tyler-Blake said in New here at svs! It's an ocean. Where do i start?!:

              You mentioned you want to get into illustrating books, and Will Terry has a two part series on illustrating children's books, so that might be a good place to start,

              ya thats what i was planning to start with. thanks!

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              • Ranjani Raghavan
                Ranjani Raghavan @holleywilliamson last edited by

                @holleywilliamson said in New here at svs! It's an ocean. Where do i start?!:

                Hi, welcome! I'm new here to. I love this spreadsheet posted in another thread:

                http://forum.svslearn.com/topic/2511/svslearn-course-spreadsheet

                I downloaded it and rearranged into the order that I want to take the classes. It is nice to look at all the classes in a list like that and to keep track too, and also if I've done the homework sheets or not.

                thanks!!!!!! that's an awesome spreadsheet! thanks a bunch!

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                • Ranjani Raghavan
                  Ranjani Raghavan @QuietYell last edited by

                  @QuietYell said in New here at svs! It's an ocean. Where do i start?!:

                  @Ranjani-Raghavan

                  The forum is a great place to start!

                  But regarding the courses, I think it depends upon where your/their needs are.

                  I might suggest @Jake-Parker class: How to Draw Everything Fundamentals Series as a good starting point.

                  I started with @Lee-White classes on the business side of things: How To Make Money in Illustration Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

                  thanks! will do these ones too.

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                  • Chip Valecek
                    Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG last edited by

                    Welcome to the forums!


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                    • Kevin Longueil
                      Kevin Longueil SVS OG @Ranjani Raghavan last edited by

                      @Ranjani-Raghavan Welcome to the forum! I look forward to seeing your work 🙂

                      Portfolio: kevinlongueil.com
                      https://www.instagram.com/kevinlongueil/

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                      • lmrush
                        lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

                        Welcome it is a great community!

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                        • ptero
                          ptero last edited by

                          Hi Folks
                          I’m a newbie to the forum though I found SVS about year and half ago, become fascinated by the length and breadth of this resource and its insights. I’ve just resubscribed for another year looking at redirecting my skills and embracing new ones as I pursue a career in Illustration.

                          InkOctober project is awesome …

                          Any suggestions where to dive in? . . .

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