June Contest Winners: MUSHROOM VILLAGE

[Eli]

CONGRATULATIONS! to @Gary-Wilkinson and everyone!! These were ALL so awesome and fun. @Lee-White, that bird is totally friendly and tame! Ha! Also, I am personally adding @Tom-Shannon for an honorable mention.

[holleywilliamson]

@Gary-Wilkinson congrats, awesome piece! Congrats to the others mentioned too! So much great work this month!

[TessaW]

Congratulations @Gary-Wilkinson and everyone else! I loved this month's theme and seeing everyone's interpretations of a pretty specific topic. Such beautiful work came out of it.

[marek.halko]

Congrats to Garry Wilkinson and all the other Mushroom people of the universe:)!
The ?? Mushroom tasting is Marek Halko. Forgot to sign it..

[davidhohn]

Great work all around! Fun to watch the progress on these!

[carriecopadraws]

Congrats @Gary-Wilkinson! Love the texture and concept of your piece.

Great work everyone else!

Getting to read Lee's comments on all the pieces is a prize in itself. Hearing mine looks like part of an animation is the highest praise I've ever received! I'm heavily inspired by animation so I'm pleased others can see it in my work.

[A Former User]

Congrats @Gary-Wilkinson! Awesome work, as always. Love your painting and whimsical ideas. @carriecopa, wonderful composition, colors, and character design. I agree with Lee, I want to know more about the villagers. @Severin-Baschung, I liked this one a great deal from the very start. They mystical mushroom, along with the snail characters, is captivating. I can hear the drum beat as the villagers dance! @marek-halko, what a trip! I don't think productivity will be that farms motto for a few days! The golden ratio compliaments the "trippy" quality of the composition. Really great job done by everyone!!! Thank you @Eli for the honorable mention! I like your work too! ( I just took a peek at your instagram account

[Lee White]

@marek-halko fixed it! thanks! : )

[Christine Dion]

Congratulations to all! Great choices!!

[Corina]

Congratulations to the winners! Great work everyone!

[Gary Wilkinson]

Wow so honored to have got first place considering there were so many amazing paintings this month These contests have been invaluable in pushing me to become a better illustrator and helping me work towards building up a solid portfolio. A big thank you to all those who gave me their advice and helped guide me to finish my painting and to @Chip-Valecek for taking the time to put together the slideshow!

A few pieces that I would just like to mention for their awesomeness in this month's competition are:

@stringfellowart - I really loved the concept and execution of this painting and it was great seeing your working process for it on the forum. I hope you can continue to build up this world as it would make a great story!

@EunJi-Jung I can always spot your pieces as soon as they load up and they always feel so magical.

@C-Davies This was such a fun piece to look at and reminded me of early rubber hose animation. Also I really liked the reflections in the water which gave it a more realistic feel in contrast to the cartoony style.

@svieta This painting was so wonderfully colorful and as a fan of realistic lighting, it really caught my eye

@tomshannon If I had a music band I would definitely commission you to make my next poster!

Okay, oscar speech over and good luck to everyone in next month's competition!

Oh and lastly, congratulations to @Lee-White on the house move and wish him all the best in his new home.

[Jon Anderson]

@gary-wilkinson Congrats to you and all the other winners and honorable mentions!

[lenwen]

wow, congratulations for all the winners and honorable mentions! well deserve!

[stringfellowart]

@gary-wilkinson I knew you would take the prize! Congratulations! Great concept and beautiful illustrations.

[Severin Baschung]

Wow, best morning news ever! It feels just great to be in the top 3/4 ;-), so congrats to @Gary-Wilkinson, @carriecopa, honorable mentions and participants. This contest is really a great source of inspiration and a perfect way to grow as an artist. Thanks very much @Lee-White, @Will-Terry and @Jake-Parker.

[LauraA]

Congratulations to all the winners! I am really enjoying these contests.

[A Former User]

@gary-wilkinson Thanks Gary! For sure, if you start a band, let me know:-)

[yaninpo]

I would like to congratulate for all the winners and honorable mentions! All of these are so good. You guys give me a lot of motivation to continue learning and drawing .

[lefrog]

Congrats to all who participated and to the awesome winning submissions!

[EunJi Jung]

@gary-wilkinson Aw thanks! And congrats!!! Love your work too!!!!