Pantone Color of the Year: Classic Blue!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this color!!!! And I can already see so many possibilities...

Thank you!

THANK YOU!!!!!

Just wanted to personally "thank you" for Slowvember! It REALLY worked for me....I actually have a plan outlined and a number of thumbnails started and then the value and color study....and best of all, I am working on my finishing 2 of my portfolio pieces (of which I am proud of!) Using your method with the six steps of making art has made all the difference and I cant thank you enough!

Sometimes in frustration, the BEST ideas come out...please don't give up! Take a little "breakie-break" from it and you will come back to it with a fresh perspective...

You do amazing beautiful artwork!
(This is the only advice I can offer and I hope it helps)
An Art Director at an SCBWI Conference told me that a Children's Book Portfolio should include children (mine was only animals)

I am planning on going in 2022, so I would love to keep in touch with you and Elena!

LOVE the "story" you are telling with your illustration! (I totally get it AND want to know more) I am with Heather about the tentacles and monster tail...I like how you used them to frame the pic and bring your eye to the the storyteller, but i don't know where/who they are connected to. I also like the expressions you created on their faces, its great! Can't wait to see more of your artwork....and a big "welcome" to the Forum!

@Braden-Hallett
Hi, fellow artist, illustrators, writers...
My family and i were smack dab in the middle of the Califironia Kincade Fire(s) and we are still cleaning up after the evacuations...we are lucky because we still have our home (and our town was saved by the firefighters.) I signed up for this group before the fire storms hit and now I am unable to participate because my time is spent cleaning up ash/debri....I just wanted you know that I think this group was a great idea and if you ever do it again, please count me in. Best of luck to all of you.....and "Make good art!" Rebecca Arent-Draper

Braden, I'm in...only I am going to work on 4 picture book manuscripts (one per week) for November. I am going to put them into physical Dummy books with thumbnails.