I don’t know why but it keeps uploading it very blurry but when I click on it it looks good. Can someone tell me if it looks blurry to them?

Since it’s a part of history

Sometimes you just need to support your team.
Babushka Mermaid

This was sooo fun to do, especially the night time

Hi y’all. A milestone has been reached and I wanted to share it on here because a lot of my motivation and drive comes from the people here on svs.

One of my Baba Yaga pieces was selected to be in an exhibit at The Art League in Alexandria, VA. If anyone is in that area it’s going to be up September 12th (along with lots of others) at 6:30pm till October.

Here’s the piece that was chosen.

I was also selected to give a talk at their reception but sadly I won’t be able to travel on such short notice because of work and monies. But super happy that my progression is real.

caring for livestock, gardens, and bringing luck to all in the town, is a big job, so they deserve to end the day with a big drink. Just one is enough.
Pencil and brush pen, then scanned and colored digitally.

I decided to do an old Grimm’s Brothers story because I’ve been practicing my pen and ink skills and my style seemed to fit with those better. This was done with a pen nib the colored digitally.

Dont hunt for sport

This was so tough to upload in decent quality because of the size restrictions. I think i might avoid doing another long spread next time. (actually looking at it in a new window it looks fine so i take that comment back)

Greedy gnomes

Inked on paper then colored digitally.

@Tristan-Lapetz what most likely will end up happening with me is ill spend 6months-a year improving my art and will reassess my finances every few months to see if i need to go back to work

@Tristan-Lapetz yeah. But also depending on where you live, many artists have both an art career and another job. Especially in metropolitan areas. It doesn’t make you any less of a professional

@Tristan-Lapetz said in Hi Y’all I’m back:

What an inspiration! Thank you for sharing, I hope to follow in similar footsteps one day and quit my grocery work for art. Can I ask how you managed to balance your work and life and relationships with practice, study, and improvement in art?

Balance? Haha. It was never balanced. When you gotta worry about paying bills your mind and priorities shift. But thats normal. I eventually managed to move up the ladder enough where being part time allowed me to stay afloat. With my spare time i took classes and watched tutorials etc until i got good enough to have the confidence to quit my retail gig. Granted though ive been developing a story idea for quite some time now so i have something to focus on while looking for paid work. (Oh and the savings you need that, most people dont wanna pay you for your art)

Most important thing tho is you need to enjoy whatever you’re doing

@ambria hey! Nice to meet you!

@carlianne @K-Flagg thanks! Looking forward to seeing yours too

@Jeremy-Ross @Nyrryl-Cadiz haha thanks

I am excited to be back and also take a break from classes and work to do my comic. How've you guys been?

Hi everyone,

Ive really missed this forum. Some of you may remember me! It’s been quite a journey the last few years (speaking mainly about my art journey). So I wanted to announce that im finally quitting my awful retail job to focus on my art and comic and ill be able to participate more in the forums

Wish me luck!

Hey that looks rad.

Yeah I think @Matthew-Oberdier has a good point on the pose. It looks weird until I figured out they were kneeling down. Everything else looks like its in this dynamic perspective except the character.

@krish-iyer many colleges have international students, if you’re in the US, you take the SATs first then get in to the college. I recommend finding some colleges you like and emailing their admissions office and asking them what international students require. They will then recommend you speak to an advisor for what you want to pursue. Im currently in the Fashion institute of technology. Its in NYC and is one of the more affordable colleges. SVA used to have a more rigorous program but I dont know what its like now. California has better art schools from what I hear. Art Center seems to be one of the better ones. But still, go through there catalogs and see which colleges offer what classes and programs.

Dont be afraid to ask the administration questions, they are there to help you.

If i could i would go to an art school in europe.

@Griffin have you gone through your art and compared the inconsistencies?