Delved into watercolor for the first time! I think I'm in love.

Hi! My name is Bailey M. Vidler! I am a graphic designer, looking to shift my focus into illustration. A little about me: I am from Arizona. I love the color purple and the smell of rain!

Here is my sketchbook - thanks for checking it out! I appreciate any comments and feedback.

I'm currently preparing sketches for Inktober. (My theme is fairies.) Here's the first two:

Hey everyone! Here's my day 1 (ring) that I'm really proud of!

For my capstone project at school, I am designing bat characters!

Today, I worked on silhouettes for the main character. Below are my top eight. I don't know much about her personality yet, but I do know that she's friendly and very curious.

I would love to hear your feedback!

Drew my friend's D&D character. Experimenting with texture!

Spending quarantine working on new portfolio pieces!

Lessons learned here: muted colors are okay too. Doesn't have to be bright all the time.

I totally see what you're all saying - thanks for the feedback!

Here's round two of silhouettes. I tried to get more variation in the proportions and shapes. (Although, I think I should maybe still try to push it even further.) I have no idea where #14 is going to put all that wing, haha.

Going to go clean the house, then back to work!

@deborah-Haagenson @Reem-Kabbarah It's also worth noting that if you don't want the full Creative Cloud for $52/month, Adobe has a Photography package (includes Photoshop) which is $10/month.

These are looking fantastic! I love the exaggerated gloves. The gesture class quite clearly paid off.

@carlianne said in Dreaming Big:

I don't think I would push myself as hard if I didn't need to make an income to feed my family, and was too stubborn to take on work that isn't art.

I am going to print this sentence, frame it, and hang it on my wall.

My vote is C! I like the extra twist. I feel like it makes the silhouette more interesting. This is so dynamic! Excited to see what you do with Bongo.

@Aaron_T Thanks!

@TessaW Oh, yeah, I can see that. That's an easy fix. Thank you!

@Aaron_T said in Bongo-bites - June Contest Prompt WIP:

Kind of an un-related note, but does anyone else notice how dark Procreate is when you export and then post? I feel like I always have to run it through Photoshop just to lighten it up so I can see it before I post it.

When I notice that happening, I usually first check how bright my screen is. When the screen is too bright, I unconsciously make the image darker to compensate. The brightness of the room can also affect how you see the screen. If that's not it, then it might be a Procreate/ipad thing.

Local values. Goal for next piece: start thinking about values BEFORE inking the whole thing.

I actually found that it’s easier to check values with line art turned off.

Okeydoke, so I extended the vanishing points wayyyyy out, as suggested. I also cropped out the third wall on the left, because I felt like it was a little awkward. And I think it looks better! Much less fish-eye.

I ended up changing the floor plan a bit, and I’m turning it into a finished portfolio piece! Line art is almost complete, need to finish up some textures, then color. Constructive criticism is appreciated, as always.

@Benjamin-M Welcome to the party!

Talk about a cliffhanger, haha.

I really enjoy A (vertical) because it makes the tree seem taller. The tree in B feels stumpier. I also like the looking down perspective of A because it feels like I'm seeing Bongo's perspective. I also like in A how the illustration "flows around" the text. However, I do like the energy of Bongo's pose in B.

If you go with A, my suggestion would be to mirror your composition horizontally. From a graphic design perspective, because we read left-to-right, many people struggle to read right-aligned text because the left side is ragged and uneven.

I like the texture of that brush! I'm going to try it out. Thanks for the recommendation!