@neschof Thank you so much! 8x10

I thought I would play around with color. Not really finished just messing around trying different layers and brushes. I want a warmer tone over all but not really sure how to get there...

I am posting tonight because Mondays.
The mice are playing in kudzu, an invasive species affectionately known as the vine that ate the South.

@danielerossi I mat a lot of pics. 8 x 10 is a standard frame opening size. Most people draw on larger paper so that a little of the paper is covered by the mat or frame. I would get a 9× 12 and just mark off the 8 x 10 rectangle. That's what I do.

@Aleksey thanks. We should do a crossover where the gnomes meet the mice.

Day 13: Ash

All winter long they slept by the fireplace at David's house.

The challenge continues! Keep up the good work! You can post your Inktober drawings here. This weeks prompts are:

• ash

• overgrown

• legend

• wild

• ornament

• misfit

• sling

Hi, @Nyrryl-Cadiz what sort of critiques are you looking for? Composition? character development? I really like the first one. The lighting is really good. Some of the characters look very similar in ethnicity/race. For example, I couldn't tell if the little girl was supposed to be Latina or Asian/pacific islander or Mediterranean, or Arabic. I like that personally because it leaves more room for kids to see themselves represented. Is that what you were going for?

As far as the second one goes, I think that you might want to increase the size of the kids slightly and subtly as they get closer to the viewer to create more depth since you are looking at a larger space from an expanded perspective.

@Phil-Cullen That is such great news and a great story. Thank you for sharing it. It is good to see how the process might work as many of us are just getting into this business and need guidance on how to get started. I will try to see if I can support your business by buying a copy for my granddaughter. (Wow, typing that made me feel old...)

@Coley This looks really good! I love the socks and I can almost read the "Really?!?" expression on the human's face. As far as a comment goes, I am not sure a shadow is even needed for the tail and the yarn. I think the ambient light would negate such a small shadow in all but the most direct light source (A bright sunny day or a spotlight). The two shadows almost have the same weight as the larger forms. I suggest either thinning them out to a really tiny line or getting rid of them altogether. I love this composition and the coloring. Looks like something my mice might do.