Just relaxed this time, had fun, and went with my normal cartoony style.

*Edit: Changed the image to fit the 500kb limit.

First time participating in a contest here!

Got inspired, and created a traditional piece. Altered some colors digitally. Not so much a full monster design though. I really wanted to show Godzilla cowering in the presence of such an immense creature. He would be a almost a speck if I drew the whole beast.

A lot of things, but thinking about finishing these two sketches this month.

-Edit, smaller file size to meet the 500kb requirement.

Lack of time this month. I started and finished this today, only got about 5 hours into it. I see many things I could touch up and refine. Will take this further later. Pencil sketch, digital colors.

(Edit: Almost blew it, left my jewelry and pink layer off. Need to double check things, I was so excited.)

Went for a full spread this time.

So many amazing entries.. With each contest everyone just gets better and better.

Hello, SVS community! I'm Cassandra, a nature lover, and artist, in my early 30's, from Washington state.

I've been following Will Terry, and Jake Parker for a long time, they have been an immense inspiration, and have made me believe that it's never too late to improve, make changes, or to seek opportunity.

Art has been my whole life, not only for love, but as a way to cope, and pass the time. A life full of ups, and many downs, moves, and losses. I've pushed to reinvent myself, and find who I am. To put more thought into what I do, and grow as much as possible.

I've been published with various things like childrens books, tcg, and covers, I'm looking to expand my work and land bigger and better jobs.

Being a quiet homebody, and a bit shy, I've not posted as much as I could have over the years, but it's time to change that, It's been hard to find a "community", many sites seem cold and vast. I love the vibe here, and seeing meaningful interactions.

Here are a few of my pieces, all traditional, even though most of my freelance work is digital:

My newest piece - Watercolors/colored pencils

Watercolors, and a touch of white gel pen.

Watercolors/colored pencils, I see some flaws, but am still happy with it.

Watercolors

Watercolors are my absolute favorite medium to work with.

My goals right now, are to produce more storybook scenes, with full bgs, and character interaction, with the longer goal of getting a good agent at some point. Aiming to complete some small sequential pieces soon. I also have started working on the Draw50things project.

Thank you for this wonderful community.

So big that even Godzilla tucks his tail.

I wasn't going to participate, but finally had an idea pop in my head. Not really for young children exactly, but I put some humor in it.

So far, from sketch to this point, I've spent about 5 hours on it, not including drying time in between washes.

9x12 inches about 70% done. need to work on the giant mouth, and make godzilla more readable. Watercolors, with a bit of gouache so far. Might add some acrylic, and colored pencils to do highlights, fix some things, and make the fires pop. Then photoshop for touch ups if need be.

2nd year participating. Actually put in some effort this time around. Found my love of inking again with all of these.

Rushed the shading, so there is too much grainy texture for my liking, and no time to color. Still submitting though.

Art of Rango, seriously amazing work.

@Norman-Morana This is so wonderful. Have you ever seen Porco Rosso? If not, I highly recommend it.

@LisaF Awesome! My internet was being a pain, so I missed them.

Simple entry this month. Metaphorical mental health interpretation of the prompt.

Not to be a nuisance, but I got a 30 day free trial email, no link to the webinar. I'm already a subscriber.

Since this is open to non-subscribers, could you just put the link here?

It starts in about an hour, and I have not received a link. cassandracanadyart[at!]hotmail.com

@chrisaakins Nice!

@chrisaakins Yataghan for the title - free.

Krasomila for the author name -free.

Dafont.com

Can't wait to see what you come up with.

I made this quick edit to maybe inspire you. Notes

Title should be readable at thumbnail size, especially if you are selling on Amazon and such..

Darker textured background, with a brighter more legible typeface. The top felt extremely heavy, pushed up the map to balance out the red a bit, and have a nice spot to feature your name.

Pendant was straight across for the most part, I angled it down to make it seem more interesting, it also leads your eye to the beginning of your name.

Tangent with the rope on the map, so I pulled it out a bit. Added a drop shadow to the pendant.

Overlapped the title for added flair.

Darkened and brightened the map to make it seem like the glowing pendant is actually a light source.

Added a bit of a border to break things up and tie things together at the same time.

I'm not a pro designer, these are just thoughts.