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    Best posts made by drawnbyshawn

    • RE: JULY CONTEST: WHEN SUMMER VACATION GOES WRONG.

      My submission for the July 2019 contest. (This was partly inspired by a “bad design” image I ran across a while back. Here’s a link if you’re interested: http://bit.ly/design-mixup)

      illustration_SVS July 2019 summer vaca wrong_v1_SVS.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: MAY CONTEST: MERMAY!

      Here's my May contest entry – “You’re Never Too Old to be Young”
      illustration_SVS May 2019 Mermay_v1.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: AUGUST CONTEST: SUPERSTITION

      Here's my entry.

      illustration_SVS Aug 2019 superstition_v1_SVS2.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: OCTOBER CONTEST: The experiment worked! Penny was so relieved to have her dog back from the dead.

      Here's my entry.
      illustration_SVS Oct 2019_v1_SVS.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: SVS JUNE CONTEST: MUSHROOM VILLAGE

      Here's my mushroom village.
      0_1530209106941_Mushroom_Village_final_1200px.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: SEPTEMBER CONTEST: Everyone was shocked to see her show up to school with...

      I wasn't sure I'd be able to get one in this month due to some other projects. I was trying to come up with some kind of unique take on "shocking". This idea wasn't the direction I was going initially, but it kind of stuck with me so I went with it.

      (Incidentally, I'm not even sure they make braces this way anymore. I've seen ones that are a bit more subtle, but this is what I had when I was younger.)

      illustration_SVS Sept 2019 everyone was shocked_v1_SVS.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: JULY SVS ILLUSTRATION CONTEST TOPIC: HIDDEN

      Here's my entry for the July 2018 contest "Hidden".

      0_1532878696447_illustration_SVS July 2018 hidden opt 1_v4.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: Featured Student For April

      I live in Minnesota, and we've had ... well ... a TON of snow this winter. (And another storm is forecasted for this weekend.) My 4-yr old likes to help me shovel.
      shoveling.jpg

      I also take part in an open artists prompt on Instagram from The Monster Project called Monster Project UNITE, where kids submit a monster drawing and then artists re-interpret and re-imagine them. Here is my latest one, along with the original.
      monster-reimagined-and-original.jpg
      (As a side-note, Monster Project UNITE is a lot of fun and I would recommend taking part. It's interesting to take the seed of an idea from a child's drawing and running with it. And, often times you'll hear back from the kids or their teachers about how much they like the different artists interpretations.)

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: JUNE CONTEST: GODZILLA'S NEXT CHALLENGER

      My entry for "Godzilla's Next Challenger".
      illustration_SVS June 2019 Godzilla_v1.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: Body type practice

      @Aleksey Looks like a great exercise. Along with the “Draw 100 Things”, to really push past an initial batch of ideas and explore all possibilities. I have a habit of settling on ideas earlier, when I could probably do more exploration.

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn
    • "Dress Up" WIP – critique please

      SCBWI has a month "Draw This" prompt (which I kind of just realized), so I figured I would submit for August. All submissions get placed in their online gallery and the winners are featured in their "Insight" email. The prompt is "dress up", and here is my tight sketch. Yeah, I probably should solicit feedback sooner in my process, but it's just not something I've gotten used to. But I really need to, so I'm trying to post more to both get AND give feedback.

      Any feedback/critiques appreciated.

      dress-up-wip.jpg

      FYI, if you're an SCBWI member you can submit by the 20th of each month. The link is here: https://www.scbwi.org/calling-all-illustrators-2/ (although they haven't updated the language on the page for this month).

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: Superstition WIP – Apple a Day ... (critique/comments please)

      @drawnbyshawn Thanks again for all of the suggestions. Here's what I settled on. (Or at least, I think I'm finished. Who knows, maybe some minor adjustments before I post to the contest thread.)

      apple-a-day.jpg

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: What Photoshop equipment/programs would you recommend for a beginner?

      @charitymunoz The entire Affinity suite is becoming quite popular as well. Pay-once software vs subscription like with Adobe. In particular, Affinity Designer would be comparable to Photoshop and Illustrator kind of mixed together, and costs $50.
      https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/

      posted in Introductions
      drawnbyshawn
    • How to Make Money in Illustration course – where does (physical) toy/game art fit?

      I just finished all three courses for "How to Make Money in Illustration" – which are excellent by the way – and I'm trying to figure out where something fits into the types of work an illustrator can do.

      How about artwork for toys, games, puzzles, etc? (I'm referring to physical toys/games, not electronic or digital.) Box art, but maybe also artwork that goes on the product itself. That seems closest to "Magic the Gathering", which @Lee-White covered in part 2, but I wanted to see what others (or even Lee) thought. Broadly, that does seem like it fits under "publishing" as well, but wanted to know if others had some specific info on pros, cons, pay structure, artist rights, etc.

      Thanks!

      posted in General Discussion
      drawnbyshawn
    • "Hidden" work-in-progress (input/critique/comments welcome)

      Here's a cleaned-up sketch of my idea for "hidden". Looking for comments, suggestions, critiques, etc.

      (I go back and forth on whether it is clear enough, but the cookies obviously not hidden since she's going for them. But, she discovered where they have been hidden and is now attempting to get them. It may be overstating the obvious, but just in case it's not, that is my intention. Hopefully it reads that way.)

      Thanks!

      0_1531841770888_sketch_hidden_v1_draft 1.jpg

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: "Hidden" work-in-progress (input/critique/comments welcome)

      @donfito Covering the face is an interesting idea. When I first read that, I wasn't sure that was going to work, as I thought it would be important to have her face completely visible. But, I was working on it this afternoon and tried it and ... it does work better I think. I'm not covering it much, but just enough to make a difference. Thanks!

      Here's my latest cleaned up sketch.

      0_1532035924142_sketch_hidden_v3_draft 1.jpg

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: "Hidden" work-in-progress (input/critique/comments welcome)

      @shiggins180 Thanks! Yeah, that does help, especially the shirt collar.

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: "Hidden" work-in-progress (input/critique/comments welcome)

      I've worked on this one quite a bit, so I figured I'd post where I'm at. I'm going to do more with the boxes on the foreground shelf, and just have "cookies" in there as kind of a placeholder.

      I also have two versions. One has a cropping that pulls the character forward a bit more (which I'm liking).

      1_1532399999717_illustration_SVS July 2018 hidden opt 1_v3_draft 1.jpg

      0_1532399999716_illustration_SVS July 2018 hidden opt 1_v3_draft 1 crop.jpg

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: Does this horse read as a horse?

      Yeah, I think it does. Really nice! I'd agree with @NessIllustration regarding the size of the horse compared to the human.

      One area I would possibly adjust is the curve in the back leg, where it juts back and then down. (How's that for trying to describe horse anatomy.) I think yours is anatomically-correct, but it's possible it may read just a bit better if it's exaggerated a bit. Yours kind of comes down gradually to that point, where it could be more of a definite curve. Something like this image.

      Screen Shot 2019-08-08 at 6.51.16 PM.png

      Kind of a minor thing really, but it's just something I noticed.

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn
    • RE: Does this horse read as a horse?

      @BichonBistro Oh, good point.

      posted in Artwork
      drawnbyshawn