Here is my entry! When I thought of mushroom village, I thought it would be cool if it was traveling on the back of a mata mata turtle.

Here is my entry!

I was thinking it would be neat to see bird people living in houses that are hanging off of baobab trees.

Made with watercolor, ink, pencil and a white gel pen.

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I hope I am not too late! Here are two of my best work so far!

Here is my entry. Don't mess with the sea witch, or she'll send her sweet darling pets after you!

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Thank you for being brave and saying something! I know how hard it is to push that post button. This is a great place to do that because we are all artists here to support each other!

I understand how you feel about having a gap between making art and making money. I too was told in high school that I was talented. I pushed into the "real world" with no direction, okay art skills, no business skills and a piece of paper from college. One and a half years ago I was laid off from my retail job (full time framer at Michaels) and decided to go on my own to be an independent artist. Thank goodness for my boyfriend for supporting me as I try to make a living as an artist!

Almost two years have past and I only snagged one gig and that was from my boyfriend's friend. It's awesome but I need more then one project to pay my student loans! Plus my boyfriend is getting annoyed about being the only one paying for things which is understandable.

Lately I have been digging deep to what I really want to do with my art and why I started in the first place. As a kid I drew to escape. I had a hard time in my elementary years because we moved a lot (about 4 different schools before 4th grade). 4th grade was the hardest because I was a full grade behind (this move was from Washington state to California and California was a whole grade ahead of Washington). Teachers and students thought I was retarded because I couldn't speak right (mom was partly deaf and read my lips but didn't listen). I was pushed hard by teachers and my parents to relearn how to talk and do two grades in one while being picked on by other kids. Art was the only thing no one made fun of (even the bullies liked what I drew).

Now I feel I have a better grasp of what I want to do with my art. I feel like I spent the past two years just reading. This week I have started to close my laptop, books, phone and just started doing work. I believe that planning and then DOING will show the right path. I have no idea if this will work but I would rather try then not at all!

Long story short: I draw to escape. It gave me hope and has help me push through the hard times. Now with my art, I want to help give others hope and the courage to push through their hard times. What better way to do that then with stories and characters?

@Karine-Beaumier That's super cute! The fox looks so happy! And how big is this piece? I ask because last time I tried using the brush pen all my lines were super fat even though I was as careful as I could be!

For the commission, did they ask for earthy tones? There is only one thing that pops out to me. The shadows of the fox seem like they are just the same pigment but darken with black or Payne's Gray. Maybe next time you could use a cooler color to make the shadows. For example, if the main color is orange, try shading with a light wash of red. I would test this in a little sketch before I did the painting though.

Will Terry has a great class on color that has made my paintings more vibrant! Working in Color However it sounds like you weren't trying to go vibrant.

I like it overall! So adorable!

I haven't used the iPad Pro, but I would guess it would be your monitor or iPad screen. Each monitor has different settings on how they show color. Have you tried grabbing a picture from the laptop and seeing it on your iPad?

I love it! This is super cute! The wizard's hat is so quirky! :3

I like how the Point of View changes in the two pages because it makes the "victim" the main focus. I don't think you should change that.

I would like something that connects the second page to the first. I believe having the bit of the toilet paper still stuck to the wizard's foot would be funny and help connect the two. C:

On the first page, the wizard's pose is a little confusing, but you can understand what's going on. I think the issue has to do with the line of action in the pose. Here is a super duper quick sketch of another pose you might want to try!

Not really a master piece but I hope it makes sense.

Either way, I like the style and how playful it is. This page spread is really nice! Great work!

@Karine-Beaumier That makes sense about the colors! The pen I played with is the Pentel Brush pen. It is super sensitive! I need to spend more time with it using Jake's exercises in his class. C:

I love the new improvements that you did to the illustration! That bird looks so pleased, it makes me happy! :3 I would love to see how it turns out!

@Teju-Abiola @Chip-Valecek

Thanks for the speedy answers! It sounds like I should get my hands on InDesign. I will check out both Blurb and CreateSpace!

Hi! I was wondering if anyone here has any tips or ways or even resources I can look at to make your own art book. I have an idea for an art book, but I am not sure how to go about it. I don't know if there is a program I need to use to layout the pages or even how to find printers to make the books.

Here is my entry! When I thought of mushroom village, I thought it would be cool if it was traveling on the back of a mata mata turtle.

He's cute!

What paper are you using? I work in Copics a lot and what paper you use is very important. I have sketched and colored on regular computer paper and it make those blobs and streaks too. When I use it on bristol or a mixed media with a vellum surface the markers blend like a dream!

I really liked this episode! I have been having issues trying to get my butt in gear and getting projects off the ground. I believe one of the reasons why I can't seem to get projects moving is because I haven't looked at the end product.

Listening to this podcast reminded me of a video I watched a while ago and I wanted to share it. It is a channel about creating video games but I feel that the same principles apply here too.

Fail Faster: https://youtu.be/rDjrOaoHz9s

@adameverafter I haven't really watched much of DBz but I have been playing a lot of Dragon Quest Builders!

Here is my entry. Don't mess with the sea witch, or she'll send her sweet darling pets after you!

@jason-bowen Where is the light coming from? I like how the light was coming from the book like the first painting. I also like the dramatic light from the second painting but it seems it is from below rather than from the book. It is looking good so far!

I haven't used the iPad Pro, but I would guess it would be your monitor or iPad screen. Each monitor has different settings on how they show color. Have you tried grabbing a picture from the laptop and seeing it on your iPad?

I hope I am not too late! Here are two of my best work so far!