It was tough getting this and Inktober done, but here is my submission for this months contest. I had a lot of fun drawing this one.

Everyone was having a great time at the Halloween feast until...

At this point I’m just hoping the guys critique why this isn’t working.

Day 1 and 2 of Inktober.

My family surprised me with an early birthday present and gave me my first iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. I am over the moon to figure out digital painting, as I’ve been purely traditional up until now. I watched Will Terry’s class on ‘Painting with iPad Pro with Procreate’ and did a quick sketch of his robot drawing. There’s so much more I can do with this drawing, but I’m eager to start working on my dummy book so this is as far as I’ve taken it for now. Just wanted to share my FIRST ever digital drawing. Can’t wait to learn more.

That being said does anyone have some recommendations for where to learn more about Procreate?

I’ve been working on this painting for the SCBWI Nov. prompt ‘Sneaky’.

Hello Fellow SVS'ers,
This is my first time posting any of my own artwork and it is just a preliminary sketch, but welcome some feedback.
It is for my Picture Book The Merry-Go-Round Tree.

I’ve been working on a dummy book for my PB The Merry-Go-Round tree.

Looking for feedback, what! could help my work? Still figuring out digital painting. Thanks in advance.

October has had me lost in Inktober land and virtual school. I really haven’t had much time to work on anything else. Proud I stuck it out, but definitely feeling the burnout!

At this point I’m just hoping the guys critique why this isn’t working.

Coming into 2020 I hadn’t drawn ANYTHING in a long time! Joining SVS Learn proved to be an invaluable resource for revisiting foundational concepts, introducing new techniques, as well as providing a helpful and supportive community through the forum.

SVS impacted the piece I selected for many reasons. Thanks to Will Terry’s class on painting in procreate I was able to navigate and figure out how to use Procreate and it provided the prompt that inspired my painting. It was my first time entering the monthly contest and my first attempt at a digital piece that I truly felt good about.

@ajillustrates I also have this version where the lines are darker. Which do you think works better?

Constructive feedback welcome before I call it quits and submit it.

Thanks.

Thank you everyone wonderful feedback!

@Heather-Boyd ok, I see. Thank you for the clarification. ‍️

@Heather-Boyd Thank you Heather. I was hoping to tell a story in just one illustration, but you’ve given me some food for thought.

@Coley Thank you Coley. I’m leaning towards the cropped in one too, but I’m just not sure where to take it.

I think the hardest part for me is coming up with an idea that I love every month. My youngest daughter came up with the idea for this months prompt ‘Together’ and now that it’s in my head I can’t think of anything else, but I’m just not in love with any of the compositions I’m coming up with. I’d like there to be a story of growing together over time, but I just can’t think of anything that I could add that would successfully convey that without being cheesy.

Any feedback and help would be appreciated.

@ValD Love this!

@Matthew-Oberdier Thank you Matthew. It looks great. I chickened away from going to dark, but I think deep down I know it’s what it needed.