Hi! Here is my entry for July's contest! Glad I finished it in time! I'm new here and super excited. It is a pleasure to see all of these different takes on the subject come together!

Hi There! I wanted to challenge myself by illustrating a double page as I'm watching the Children's book course at the moment and really like to try out all of the different page formats and combinations (Vignettes, Spot Illustrations etc.) Also its so inspirational to watch Jake working on that dummy of Little Red Riding hood! Also its lovely too see all your takes on the theme! < 3

Hi so, I posted a WIP of this a few month ago, and forgot to update my process. This was original my slowvember piece and draw50things-challange in one thing. turns out.... I needed way more time for this than I expected and I am working at this for the last four month now.

I would like to finish it know and am looking for objects that could do more rendering oder look odd to you or maybe you think could have a different color. So I would be super glad if you could give me some feedback if you spot something!

Hi! So I'm working on a new illustration and I really need some fresh eyes on this. hope you can help me out. I have two versions right now, one with the roller coaster the other without. Which do you prefer and why?
alsooooo anything else you are spotting on coloring or composition you think I could do better would be great to know I'm prepared to rework this! (there is also still a lot to be rendered, so parts are still super sketchy)

Last Minute entry for this lovely challenge! So wholesome to see everyone’s entry’s

A lot of changed later... this is where I am right now with this piece, I hope very much I could improve some of the points that where difficult about the former version and that it read better now.
Would love to hear what you think.

soo that's the final! it was definitely a challenging piece for me, but also I learned a ton. Thank you all again for your feedback!

![Hi everyone, this is the first time I upload a WIP here, but I really could use some fresh eyes on this. I started this work early November, but have been thinking about it a few month earlier when I first heard of the 50 things challenge on the podcast. So I thought Slowvember was a good time to work on this project.

And it really is worth is, I have learned so much with this piece already, even if there is still a long way to go, and really EVERYTHING seems to take me ages (because I normally shy away from drawing backgrounds and objects....) but I also enjoy the feeling of development and learning so many new things.

now to my question: I'm working on the figure right now and its like the tenth version, but I'm still not sure if the perspective and proportions are right
Also: Are the Proportions in relation to the room and other objects convincing???

Also if you have any other comments and feedback for me I am gald to hear it! (other objects looking strange or wrong to you? how do you like the composition

Also, pls feel free to also give some hard feedback. I can take it

@silvialcg hmmm yeah I think it’s definitely nice to see a bit of the room and the setting, and I like the picture on the wall. But on the right side there is really just the light button ( xD forgot what it’s called in English) soo I guess there are two ways for this, go nearer to the girl but loose a bit of the scenery, or make the scenery part of the storytelling. Like maybe there is a Gallery of mystic creatures that got photographed, or newsletters and notes pinned on a board or something like that also inside the room there is just this plant, maybe you can add some things there too

How have you improved this year thanks to SVSLearn?

At the beginning of the year I discovered the podcast "three point perspective" and that was a total eye opener. I studied fine arts, but after that I realized that I would rather work in the field of illustration. It felt like a complete new start, even though after years I finally found my way back to what I never stopped doing as a child: drawing. Except for the fact that I wanted to improve my drawing skills and try out conventions and would love to illustrate childrensbooks, I had no idea what possibilities there were, how anything works in this field, which areas might suit me and the podcast helped me a lot with all these questions.

After I was done with the podcast, my hunger for information was just awakened. I now knew what I wanted to learn and I must say that all the courses I have seen at SVS have been extremely helpful. I love the "Portfolio Perfection Course" and "Creative Composition" so it really was time that I finally learn how to use perspective and draw backgrounds, and understand color theory - so I'm currently working through all the courses on these topics.

The other day I said to my husband: "this is exactly how I imagined studying at a university when I was at school. It is a wonderful feeling to want to learn on your own initiative and to know what you are learning for. "

How did SVSLearn impact the creation of this piece?

The monthly competitions are extremely important to me. They give me a framework and the opportunity to compare my work with others. It is so fascinating to see how different topics can be interpreted, how different styles are and I learn a lot from the other members here.
The book cover of "The Wizard of Oz" has changed my work a lot.I have never put so much work into an illustration, researched, thumbnailed, and really tried to stay focused until the end. To push the image as far as I could. I am super proud that I have achieved this.

I love the shape of the rounded one!! its beautiful, simple jet fresh! also I really like the details around the door and the chimney, giving this a kind of cute/cosy feeling.

If you decide to go with that design I would see if you could do a bit more with the main house, I like the wood structure but the symbols and window seem a bit lost there. Maybe try out some round windows, as you went for that choice also with the door and the window in the door.
also I like the sound of thornwood inn, it just doesn't really connect with the design of the Inn as its all about rounded shapes, it only connects with the logo, but I'm not sure that this is enough to sell it.

hope this is helpful for you excited to see how this will evolve!

I think Juniper and Pip are really super cute! I especially like the one where she's sitting on the ground, looking a bit disillusioned. In terms of color I feel that Pip gets a bit lost in all of the images, I had to search for him an didn't see him right away, especially in the first picture where he sits on Junipers Hair, so I would probably make him either a bit lighter or darker so he reads better as a character.

same goes fo Fin, who is a bit too small for my taste to read as a character, even tho if you look closely I really think he is cute, but.. I honestly didn't see him at all until I sat down to write something about Jasper and was like, wait.. there are two names again.
on the other hand that butterfly is grabbing a bit too much attention, I think because its clearly by far the most saturated color of the picture, he stands out even more than Jasper, and it looks like he also has some pretty dark outlines, so that makes all other things on the page a bit pale.

And maybe a small note about lineart: in some parts especially the eyes it seems like the line is drawn very carefully and so lacks a bit of strength. I would try and dare to get a bit loose with that. I
t seems like to really want to make that line right, but at the cost of a beautiful line. (the hair or fishtail for example look so much more smooth and confident

These all are really just some small things!! I'm pretty sure you will make it soon! I find your characters both very cute and would like to hear more about them! and for example Jaspers Fishtail has a very beautiful shape design!! Also I feel your style is both unique and somehow fresh!
Hope this is somewhat of a helpful feedback for you!

she look so cute!! and just a little thing, but the ears in the first pose are a bit to high, also the left pocket on her backside is a bit to much to the right side. also I really love how you rendered her her at the last post! looks so fluffy and beautiful!

Wow! the perspective is so cool and I love the stylized smoke as well as the texture of that tree!! Such a cool first entry!! setting the bar high already ; )

I love 1 and 4! I just have a thing for some beautiful teacups and I think this would make a very beautiful entry and it's super easy to understand and get the concept.
What I like about number 4 is that It feels like a smal world, like a safe heaven in a water world that could be really important for travelers.

my issues with number 2 are more on the visual side, than the storytelling aspects. I think 2 doesn't read good in terms of shape design, but im quite sure you would come up with something great if you decide to go for it

same with number three, there is too much of the same shape, to much from the front. Like its basically just a big oval. And for the idea with the vegetables, I would like to see some more variety also in the design of the windows and doors, like they are carved out auf the pumpkin, maybe round, without glass and only a stick here and there with some curtains for privacy.
also I'm thinking about the fact that this kind of inn would be very short lived as the vegetables would start to rot, so you would always need new ones quickly, so maybe that should be part of the concept. Like its as inn for worms, where they live in the old ones and eat from the new ones to make them habitabal for the next guest? ^^" I don't know that is probably dificult to visualize. just... some thoughts that came to my mind.

@aska XD oh I know that! It really is a challenge, I think I came close to the end a few years back and than..... just didn't make like the last two or so...^^" ... well, someday maybe I will, but I think it really is even more important to make a project out of it and make it work even if you didn't finish all the prompts! that really is a great takeaway from your project!

Wow this is soo cool! You honestly did an amazing job here! that would definitely catch my eye in the bookstore! Also it was awesome to see how this evolved form your initial WIP.

I very much agree with @Georgios-Christopoulos feedback! I think its a beautiful house, looking very cosy and friendly, like an Inn in a very small town or countryside, but for now I have no idea what kind of creatures would like to go there, or if this world is any different from our world. So maybe if you have some ideas about that it would be great to see them to give you further feedback on how to develop your design further!

for your question about the perspective, I think it looks good overall, only two things I noticed: the barrel looks kind of flat, it should come out a bit at the bottom and I'm not quite sure but I think the eye level is somewhere around the hight of the barrel which would mean that we shouldn't be allowed to see the top of the barrel.
than there is the window at the front, doesn't look quite right, I think it's especially the side of the window that seems of, I also think you wanted to place it in the middle of the house but, its actually much more to the left side.

Hope this is helpful for you! Excited to see how this will progress : ) (Also sorry for my probably broken English)

@baileyvidler @KayPotter @Jacy13 @SheerArt @carlianne thank you so much for your kind words! I apprechimade your words, feedback and support a lot!

@CLCanadyArts Thank you so much! Yeah I imagined something like that, I also had this idea that they are living somewhere in a house half underwater, half above the sea level, in a kind of shared apartment situation, that I hope to explore in a future illustration : )

@aska Wow! I think this is a very cool idea! they are looking lovely! the penguins are so cute!! a lot of sweet designs there! : )
(as for your questions, sadly there was no time for inktober last year, but this is motivating me to tackle that challenge again this year!)