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    Griffin

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    https://www.instagram.com/griffinmcphersonart/

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    • RE: JANUARY CONTEST: YETI HOME

      Had a blast with this one!
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      posted in Announcements
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    • A Realization

      So I had a sort of epiphany recently and I thought I would share in case it can help others as well.

      So I’m often dissatisfied with my work because I feel like the skills I need for my piece to be what I want it to be are always just out of reach. I was reading a book yesterday where one of the characters say something like "she is always unhappy about the skills she has not yet learned rather than joyful for the skills she has gained". This made me realize that I think the reason I often feel like I don’t have the skills that I need is because I am constantly in the mindset of pushing myself. I am almost never in my comfort zone because I am constantly pushing myself outside of it which is great for growing and learning but because I haven’t allowed myself to settle into the skills I have conquered I have continued to make work I am unsatisfied with. So I’ve been dialing back the difficulty of my drawings, creating drawings that are easy but make me feel more accomplished than the ones that pushed me.

      So for whoever needs to hear it. Take a step back. Stop pushing yourself for a bit, moderate it. The person who works non stop but never rests will not grow as much as the person who balances work and rest.

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: Our SVS Virtual Studio JANUARY 2021!!!!!!

      Here’s a snippet of a character I’ve been working on. Will hopefully have more of her in the future. C2F483F0-818F-43B3-835A-E2BFABF84529.jpeg

      posted in Artwork
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    • RE: JULY CONTEST: Design a book cover for the Wizard of Oz

      Can’t wait to notice all the changes I want to make the second after I post! Had a lot of fun with this. Also want to note that I am indeed a member but I’ve had wonky things happen to my membership before and not been considered a member for some reason. Just want to make sure I can count towards the final picks if I make it that far!
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      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: Our SVS Virtual Studio MARCH 2021🍀

      Just started this piece. I’ve never done anything quit like this but I’m enjoying it a lot so far! 1565A52A-08A3-4F6A-B8F8-7C70FEC5F081.jpeg

      posted in Artwork
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    • RE: DECEMBER CONTEST: YETI

      Cutting it close! Here is mine! 1024A40B-54B0-49A2-AB87-25864CD84C81.jpeg

      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: NOVEMBER CONTEST: TOGETHER

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      posted in Announcements
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    • Zero skill techniques

      Howdy folks!

      I’m hoping to create a thread where we can all list techniques we have learned that require zero skill.
      Let me explain. A zero skill technique is something you learn that you do not have to practice, it is simply a tool in the form of knew knowledge. For example: having cool lights and warm shadows or warm lights and cool shadows. When I learned this I was amazed at how much it improved my paintings. It did not require any skill or practice really, it was simply a matter of having that knowledge. What are some zero skill techniques you have learned? I hope by sharing our pools of knowledge we can all help each other grow even just a little bit more. This stuff can seem pretty simple but at some point we weren’t aware of them but just having that awareness can really change ones artwork in my experience.

      My list of zero skill techniques:
      Cool lights and warm shadows OR warm lights and cool shadows
      Making a multiply layer at a low opacity and using a dark blue or purple to creat shadows (also applies to traditional work but varies depending on medium)
      Thick outlines and thinner internal lines
      Atmospheric perspective
      Drawing objects as less defined and/or with thinner lines the farther they are in the background
      Turning off saturation so you can see tones more clearly and adjust them for better contrast ( @NessIllustration )
      Looking at your piece from far away or making the image smaller to see how readable it is

      I’m sure I have more that I’m forgetting, I’ll add them in if I remember.

      posted in General Discussion
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    • Last minute yeti home feedback

      Howdy!

      Just looking for any feedback before I submit this.
      Here are some things I’m wondering
      -should I crop in just a bit on the right and and bottom
      -Should I make the inside of the windows lighter or darker maybe (I’ve messed around with both a bit but couldn’t get something to work, let me know what solutions you might have)
      -add something more to the sky? I do like how barren it is but maybe it needs just a smidge more?

      Another slightly different thing. My images always post slightly blurry but when clicked on they look fine. I post in 300dpi, 5" on the longest side

      That’s mostly it, let me know if there is anything else the stands out to to you that may need some attention

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      posted in Artwork
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    • RE: Our SVS Virtual Studio November 2020 🍁

      Here’s a piece from a series I just finished up! If you’d like to see the rest I’ll be continuing to post the rest on my Instagram
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      posted in Artwork
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    Latest posts made by Griffin

    • RE: Our SVS Virtual Studio MARCH 2021🍀

      Just started this piece. I’ve never done anything quit like this but I’m enjoying it a lot so far! 1565A52A-08A3-4F6A-B8F8-7C70FEC5F081.jpeg

      posted in Artwork
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    • How do you handle people asking you to work outside of your style?

      I’ve recently been contacted by someone who would like me to do illustrations for their app but what they’ve asked me to do is illustrate in the corporate art style that we see all over the place these days. I’ve got nothing against that style but the issue is that I don’t work in that style, not even close. I know this is not the last time I will encounter someone asking me to draw in a style that is not my own so how do I have this conversation with people and how do I stop people from asking me to do this in the future?

      posted in Questions & Comments
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    • RE: What is the career path of a graphic novelist?

      @Valerie-Light good advice! This is pretty much my plan right now, just trying to make bite sized graphic novels to prove that I can do it and hopefully build up a following that will allow me to gain more traction.

      posted in Questions & Comments
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    • RE: Need Feedback. I live with an engineer ;)

      I don’t see any glaring issues. One thing I noticed is the tangents that occur with the girl to the left of the teacher and the moon. Maybe adjust the positioning of the girl or the moon to address that.

      posted in Artwork
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    • RE: What is the career path of a graphic novelist?

      @HeatherBouteneff Oh I absolutely want to make a graphic novel. More than than anything. But graphic novels take a long time to make so I’m wondering what other illustration jobs pair well with being a graphic novelist. It just seems so strange to me that there doesn’t seem to be a path for graphic novelists. There’s not really a latter to climb, it feels more like you’re either a graphic novelist or you’re not.

      posted in Questions & Comments
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    • What is the career path of a graphic novelist?

      I’m not sure if many of you are going down this route but more and more it seems like the path that makes sense for me. My problem is that I have no idea how to do this. And I know in any art career there is no direct path and all that but I’ve tried to find out what other artist have done that lead the their careers as graphic novelists and it’s basically always just "became a graphic novelist".
      Does anyone have any insight on this? I can’t just make graphic novels all the time, they take too long. What is the regular work a graphic novelist should look for to get income while they’re waiting to get work or publish their novel?

      posted in Questions & Comments
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    • RE: FEBRUARY CONTEST: YETI COOKING

      @LisaF if that’s the case then @Chip-Valecek might want to edit the post to add that in so people don’t miss it

      posted in Announcements
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    • Environment design class work feedback ex.5

      Just looking for feedback on this exercise. Want to make sure I did this correctly and find out what I can improve on. A lot of them were portrait oriented so I have one image for each orientation so you wont be cranking your head back and forth like a crazy person
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      posted in SVS Class Work
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    • Creative environment design exercise 5 questions

      So I’m working through @Jake-Parker’s environment class and I’m wondering on exercise 5 if we can use drawings as well as paintings. It says we need to copy the composition and values of each piece so does this mean we are narrowing it down to just paintings or could I use drawings as well that may have little value and are primarily line-based?

      posted in SVS Class Work
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