This is an illustration I did for my first childrens book.

This piece was inspired by feeling disconnected from family and friends due to the covid-19 virus and finding new ways to communicate via iPad and digital apps.

A sketch for an illustration I am working on titled "The Crazy DogLady".... ok, it's a selfportrait
Had big challenges pushing the gesture and drawing the dog, this is propobly my 4th or 5th version of it. I googled a lot of references on dogs and dynamic gestures. Next phase, polishing up and coloring.

Here is my first attempt for mermay. Never tryed drawing mermaids before, so this was a bit of a challenge but it is good to push out of your comfort zone, learned a lot in the process.

Here is the finished version.

Thank you everyone for your feedback and advice. This is what I ended up with.

The idea looks great. I think that the logo could use a bit of hierarchy or a focal point. Now you have 2 competing elements the letter B and the "Bee logo" leaving the viewer a bit unsure as to what to look at. Have you tried something like this for example?

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Link to the video on youtube.
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WIP putting down initial color and shading, still not quite finnished.

This is an illustration I have been working on about living with covid. The idea is that the tiny reeper character is walking down the street, accidentaly cutting down the first flowers of spring while people are staring outside their windows.

Do you thing that the composition is working?

Here is my first attempt for mermay. Never tryed drawing mermaids before, so this was a bit of a challenge but it is good to push out of your comfort zone, learned a lot in the process.

I would love to take part too. How do I PM you for the link? @Braden-Hallett

@Braden-Hallett That is cool! Is the showcase still running? Will there be new sessions?

Looking at my mocup again today, I would try to tweek the upper version a bit by making the letter B on the left smaller and moving the text "freelance....etc" below the logo. So simplifying it even more so that the "bee logo" is the first thing to standout. It is a nice logo, so you might give it some space and extra punch.

The idea looks great. I think that the logo could use a bit of hierarchy or a focal point. Now you have 2 competing elements the letter B and the "Bee logo" leaving the viewer a bit unsure as to what to look at. Have you tried something like this for example?

Thank you @K-Flagg . I am glad that adding the butterfly gave the effect that I wanted @Mari1-9Munive This character is starting to have a life of it's own in my head, I think I am going to make some more paintings with him, maybe even a story or a comic. I have a couple of ideas in mind.

Thank you everyone for your feedback and advice. This is what I ended up with.

Generally the drawings and poses are really good, there is a lot of movement. One thing that came to mind while looking at characters was that they all feel a bit busy, meaning that there is a lot going on in the actual character design which makes it a bit difficult to know what is the most important part, where do you want the attention to go?

The character that I liked the best is the guy with horns, glasses, a red tie and black shirt. He is simple and he feels like he could be a real person. So maybe some of the characters could do with a bit of editing and simplifying? Like Belzie for example, there is hair and a gray bit of hear, a ponytail, a tail, a bag, big shoes (that draw attention away from the face), glove, bracelet, a flying buddy, a cape with fur, a sleeping bag, a wand with decorations. There are so many things to look at that I am not sure what this character is really about. In general it is good to have a focal point, like the face and the upper part of the body.

I hope this helps. Great drawings, especially the hands.

Made a few alterations to the sketch.

Thank you @jdubz @phoenix-yip @Simonpeterpaul for your feedback, it was really good and helpful. Since everyone seems to agree that moving the reaper a bit to the left might be a good idea, I will try that and see what it looks like. I will look into the expressions and the watering can idea. It might be fun if the last person was still happily looking at his flowers unaware that they will be cut down shortly. The people in the picture cannot see the reaper (he is invisible unless you are dead or dying). They are looking at the flowers like "hey.... where are my flowers...."