Ginkgo Overcomes Godzilla

Edited and thanks to everyone who helped. My computer screen still looks better than my Ipad -what can you do (shrug).

LOVE is completed. lols But real love keeps on going.
I hope you guys enjoy - I learned not to fight against myself - I like outlines -so I will pursue this route in the future.

This reindeer is one of those types of friends that will go to many lengths to love and enjoy the company of his friends.
After pulling along his hedgehog friends, he sinks down into the snow to rest.

I am very proud of this short 2 day work, especially when the candy cane looks like I could eat it. I had not intended to go realistic but when I add shadow and light it always seem to turn out that way. I just love looking at it and it reminds me of drinking it up. And I saw those bubbles and I just had to try and paint them.

Irish Superstition: To stave off sorrow a solo magpie brings to its passerby, another brings joy.

I am very happy how this turned out. The subject matter is very close to my heart this past year. I hope you like it.

So this is what I have been up to. With the aid of Shapes 2D, Drawing Fundamentals with Dave Malan. I have used a single reference but it is for practise. 6 animals and working on 6 objects this week. I plan to do 6 people/portraits and 6 environments. Then I will move on to Shapes 3D and repeat.

Thanks
Heather B.

This was done in carbon paper transfer, watercolour and pencil (and only digital to adjust colour/contrast issue because my image was larger than my scanner, so it didn't scan exactly). I have become so accustomed to digital in being able to zoom in and add detail that I was unprepared to design this way, however thanks to @demotlj and @burvantill who so kindly helped me out, I was able to adjust things at the end. I still have lots of improving to go.

This work was inspired by the thought that only from earth's perspective do stars fall across the heavens. Also I wanted to tell a story about this adventurer kid who imagines steering his sights to the greater unknown.

The first sheet of daily shapes - roughly one a day. Pencil and pencil crayons.

Thanks

Inspired by a dream and it made sense to keep it as a dream.

Blending digital oils and using references.

I want to put this dino into some grass but he's hiding in plain sight for the moment. lols I was practising block building structure and then some shading and shadows. He was from my head so I am quite happy.

@ArtofAleksey I find of these the first brown/red really helps pop your characters but find the last lighter blue one softer or easier to look at for my eyes (though the dog gets lost with a blue head). And from the 3 you've chosen the first and I agree with the mention of the value study. I have been doing value studies first then trying my colour studies.

@Coley I apologise since I haven't posted yet this month.

On that note I am posting two things. I finished this up yesterday;

Also I started a website. It's a free account for the time being -until I get my stuff in order and making some income from it. It's a start and good start since I've actually did it finally. Now my family who are not on instagram can see my work.

Here it is, https://heatherboydillustration.wordpress.com/ I did struggle a bit with wordpress.

Let me know what you think. Thanks.

@Gas-Docs really really cool.

@Josh-Schouwstra-0

I just bought the Art of Brave (loved the movie) and the Art of Up (because the interior of the book looked up my alley -shape use). But amazon will send it in month or bit. Thanks

@Braden-Hallett

Where do you guys see, find and collect these art ofs? I don’t have any but it would be nice.

@Chip-Valecek

I've been wanting to draw a robot but I really must keep things simple -I overdid my idea last month and lost time and motivation to do it.

@RobinsonWood

Hi

It's good you said children's book and not picture books because I think you could work yourself in the older readers category (with fewer pictures) that and graphic novels for older readers. I say this because for me your audience looks more mature (also with the book you provided -more text) and older characters. Favourites are 1, 6, 9. 6 being a start towards older readers graphic novels or books. I hope that helps a bit.

@xin-li I saw this work in the book now I know who you are talking about.

@Jim-Gleeson looks like you had fun -lots of experimenting and varriety