Thank you for getting this together and extending the deadline! Here’s my contribution to the project in appreciation for Will.

Up high... down low... around the back... TOO SLOW!!!

I took a long break from drawing and participating in the forums after being discouraged about my art but now I’m trying to get back into the swing of things. I don’t know why I didn’t think of doing flash cards sooner but while trying to teach my daughter the alphabet it just seemed like the obvious project to rejuvenate my drive to become an illustrator. I think I’ll change the font before I finalize them but this one is my favorite so far.

It's just one illustration but I feel like I leveled up this month working on this and from it came an idea for a picture book that I hope to expound on about this young frog discovering books and being transported into adventures with his dad. I plan on sinking myself into the illustrating and writing classes to make that project happen. I'm so thankful for the courses here at SVS and the kind people who took time to offer advice as I worked.

Where’s the line to challenge Godzilla?

Somehow brainstorming for the July prompt “ Summer Vacation Gone Wrong” produced the character idea of a disco rooster on the beach and I couldn’t leave it alone. Here’s the quick sketch.

I'm amazed every month at all the unique ideas everyone brings to the table for these challenges. Hopefully we're all growing! I've recently been wanting to research the chapter book market. So with that on my mind I had this idea of taking one of my characters from a previous challenge and fitting him to this format.

I’m still working on flash cards for my kids.

The struggle was real this month (artistically speaking).

I finally finished my flash card project for my kids. All I need to do now is print them and figure out what project to start next. I had already done a zebra for “Z” but it didn’t seem to fit the mood of finishing the alphabet and celebrating it so I came up with this one. Celebrating and congratulating the child for making it to the end and the illustrator for finally wrapping it up.

Congrats!

I love the idea of this months prompt being like an assignment and though I’m not sure if I’ll get around to submitting something this idea that came to mind and I thought I would use it to help get out of an art funk (looks like I wasn’t alone) while trying to simplify my art.

Congrats! That's awesome.

@ArtofAleksey Just like @Kat I see a boy pretending to be a pirate in his living room. While I love the image as is I'm not sure right away how it relates to isolation other than an introverted only child having fun by himself. Are there clues that I missed? I do like the composition and props very much, though.

I've wanted to scope out the genre too but haven't yet had a chance. So I'm taking notes on these suggestions, likewise. One that I did check out recently was Bolivar by Sean Rubin and I enjoyed going through it. I was more interested in the art, which isn't exactly simple as the whole thing is cross hatched ink with color added digitally, but their was a good mix simple and complex composition if I remember right.

@Coley Thanks! I like how your horsebot turned out.

@marine I don't have any experience in that field but it definitely sounds like they are trying to get a steal of a deal. I personally wouldn't feel comfortable using an illustration already associated with a charity for use by a different client. It seems like they think they can short change you because these are images you have already done (work already completed) and not work you will have to do.