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    JoshSchouwstra

    @JoshSchouwstra

    I'm an imaginator with a love of stories, and a desire to bring a smile into people's lives.

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    Website joshschouwstra.ca Location Canada Age 27

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    Best posts made by JoshSchouwstra

    • RE: DECEMBER CONTEST: YETI

      Y.E.T.I. or Yvett's Everest Traversing Instrumentalist is the robotic sidekick to Yvett St. Pierreβ€”professional musician, inventor, and thrill seekerβ€”on her journey to play her music on the top of Mt. Everest!

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      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: MARCH CONTEST: Fairy-Tale Traveler

      Don't let his size and friendliness fool you, he will go as far as it takes to find help for
      his peaceful village. He'll even fight off the goblins himself if he has to!

      March-Contest_JoshSchouwstra.jpg

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

      Wanted to go for what The Wonderful Wizard of Oz would look like as a graphic novel/comic. πŸ™‚

      OzCover_JoshSchouwstra.jpg

      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: FEBRUARY CONTEST PROMPT "LOVE"

      When you think that your friends need a bit of help from "Cupid's Arrow" πŸ™‚

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      posted in General Discussion
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: JANUARY CONTEST: YETI HOME

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      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: MAY CONTEST: ISOLATION

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      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: FEBRUARY CONTEST: YETI COOKING

      Nothing like a little music while cooking! πŸ™‚

      February-Contest_JoshSchouwstra.jpg

      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: JULY SVS ILLUSTRATION CONTEST TOPIC: HIDDEN

      Fun topic!

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      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: JUNE CONTEST: A very different kind of prompt!

      Fun prompt!

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      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: SEPTEMBER CONTEST: Ink Fairy

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      posted in Announcements
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    Latest posts made by JoshSchouwstra

    • April Contest WIP: How to show scale?

      Hey folks,
      I've been trying to figure out if there was a better way to show the scale of 'the Giant Pine Pub & Inn' that I'm designing. As you can see below
      AprilContestV2.jpg
      the Inn is made from a pine log. However I didn't think there was anything to show that this was a GIANT pine log, and not just a place made for small creatures (The doors are made to be a little bigger than the average human door). So I thought adding a vehicle/unicorn would give an idea of scale.
      AprilContestV1.jpg
      But now I'm not sure if it still looks like the van and the unicorn are just tiny.

      So what I'm asking is this: Is the scale shown to be correct in either of the images, or is there a better way to give an idea of scale?

      posted in Contest
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: April Inn/Lodge/Tavern WIP

      I like that you have a basement entrance to the Inn πŸ™‚
      Though a note: something that I need to keep reminding myself of when designing something (and a note that was given in the Yeti House Critique Arena) is 'What makes this _________, and not something else?' So using my own Yeti House as an example:
      January_JoshSchouwstra.jpg

      What makes this a Yeti House, and not any other house? Not much, if anything. It doesn't look like anything that a typical Yeti would build, nor does it look like it belongs in a place that Yeti's usually live.

      So before you submit your final, I would ask yourself the question what makes this Inn a fairytale in? Or even an Inn verses an any other building?

      But don't get discouraged! Keep drawing and figure out what would be the best Inn for Ezio's story!

      posted in Projects
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: MARCH CONTEST: Fairy-Tale Traveler

      @jdubz Thanks!

      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: MARCH CONTEST: Fairy-Tale Traveler

      @Joni-Elizabeth Thanks! And Zeke is a very friendly character, so I'm sure he would be friends with you as well πŸ™‚

      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: MARCH CONTEST: Fairy-Tale Traveler

      Don't let his size and friendliness fool you, he will go as far as it takes to find help for
      his peaceful village. He'll even fight off the goblins himself if he has to!

      March-Contest_JoshSchouwstra.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      JoshSchouwstra
      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: FEBRUARY CONTEST: YETI COOKING

      Nothing like a little music while cooking! πŸ™‚

      February-Contest_JoshSchouwstra.jpg

      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: I got published!!! :D

      @mag When I first attempted a 24 page story, I based it off of Little Red Riding Hood, fractured it by telling it from the Wolf's perspective. Now I'm trying to work on my own stories, though I'm not as good of a writer so it's a learning curve. πŸ™‚

      I agree that it takes , and I was only really able to afford to do it because I started in April when I was at home temporarily laid off due to Covid restrictions. But one of the ways I'm trying to work on stories is to make a bunch of short ones that don't take a lot of time to make using the "3-2-1 Comics" format as a challenge. Basically the limiters of the format are:

      • 3 pages
      • 2 Characters
      • 1 Twist ending

      This way, I'm able to explore and develop story worlds without having to start with a 24–150 page story! πŸ™‚

      I've only just started on the first story though, so we'll see if the format helps or not.

      posted in Projects
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: I got published!!! :D

      @mag Congratulations! Hope this will lead to more work πŸ™‚

      2021 will hopefully be a year for looking more into what the comic/graphic novel side of illustration, and like @me90 working on book dummies/stories.

      All the best with your book!

      posted in Projects
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: JANUARY CONTEST: YETI HOME

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      posted in Announcements
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      JoshSchouwstra
    • RE: Where/How do you make prints of your work?

      @erinrew Ok, so here are some tips that I learned in print class when going for graphic design.

      • list item 300 PPI (Pixels Per Inch) is best on average for image resolution.

      • list item Remember that images don't go to the edge of the page, and it's usually a 1/4" of paper around that can't be printed on. (Example: an 8.5x11 page has 8x10.5 of available print space.)

      • list item printed images come out darker than on your screen due to paper absorbing the ink. A way we were told to combat this is before saving the file for print, lighten the colours by 5%. Though the best way to make sure your colours are correct is to print out a test before ordering the 500 copies πŸ™‚

      • list item As for what file type is best for print, pdf is best for that.

      Tip for what file types are best for what:

      • .EPS is standard for vector images.
      • Use .Tiff over .JPG is saving for web. Each time you work on the .JPG, save it as a .JPG and then open it up to work on again, the image quality gets worse and worse. So if you're working on an image make saving for .JPG the last step, and only if you're posting it of web.
        -.PNG is good for transparency, and for low res images.

      Hope this helps!

      posted in General Discussion
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      JoshSchouwstra