I made the deadline!! Mermaid in a bottle.
SVSlearn.com contest submission for Mermay2019.
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Laura Balmaceda
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@misslaurabalmacedaart
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"Don't step on a crack, or the underworld attacks..."
A goggle search to research superstitions informed me that "Don't step on a crack" had once held the dark fear that demons would escape from the underworld if a crack was trod upon. And... Percy Jackson has been playing non-stop on audiobook over summer road trips...This is what I came up with...

My eleventh hour entry: the ink fairy.

Enjoy! And best of luck to those doing inktober! May your ink also be magical!

Bongo and Clyde! Going for practicing process on this piece.

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@laurasketchesart

This is the slowest of slowvembers for me. I played the viola in high school. (I was dismal at it..._)I daydreamed in Orchestra quite a lot. On the back of the sheet music for Vivaldi's Four Seasons, I sketched a cellist with a tree in each of the seasons sprouting out of the neck. The image has rattled around in my brain ever since.
For this piece, I wanted to explore some of the ideas I learned in the Light and Shadow class...and practice digital painting...which I'm still learning.
Slowvermber: Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Hopefully representing the power of music.

Snow angels... making tracks in the clouds.. I mean snow...
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Hey y'all...I'm in for inktober this year.... (nail biting). But, in years past I've always become overwhelmed and burnt out. This year, I'm combining my desire to do some character design with the pressure of daily drawing. AND I loved @Braden-Hallett's idea of drawing through September so that I only need worry about inking each day. Also, I needed a theme: my art directing daughter (age 10) has been audiobooking through the first series of Percy Jackson. Which is the young adult stories for which I think my illustration style fits best. Speaking of style, I am also trying to channel my "influences" (read--I want my art to be exactly like) Wylie Beckert and Mucha. Here are some of my drawings....am I hitting my stated goals? Does it matter that I am disregarding the prompts completely? 

"Its bedtime...turn off the light!!!!" The conflict every night with my book-loving kiddo. Nightfall means the advent of imagination brought on by stories. My instagram: @misslaurabalmacedaart. It's my 11th hour entry....but, I made the deadline! (Thanks, leap year!) 


I'm working on a personal project: a comic book about single mom life called "She & Me"....

@Pamela-Fraley Thank you for this feedback. I'm batching my sketches, before moving onto color studies, but I will keep your advice in mind, as I go along in process

@Braden-Hallett I LOVE the idea of kiddos in prompt costumes....do it!

@Matthew-Oberdier Thank you! a lady bug is a simple and great solution!

Yup...I'm joining as I can. Working on a web comic about "She & Me," the joys/challenges of single-parenthood.
Best of luck to all that are drawing...

This looking really nice.. I'm going to suggest (as others did) adding some cool tones... especially where you want to pull focus... consider rim light?
Nice work!

Alright, Illustrators...
I'm looking to flush out my portfolio in the next few months by adding some pieces to accompany my Wizard of Oz book cover...
I'm looking for a crit on this rough sketch. Particularly, how to solve the depth of field from Queen mouse's perspective looking towards the main characters... how to effectively show the distance... or do I need to?
Any advise on what portfolio pieces were most helpful for you in finding work is also appreciated...
Cheers,
Laura

Hey Hey! Welcome back... and... same.

As usual, great work! My vote is for portrait as well--it makes the action feel more immediate... and, because of the verticality of the format makes the T-rex seem bigger...

this was great! Thanks for sharing....
L

Hey, fellow illustrators, I am working towards a big (self) marketing push this summer. And...for those of you who are represented, will you drop your reps info in this thread? Bonus points for advice about acquiring representation, red flags to look out for and such....