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    Sarah LuAnn

    @Sarah LuAnn

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    I grew up in Salt Lake City and studied Illustration at Brigham Young University. I now live in Upstate New York. In addition to illustrating, I love dancing, reading, and baking sourdough bread.

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    Website www.sarahluann.com/ Location Upstate New York

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    Best posts made by Sarah LuAnn

    • RE: FEBRUARY CONTEST

      I actually made a piece this month. Considering I gave birth last month and haven't had a full nights sleep since well before then, I think I get a prize just for having something to post.

      0_1519156984731_svs.jpg

      (Also, those who think she ought to be doing more things with her arms are missing the ENTIRE POINT. Just sayin'. 😉

      posted in Announcements
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: GET YOUR WORK POSTED TO THE SVS HOMEPAGE!!

      A few of my favorites...
      0_1517175646121_TeaPartyLogo.jpg
      0_1517175665521_LuckLogo.jpg
      0_1517175692365_ChanticleerLogo.jpg
      0_1517175713849_AdventureLogo.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: MAY CONTEST: MERMAY!

      Freshwater mermaids are often ignored in favor of their flashier saltwater cousins. This may be due to their more subtle methods of driving unwanted humans from their territory. For example, rather than luring sailors to their deaths and other such drama, trout-maids are spunky tricksters with a sense of humor.

      E434359E-D472-4420-86A9-C889B210C312.jpeg

      And if you’re thinking this doesn’t look anything like my style....you’re right. I stepped WAY out of my comfort zone this month. I have a new iPad, so I’ve been playing around with Procreate.... I’m having a lot of fun but it is SO not my thing! But I’m calling it done now because we’re heading out on vacation for all of next week and I don’t want to forget to post. So this was an enjoyable experiment but I will be heading right back to my comfort zone for awhile after this.... hooray for vectors and flat colors!

      posted in Announcements
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: FEBRUARY CONTEST PROMPT "LOVE"

      Reader3SVS.jpg

      A quick sketch that I ended up liking so much I had to finish it.

      posted in General Discussion
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Featured Student For April

      Here are a few recent pieces I'm proud of:

      TeaPartyWhiteBG.jpg

      HMChatscolor2.jpg

      OctopusBath.jpg

      posted in Artwork
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: JANUARY PROMPT "BIG"

      HMCSuitSVS.jpg
      Since I'm not above double double-dipping, here is another of my Howl's Moving Castle images that happens to relate very well to the topic. 😉

      posted in Announcements
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Do you have an image I can critique?

      I'd love a critique on this one:
      0_1488988406476_tortoiseSVS.jpg
      Feel free to use my name and website. 🙂

      EDIT:
      Honestly my initial concept was just "Wouldn't riding a giant tortoise be AWESOME?"

      But there are a number of directions I could have taken it. For example, I could have had the guy on him look incredibly bored or impatient and have other types of creatures streaking past. I think the concept I wanted to go for here beyond the initial COOL GIANT TORTOISE TRANSPORT thing was sort of "Joy in the Journey" (cliche as that sounds.) Rather than having your transportation be the sleekest, fastest, newest thing, why not have something that forces you to take your time? Why not get reading done while you're out running errands, when you can casually glance up between page turns to see if you need to steer in the next minute or two?

      I hope I'm making sense, and that that even counts as a concept ;-). I'm looking forward to seeing the critiques, whatever images you choose.

      posted in General Discussion
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Featured Student for June

      I'll toss my work in the ring ;-).
      TeaParty.jpg
      HMCHats.jpg

      posted in Artwork
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: NOVEMBER COMPETITION TOPIC: SLOW

      This is still kind of a work in progress as I'm still looking to get and apply feedback for this piece ([https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/6723/feedback-for-thumbnail-sketches-for-howl-s-moving-castle-contest/9](link url)) BUT I thought I might as well post it here, as it definitely qualifies as my "Slowvember" project. And of course it is actually aimed at another competition altogether, but I'm not above double-dipping 😉

      0_1543628005726_HMCSVS.jpg

      posted in Announcements
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • New Podcast being launched for Children's Illustrators

      I don't know if any of you follow the Oatley Academy podcasts, but I really enjoy them. I feel that even though they're mostly about the animation industry, they have alot of useful information for any illustrator.

      Well, it looks like they're going to have a podcast just for people interested in Childrens Book Illustration, and it launches tomorrow! More info here if you're interested: http://chrisoatley.com/sulaunch/

      posted in General Discussion
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn

    Latest posts made by Sarah LuAnn

    • RE: Printing Questions

      @lmrush I do use inprnt for print on demand, but for doing shows/cons I’m sure there are places to get a larger order for a better price.

      posted in Questions & Comments
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Printing Questions

      Hopping in on this thread to ask, what online printers have people used and liked? I’ve had a local printer print my stuff in the past and they’ve done Ok but I didn’t love what I got, so I'm looking to try other printing options further from home. For me, somewhere in the US would be nice just to avoid international shipping.

      posted in Questions & Comments
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: LEE PAINTS FAN ART! HOLY SMOKES BATMAN!!!

      Way to keep your quarter, Lee 😂

      posted in Illustration
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: MAY CONTEST: MERMAY!

      Freshwater mermaids are often ignored in favor of their flashier saltwater cousins. This may be due to their more subtle methods of driving unwanted humans from their territory. For example, rather than luring sailors to their deaths and other such drama, trout-maids are spunky tricksters with a sense of humor.

      E434359E-D472-4420-86A9-C889B210C312.jpeg

      And if you’re thinking this doesn’t look anything like my style....you’re right. I stepped WAY out of my comfort zone this month. I have a new iPad, so I’ve been playing around with Procreate.... I’m having a lot of fun but it is SO not my thing! But I’m calling it done now because we’re heading out on vacation for all of next week and I don’t want to forget to post. So this was an enjoyable experiment but I will be heading right back to my comfort zone for awhile after this.... hooray for vectors and flat colors!

      posted in Announcements
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Re-introduction: Hi, I'm Shinji

      Hello again friend! Nice to see your font again. I hope you find a way to take care of yourself... your hands/wrists/etc, and your creative self! Welcome back. 🙂

      posted in Introductions
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Show off your badge!

      @Kevin-Longueil Ok, I clicked edit, groups, svsog... I don't see save changes though. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?

      ETA: I figured it out! Thanks for your help 😉

      @Chip-Valecek so pro is only for book publishing? To make it clearer what I'm asking about, here are a few of the designs I was paid to produce:
      https://shop.cricut.com/en_us/3d-floral-home-d-eacutecor-digital-set.html
      https://shop.cricut.com/en_us/holiday-snowflakes-digital-set.html
      https://shop.cricut.com/en_us/holly-and-ivy-digital-set.html

      They're more in the realm of licensing rather than publishing. So I guess my question is, does "pro" refer to book work only, or other applications of art and illustration?

      posted in Announcements
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Show off your badge!

      I've been around since before 2017 😉 though only intermittently active depending on what is going on in my life at any given time.

      And I don't know if having done work for Cricut counts as "published".... are we just talking about book publishing, or paid illustration work in general?

      posted in Announcements
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Does this Look Like a Snowboard? The Collaborative Book Project for Will

      It reads as a snowboard to me, but I don't know if thats because I read the title of your post first and had that in my head when looking at the piece.

      posted in Artwork
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Featured Student for June

      @Adrian-K Thanks Adrian! Yours is beautiful as well. 🙂 Happy to see a fellow DnD player ;-). Your piece reminds me of a friend's webcomic, Dungeons and Doggos. Have you read it? https://dndoggos.com/

      posted in Artwork
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn
    • RE: Things I have learned from SVS

      I feel like the concept of Values was really driven home for me in the Creative Composition course. (Thats what it's called, right?)

      posted in General Discussion
      Sarah LuAnn
      Sarah LuAnn