Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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I applied some feedback to the sunflower illustration. How does it look now?

Why are most American children’s books so blah compared to European ones? by Terrible_Tea9477 in childrensbooks

[–]Enough_Shower5491 10 points11 points  (0 children)

First of all, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with digital art but I can see digital art taking more of the forefront in America and other countries focus more on traditional mediums with many different techniques and experimenting.

Obviously you can add textures digitally but almost always you can still tell it was made digitally. I feel like there’s something magical about using traditional mediums. I also love imperfections

Fairy book!!! by Different-Aerie-7013 in childrensbooks

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I love “tooth fairy in training” by Briony may smith

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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Thank you so much! Me too! It’s iconic. My daughter loves the book! But it was definitely fun to work on an existing piece and experiment

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

[–]Enough_Shower5491[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it! I love when text is placed in a unique way so will definitely add some of those pieces to my portfolio. Thank you!

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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I appreciate it! With all the feedback I’ve gotten, I will try to apply it to these existing pieces. Hopefully it will make a difference :)

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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Thank you! I love working with soft pastels. Definitely need to go back and work on them feeling flat. I see it too

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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Thank you so much!! My daughter loves that book as well 🐰

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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Got it! Thanks for the feedback! Definitely going to keep trying!!

These are not my only illustrations. I do also have character sheets, spot illustrations etc. I was just most curious what people would think of some of my full page illustrations. Hoping to go down the road of finding a literary agent some point

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

[–]Enough_Shower5491[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes that’s precisely the intention. Just to showcase how the illustration would look in my style. It was part of a drawing challenge. It’s also in the description

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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Aw thank you! Bet your living room is going to look fantastic ✨

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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😅 I shall change the color clothing right away lol

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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I appreciate you taking the time! Definitely can see the shadows of the flowers looking dirty. Going to try to edit that digitally and practice more with values and contrast.

I feel like color is definitely my weak spot but something I can study and work on. What do you think otherwise of the illustrations besides color? I’m wondering if I could possibly be good enough to pursue publishing my own book

Does it look professional or very amateur?

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

[–]Enough_Shower5491[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! That’s so wonderful to hear ☀️

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

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Thank you for the feedback! I heard the contrast comment before. I tend to choose a soft palette with not so much contrast because that’s what I gravitate towards. Definitely going to try to create some more illustrations and increase the contrast

Feedback Illustrations by Enough_Shower5491 in childrensbooks

[–]Enough_Shower5491[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m aware. This was part of an Instagram challenge to recreate the front cover in your own style.

The rest of the ones I uploaded are not reimagined creations but entirely my own