SCBWI monthly DRAW THIS contest
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Another concept idea for the word "borrow".....
The problem is, the image has to read at a small size because of the way they are posted. Too little or too much stuff may cause confusion and I have to keep in mind it is for kids.
Is there a story in this image?
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Okay nobody at work understood the last image, so here is a really straight forward concept.
(And my first Dino)(Btw if I have worn out my welcome with this series just tell me...)
Edit: well I can't use this one. Someone else shows two octopus (octopi?) sharing sweaters.
if you tweet you can check out #scbwidrawthis where illustrators past images early.Back to the drawing board.
Edit: I added another image. I thought "borrow" a time machine, ya it didn't work. So sometimes you have to post mistakes!
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Good or not, this is what I submitted.
I will try not to bug you until the end of the month when the winners are announced!Maybe I should make a dinosaur book?
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The May contest is now live.
http://drawthisborrow.blogspot.com/I didn't win but Miranda Ireland and Vashti Harrison did.
The word for June is not yet posted.
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SCBWI decided to discontinue the monthly DrawThis contest. Then a funny thing happened, one of last month's winners got a book deal. Now it is back for August.
The word for August is "ADMIRE".
I started thinking about it (not that my style can win) and here are a few thoughts.
Remember to check out my free books on bridgerobots.com (shameless plug)
Any thoughts on these?
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Submitted this one for "Admire"
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The contest for August is now live at
http://www.drawthisadmire.blogspot.com
The word was "Admire"
My entry is waaaayyyy different from everyone else.
The winners have not been announced yet and I wonder how they are actually chosen?
I was going to enter this one but my wife thought it was creepy.
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Just a quick update. The winners from August were Nancy Lemon and Kirk Parrish.
The word for September is "Royal"
And now a meaningless image.
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The winners of the August contest were
Nancy Lemon
Kirk Parrish
Tried a different style for my "Royal" entry. (I was going to make it "with cheese" but I doubt they would get it.)
The Spider King
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The latest contest for the word "Royal" was posted.
http://drawthisroyal.blogspot.com/
Seems my entry did not make the cut. I thought my spider was okay but apparently not..
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How are the books doing?
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Hi Bryan, the books are okay. No big sales yet, I think my style is soooo different from the soft focus illustrations typically found in children's books. It is really tough to break into the market.
Here is a rough copy of my latest book. It might be the last one for a while until I figure out how to market my stuff.
Pirate Spiders of Lars (best viewed full screen)
http://www.bridgerobots.com/test/PiratespidersofLarsStuartNielsen.pdf
Oh well maybe back to watercolor. Thanks for asking!
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I like your watercolors.
Hang in there with the books. You may just be ahead of your time. I think they are perfect for children books.
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Thanks Bryan, I will keep working it.
Here is a coffee break watercolor. Made the rough idea in sketchup, painted a vanilla version of it.
"Cow in Sunshine"
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The word for September is "Swift". I made this.
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I'm sorry if this is going across as if I know it all but Sara, my ex, is a speach and language therapist and she uses games and children's books as a way of encouraging children with language (speech or cognition) and learning problems. I think you could slightly change your focus and do something good while getting a reasonable return. With your permission I would like to pass on your email so you can talk direct and get pointers direct from the horses mouth. Is that OK? NOT time to give up and I believe in your idea. I hope something can be worked out.
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Just a quick point, your link above is not working, Sara would be better placed if she could see what you have so far. Never mind, I found them.
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Sure, Thanks Mike!
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So I put all my Bridge Building robot books on
http://www.bridgerobots.com (all Free downloads)
If you have comments I would like to hear them. Like I said, I think further books are on hold until I can figure out what to do next....
The word for the next "DrawThis" contest is "swift". I may enter a watercolor instead of a sketchup image?
Thanks!
S
Quick pig sketch
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So this one for the contest word "Swift" or my previous Trailer Swift?
"Painted" on a five year old ipad 2. I am thinking about buying an Ipad Pro...
Sorry to be a posting bother...
Stuart
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