December CPM Art Challenge "Berries" #1412

COLORED PENCIL MAGAZINE
 DECEMBER ART CHALLENGE
"Berries" #1412

DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2015

Photo by Sally Ford - Copyright Released!

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Advanced Prize:
$125 Jerry's Artarama eGift Card
Beginner Prize: $75 Jerry's Artarama eGift Card
NEW! 15 and under Junior Prize: 
72 pc set of SoHo Colored Pencil

eGift cards are redeemable only online and are not transferable.

www.JerrysArtarama.com

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ADVANCED WINNER - Jan Shilling

WHY IT WON: There were so many amazing submissions this month that it was nearly impossible to pick one. This one helped to stand out above the crowd with the incredible bird addition. It’s not just any bird either – it is the perfect bird – both in color and size, integrating it into the image flawlessly with the interactive pose. The way in which you rendered the background really pulled the branch and berries forward. It is just beautiful – the only critique would be the bottom right leaves look a bit waxy, but this is a stunning piece that I know everyone will ooh and ahh over!

BEGINNER WINNER - Yumika Komatsu

 WHY IT WON:  What a stunning close-up! This is so photo-realistic and really makes you want to reach out an pick a berry off the branch! The red is beautifully bright without over saturating the piece. I love this composition, it is very inviting. There could have been a little more detail in the leaves. Wonderful artwork, I hope we we see more from you!

JUNIOR WINNER - Lucia Halcinova

WHY IT WON: We were pretty amazed that a 12 year old did this – you are certainly talented! The colors that you chose were really quite mature in using deep tones. You did great on the background, which can be very challenging to make it “read” well . The highlights are great but the larger leaf on the left looks a little flat. I would recommend (to everyone) looking at some of the other submissions and try to learn what you could have done differently. That is what makes these challenges so valuable, we can discuss and learn from one another to make us better artists!

HONORABLE MENTIONS - ADVANCED

Jenny Luan Frye 

Sandrine Curtiss

Zuzana Spendelova

HONORABLE MENTIONS - BEGINNER 



Joanna Gancarz

 

Linda Merrill



Yasmin Melean

 ADVANCED CATEGORY ENTRIES

Agung Pamungkas

Brandy Fenenga



Carrie Alderfer

Christine Heyworth

Dee Poisson

Diana Ranstrom

Janet Ray

Janna Voss

Jo Ann Morgan

Mitch Bogard

Pedro Jesús Peralta López

 Pringle Poirot

Pringle Poirot

Ritu Bajaj

Theresa Harrison

Tina Hugo

BEGINNER CATEGORY ENTRIES

Aftab. M

Barbara Donati

Birgit Herrmann

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Cindi Norton Williams

 Cindi Norton Williams

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Dr. Jessie Hummel

 Everett Sharp

Grace Poe

Heng King Wey

Jie Pan

Jie Pan

Jie Pan

Kristie Withrow

Laura Smith

Lia Sierra

Lorna Barrowman

Michaela Tencerova

Oana Banu

Pcona

Pieter Venter

Qishu Chen

Shelley Goldsmith 

S. Hira

Shweta Mahajan

Tom Folger

JUNIOR CATEGORY ENTRIES 

Athena Bencivenga

Matthew Bencivenga

Shruthi Satish

Smirithi Satish

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Deadline: 2/10/15