*****Happy Valentines Week*****

Hello everyone and welcome to the Weekly Drawing Challenge. My name is Joanie (painter48) and I will be the host for this Valentine's Week. (Don't forget your special Valentine on Wednesday!)

I hope you enjoy the pictures I have chosen for you to challenge yourself. Draw one or draw them all. Your choice. Just draw something! As before, no painting. Use graphite, charcoal, pastels, color pencils, pen and ink or watercolor pencils (but no water) You just post your picture before you add the water.


Hi Brian!


Photo#1-This is Sierra, my little granddaughter - 5 years old and beautiful blue eyes.
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Photo#2-Bollinger Mill. This is a very old grist mill near Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Home of Rush Limbaugh(hahaha) and the "Trail of Tears" where the indians were forced south away from their lands and onto reservations.Many died along the way which is why it was called the Trail of Tears. We got to go inside the mill and see the huge stones that were used to grind with and the tools that were used in the old days. That is a covered bridge in the background. I believe it was built in the 1800's.

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Photo#3-This is a glass sculpture of a fish - you can see through it and it has a faint blue cast to the glass. However I noticed while I was taking a picture of it that the iridescence of it kept changing depending on what light I put it in. So I'm posting one in a dark atmosphere and one in a light atmosphere. This will probably be a tough one!

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Photo#4-This is a picture of Angel - she belongs to my husband's daughter and family. She is part Bison Frise and part Poodle and part stupid and a very big part obnoxious. Can you tell I don't care for her very much? LOL If you draw her, her eyes are black. The camera flash made her have demonic eyes. How appropriate.

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Photo#5-Okay, so I don't have any Lord of the Rings or Gollums for you to draw.....Sorry. I do, however, have this gnome. He's kinda cute if you ask me.

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Photo#6-Another just plain silly picture but interesting perspective. This is the world's largest catsup bottle. It is located in Collinsville, Illinois (that's where I grew up) it is in the Guiness Book of World's records. It is a water tower that stands 170 feet tall and was built in 1949 for the G.S.Suppiger Co. who were the bottlers of Brooks Catsup. It was saved from demolition in 1995. It is recognized as an excellent example of mid 20th century roadside Americana and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. You can read more at www.catsupbottle.com

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Here's a little BONUS that I've added to the list................It may be a little blurry but you get the idea.

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So that is my challenges for the week. I hope you all enjoy them and that I have given you a good selection to chose from. I tried to pick some easy ones and some hard ones. I also hope to see some new faces joining in on the challenges. The more the merrier! Quit lurking and join us all you newbies out there.

****Happy Valentines Day to All****

oh joanie-- i am a huge mickey mouse fan. i love it. thanks
Lori

JONIE ....awsome job of picking out the subjects .. I love them all I feel you really did a great job with the skill levels ... I love them !!

Great list painter48. I will do my best to draw some of them. Too tired tonight, but had to go take a look.

Thanks everyone - it is so hard to pick pictures that will appeal to all levels and tastes...........but I tried.

Here's my own humble contribution done with Prisma Markers....again. LOL

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Joanie..I think your knome is adorable!! Hope I spelled that right..hahaha. I will start mine tomorrow, I just got done doing my description for the Forensics Challenge for this week. Talk about hard work!! Great selection of pictures too.

Very interesting pictures Joanie!

I think most of them ask me to step out of my comfort zone and that's a very good thing. I'll start working on something as soon as I finish the portrait I'm currently working on.

Ooops .... It looks like hard work . Hope I can manage that. The gnome is my favorite, though very difficult with all his hair and folds.
What a nice girl is your granddaughter! I`m sure she will be portraited lots of times.
Well, I`ll start ...

Great pictures Joanie and wonderful job with the gnome. I do not know how some of you can produce such perfect pictures in such a short amount of time.

Hi all,

Painter This is great! What great pictures....and my friend Snoopy saying hello to me, I am honoured...Joanie I think you know what my first drawing will be of....lol... And what a beautiful sketch you did with your markers...


Have a great day everyone, Brian

cant wait to see what you do brian--
joanie you did awesome with the knome. man you are great with those markers. what kind do you use?
Lori

This was quickly done.Hope I don't embarrass Sierra!
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Ted - great job on Sierra - its so hard to do teeth and that sure was fast! It really looks like her. She has a habit of putting her face on "automatic smile" whenever there is a camera around. LOL

Christie - I did that picture of the gnome a few days ago (I cheated) before I posted the challenges. Also, working with markers is not very time consuming.

Lori - I use Prisma Markers. They have a fine point on one end and a broad point on the other. Sometimes I use Marvy brand markers which are "brush" type markers. They really are a fun medium to play with but I'll warn you, they can be very expensive.

Brian - I just couldn't resist putting in that Snoopy when I found it. I know you like your cartoons so I included the Micky Mouse as a bonus. Turns out that you're not the only one who likes them!

Thanks Painter, that was very sweet of you I really appreciate that.....yes they sure are popular.

I spent a good part of the morning on it.... it was not an easy one for me to sketch. I used ink and water color pencil....

Great portrait TED....and that is a quick one....I think she is adorable ...you sure have a talent.

Brian - Fantastic job on the Mickey Mouse. Ink and watercolor, huh? How did you get those vibrant colors from watercolors? You did that one fast! I'll have to try it out in markers....hahahaha

Painter the nome is very cute .. you captured the fire in his lantern very well .
Ted i am sure she will love it .. you did a nice job .
Brian I just knew you would go for this one job well done .

ooooooo Brian. Beautiful.. I better get busy because everyone is doing great as usual and I am behind.

Great pics. I love these challenges..

Thanks Kim and thanks Lori I hope you like them. And thanks Cyn Kid.

And thanks Joanie for your kind comments..... I think Snoopy wants to start a cartoon thread he has officially named it....lol


Night all.

You know BrianDavid, thats not a bad idea for a Cartoon and Caricature challenge. I was even contimplating an Animal Challenge as well. I will bring it up to Brenda as soon as she cleans her PM box out..LOL. I have been trying to send her a message ALL day.

Brian - Snoopy is something else! hahahahaha Thanks - Snoopy 101 ......too funny. When my kids were little I used to draw Snoopy on everything. They thought it was funny. Also, my best friend's nickname is Snoopy. So it was even funnier for them.

After seeing how good your Mickey and Minnie Mouse turned out, I sat down and gave it a try myself. Only I did it with Prisma Markers............as usual and much easier than pen and watercolor. hahahaha


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Brian your snoopy is so cute .. venus is right its a great idea about the cartoon thread and animal thread .. I dont think you need permission .. I think if you want to open a thread you can ..see how it goes over ...its something anyone of us can do
Painter excellent job on the micky and minni

Ok Kim I replied to you on the Forensic Thread...should we do it there like you suggest or do you think it should be a new thread all together? Just let me know.

Ok here is my drawing for the draw challenge this week. I did the fishie paper weight. It was alot of fun. I used canson watercolor paper and used Derwent WC pencils. (Didn't wet it down though.. )

Wow...awesome job Venus!

Great job on the Mice too you guys.

Wow Venus - great job on that glass fish! You really got the colors right on the button! Excellent job on such a hard subject.

I gotta get in on this challenge early, since I'm going away for the rest of this week.

Here's my version of the gnome. Done with graphic markers.

Thanks for the challenge !

Hi, I've been watching the forum regularly and doing some of the drawing, one or two of which my husband (Jazzmanian) posted with his. This time I decided I would like to really participate. I enjoyed art in High School, but never really did any again, in spite of my art teacher. I always liked scenery/realism best, and cartoon style scares me to death, so this was right up my alley. This particular graphite on paper picture is my first ever attempt at "squirkling".

keep on squirkling! This is really fabulous. I'd like to try the same pic but, c'mon, you grounded me with an hammer!
Just jokin', I do not compare with other participants but, for sure, I'll have in mind your drawing while attempting mine.

Hi all,

Painter your Mickey and Minnie is beautiful, I love it! It was not as easy as I thought it would be. I see you are really great at cartoons . I have to get some Prisma markers yet...lol

Thanks Kim and Venus, I think it is a great idea and also love the idea about an animal thread, stay tuned for Snoopy 101.....lol.

Venus I admire your talents on the fish paper weight, also really love your site, your digital work is beautiful, you are so talented.

Ladylee what a great sketch, I also enjoy sketching scenery, I hope to see more of your work...and Jazzmanian another great one.

Have a great day everyone, I am at work so I better go before my boss walks in...lol..

Brian.

fantastic job on the mickey mouse painter and brian. wow they look sooo great. i hope mine turns out that good.
jazz--wow fantastic work on the knome
ladylee wow did really great with that-- i have a very hard time with building and especially with water. fantastic work.
venus-- some how i knew that you would do awesome with that glass fish. when i saw that the first thing i though was venus would do that really good. awesome job.
Lori

Hi there^^
I'm new here. I'm from Portugal and I'm trying to learn more about drawing. I'm not very skilled but I'll try to draw some of the pics. I expect you Pros to help me increase my technik. Thanks^^

Hi all!
This is the very very first time that I participate in a challenge. I painted the gnome with colored pencils ("Rembrandt Polycolor", "Verithins" and Prismas"). And it is the first time too that I painted such an object. The hair of the beard was very hard to draw, I never did hair before this way.
And I am SO proud that I accomplished it!

Many greets, Martina.

5 min draw. I don't have too much time so I've tried the easy and fastest draw^^

Hi there - looks like everyone is doing really awesome. I love the cartoons - very well done and Ladylee, welcome - great job on that landscape.. I really should get out of my rut and try something like that sometime.

Venus - I love your fish - great stuff!

These challenges are proving great for drawing out all the lurkers and producing some work of really high standard. Well done Joanie for your selection and well done everyone for all the entries presented so far.

Meantime - here's my gnome done in Prismacolors.

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Venus ... your fish is so beautiful ..you did such a nice job .. be proud of that one hun .
Jazz...the nome is so cute ...good job .
Lady your drawing is nice as well .. I never attempt outside .. I just never get it right .
traum...your nome is nice as well .. looks like he will be the popular guy .
Fullmetal..I love micky and you did him and her very well .
rose ..very nice nome ..

Oh my goodness! Where do I start?

First of all, Welcome to Drawspace to Fullmetal Cracker and Lady Lee - I'm so glad to have you join us. It's nice to see some new faces joining in and not just lurking in the background.

Rose - I think you're getting a handle on those Prisma's.......I love the way you have made the gnome shiney in different spots. It is truly the way he looks in real life. He has some type of shiney varnish on him and you have made him look like a real statue...great job.

Fullmetal Cracker - Very nice quick sketch of the mice........5 minutes must be the worlds record for fast sketching...LOL..................hope you'll have more time on the next one. Can't wait to see more of your drawings.

Ladylee - I'm in awe - what a fantastic drawing. You have rendered it so well. I'm working on that picture myself and know how hard it is. Your squirkling is outstanding. I hope to see more of your drawings.

Jazzmanian - You have done a great job on the gnome - By the way what are graphic markers? Are they like Prisma Markers?

Traumsonne - Very nice drawing of the gnome. Glad to see you joining in. Hope to see more of your drawings.


Seems like we all like Golum and the Gnome. Must be the love of fantasy in all of us.

Okay Painter....I decided to try my hand at markers and did a revised version.... Mind you not done with prisma...lol....done with Crayola sketching markers and black ink.


I sure admire everyone's drawings, this sure is fun.

Brian.

Brian - Super Duper! Don't you love those markers? If you are doing a lot of cartooning, I think markers are a must. Color pencils just don't make the grade for cartooning. I also have a book on illustration in advertising. Markers are used for that too. I love the rich vibrant color that you get with them. I also use some Crayola Markers on some of my stuff, they're cheap and I do like how they brush on. I used them mostly in combination as I don't have a large set of Prisma Markers. I do use the grey markers a lot though. They are great for shading etc. The Prisma Markers have a pointy end and a broad end.

Yes, I prefer not to do cartoons, but I will admit that every once in a while I get an urge to use them and do some cartoon characters. But mostly I just like to paint and draw. I usually draw cartoons for my grandchildren or when I send them cards in the mail, I'll draw cartoon characters on the envelopes. They seem to like that alot.

Everything looks wonderful.

Loose pen sketch of Sierra.

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Wintermind - Great sketch - especially like that you did it in pen....awesome.

I too would like to welcome Lady Lee and Fullmeatal Cracker to Drawspace!! Wonderful jobs on your first try at the challenges and glad to see you participating.

I thought about doing the knome but he just looked to easy for me to do and I wanted a challenge so I did the fishie, plus I like to be different and KNEW that Minnie & Mickey and the Knome would be #1 picks for most of the participants so I decided to be different. Thats just me. Thanks everyone for the compliments it really brightened my day after hearing hubby tell me last night that its nice that I do art as a "hobby" but he doesn't think I will go anywhere with it. Kinda brought me down really low.

Anyways on a brighter note, I think everyone is doing a fantastic job and keep the great work coming!!!

Well that wasn't very nice of him to say! What a "poop". LOL

Venus ... not to worry what he says hun .. we are artist here and we dont yank no ones chain .. we think you are very good and you can take it as far as you want .. your flowers hun are so beautiful ...you style is lovely ..just keep going and ignor comments like that .

Here is my first drawing ...I think this little girl has such a cute face .

WOW, I can't believe how many excellent entries are already posted in this challenge! I will definitely be having a go at a couple of these excellent choices, thank you Painter48! Pencils at the ready! Sylvia

Not to worry Venus. What others say has little bearing... as long as you believe in yourself you will go far.

Very nice portraits Wintermind and Kim.

I too spent the evening playing with Sierra. I altered the angle a little and shifted the light source to the viewer's right... I really don't like it when the highlight is right in the center of the eye... and shifting the light source also allowed me a little more shading. That said, children are so very difficult to do!

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excellent portraits rose and kim. very well done. i really love them. i think i am going to get started on that one tonight. i really one to do the mickey mouse one too but i think i want to do that in color and i am a little worried about it. great work everyone
Lori
ps i am with everyone else venus- just keep going and you will get there no matter what anyone else says. i love your style too. you do beautiful work every time. especially with those watercolor pencils. you are a wiz. keep it up and dont give up.
Lori

ok so this is my first post as you can see by the little number next to the post
but i decided that i would try oen of these competitions.

Ok so i may be a little late submitting my drawings (i do mine mostly in pencil since i go to high school and we use those a lot so thier handy) due to teh fact im in high school i don't have a super amoutn of free time so ill try to get mine in as soon as i can.
peace from me

Thanks Painter..... yes the markers were fun and much faster to color....lol...What I would really like to do is get my computer an upgrade so I can install Photo- shop and start to color with my computer. I still prefer to sketch the original on paper and do not think I would like a tablet. You really are great at cartoons I hope to see more....


Venus.... you are a star to me don't listen to him...follow your dreams and your heart.


Painter I thought I would pick up my pencils again and tried the landscape....I think I rushed it a bit....if I only had more time...it sure was fun.

I really admire everyone's talents. Night , Brian.

Thanks Brian - great picture of the old mill. I'm still working on mine. Seems like we are all picking the same pictures.


Kim and Rose - what can I say, you both did fabulous with Sierra. Especially with all those teeth showing! I wouldn't even attempt it. We just can't seem to get a picture of her without her grinning like that! LOL

These are all so very good. I am looking forward to giving the fish a go. I have a hard time with glass and metal so in the spirit of challanging myself I am going to try it. Hopefully I don't fail miserably.

Thought I would try the Catsup bottle... not sure if the scan helps or hinders the original sketch.