Rose,
may I ask what kind of paper and what grade of pencils you used?

And - please draw Satchmo too, I love him and a portrait must look good.

Trumpet in colored pencil on Colorfix paper, a medium blue color - couldn't tell you the exact shade.


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Hi Sunset,
I hope your going to join in.
Paulette

Tismyself,
Excellent job! It looks great in colour pencil.
Paulette

Amy wonderful! The trumpet looks really attractive in colour!

Martina: For graphite drawings I am using 220 gms Winsor & Newton smooth cartridge paper. It is very similar to Bristol smooth although it is not pure white. For the trumpet I used mostly 2H with some HB for the darker areas of the trumpet itself. In the background I used HB and 2B.

And no, I will not draw Satchmo!

Goodnight everyone... it's been a good day!

Wow. I said I wanted to see that trumpet and it turned out more beautiful than I imagined. You girls are amazing..
The guys are amazing too. Everyone has really done some wonderful stuff on this challenge..

So here is my humble pic. I know he is cuter than this.

So why is it, that AFER you upload something you can see all the mistakes that didn't show on your computer after the scan? Hmmmm

Hi Cyn,
I know what you mean, my computer is very rude that way also. You did real good with this picture. Don't you feel better for drawing something summery?
Paulette

I followed the link but I couldn't find a trumpet anywhere. Am I missing something?

Juniperdime,
Can I talk you into joining us?

Here is my current picture of Zena.
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Paulette

SouthernCross,
Did you post your picture, or are you posting later? I don't see it.
Paulette


I determined that trumpet to be a real challenge. Haven't had much time this week to give it a try, though. Probably couldn't come close to Rosa's. I have enjoyed watching that develop into an impressive work of art.

SouthernCross,
When you quoted Rose, I thought you were talking yourself, that you were doing the picture. Sorry.
Not every piece has to be perfect, we are happy to get quick sketches also. It is good practice, especially for eying up a piece without aids. That was my goal for the dog and horn.
Paulette

Hi everyone! You all have done such an excellent job! This is the drawing that I am submitting for the challenge.

Have a great day everyone!

Rose, I was just curious. What size is your actual drawing?

I generally use an A4 size paper which is more or less 11.75x8.25 inches. The actual drawing is 10x7 1/2

Paulette: You should see how many of these challenge drawings I have saved on my computer . I always check them out and see so many wonderful pictures that I would like to try but time doesn't seem to be a friend of mine lately(3 kids, 12hr shifts at work, housework that never seems to end). I am hoping though, to be able to take part in this one. Rose and Tismyself have (as usual) done amazing jobs with that trumpet and it makes me want to try it. The realism is tremendous and they give me so much hope that I too may be able to achieve that. I also just got some stonehenge paper that I am dying to try out so perhaps later today I will push everything else aside and try to find some "me" time. Thanks for the invite!

JTF,
Nice drawing, glad you were able to join us.
Juniperdime,
I hope you will be able to do that. Life can get so busy at times. 12hr shifts do you get less days (3 and4 instead of 5 and 6)? Don't forget sketching keeps us limber for the real drawings that we want to tackle.
Paulette

Yes Paulette, I do only work 3 days per week but then coming home to a 24/7 job with the kids (12, 4, & 3) and the biggest kid (hubbie....lol) I seem to only be able to find time at night when the kids have gone to bed and by then I am either too tired or I get frustrated with the lack of lighting in my house. I promise to try this one though...how many days left? I am also about 5 hours behind the website time so I always seem to be late for everything..lol!

Everyone is still doing great stuff and here I am again with Zena this time. I use my little Strathmore Sketch pad 5.5"X8.5, and sometimes draw bigger than I have room for.

3 days is more than plenty on that schedule. You have till Mar. 3rd. But you know by know that we all monitor anything that gets posted. Because it comes back to the top. So post anytime that you are done. At the end I will do the little display thread, like I did the last time. Even if you are late I will add your drawing. Just so you know you can post on any of the old challenges. I look forward to seeing your work.
Paulette

Cyn,
Good Job. I do the same thing. Especially when drawing from life.
Paulette

Tis your drawing is awsome hun ... wow is all I can say
Cyn I tried the boy as well .. nice job he was a challenge .
Paulette .. I have not tried the dog ...I want to .. you did a good job .
JTF ..nice job as well

I only spent a little while on this one while my grand daughter was napping. I will have to try it again after I get better at drawing. Holy cow! Talk about out of the comfort zone.

Very good Cyn. Looks like you spent hours on it.

Cyn,
It's a good thing you took the jump, you did a great job! Forget about after you get better. I am proud of you for doing this.
Paulette

You did very very well Cyn!

Thank you for the kind words. The encouragement is appreciated and no matter how feeble my attempt is, all of you find something redeeming about it. No wonder I love you all.

I love the challenges that are so hard that I don't know where to start. Like the trumpet. I look at it for a long time and roll it around in my head to decide wheather I really want to try it or not. I get bored easily and with something like that, there is no chance for boredom. All you need are a lot of erasers and determination. And I mean a LOT of erasers. .

Cyn,
Your Trumpet is so good!!!

By the way - I feel totally the same as you- especially the LOOOT erasers...

[attachmentid=3202]I thought your dog was so cute that I had to draw him. It's sideways because I don't have a scanner so I took a picture of it with my digital camera and I am basically computer inept and don't really know what I am doing half the time.

Ok, so I thought I couldn't live with myself if I didn't at least try that trumpet.
Here's a half-hearted attempt.
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Well SC, your half-hearted attempt leaves me envious. That's better than my whole-hearted attempt.

So you are in Maryland? I went to Maryland State for a while when I worked for the federal gov't. I lived in Glen Burnie, Odenton and Baltimore for about 10 years and worked at Ft. Meade and for and around NSA and the Pentagon. Lot's o' time in DC. Ya know what I mean? I really miss Maryland.. My fav place, Annapolis... Then ended up back in Southern Cal. Glad you're here and your art is great...

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Cyn ... I am afraid to do the trumpet ...you did a fine job hun
you to Tis .. I give credit for trying it is a hard challenge .
Thank you tis i can see the drawing done by shoulders much better .. nice job

thanks kim and paulette! Everyone has done an outstanding job!
By the way, Paulette, is there anything like honorable mention or first place in these challenges?

Have a great day!

Shoulders,
Zena dog is a cutie. You did a fine job with her. I am glad you joined in.
Southern Cross,
Aren't you glad you gave in. I like how you added the white.
Tismyself,
Thank you for taking care of Shoulders.
JTF,
This challenge is against yourself. To challenge you to step beyond your comfort zone and try new things. Over the last couple of months I have seen many people be surprised at what they can do.
Paulette

Thanks for all the pics of the trumpet you guys....There's a reason my screen name is Jazzmanian.

So-o-o Jazzmanian, I can expect one from you soon? Are you a trumpet player or one of the others?
Paulette

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Now here is my job for this week. It's my first attempt to draw an animal.

Uta

Sunset,
it looks so good!!!

Sunset,
Call it a job well done.
Paulette

very nice sunset .. everyone is doing this dog so cute .. what kind of dog is it ?

It is a Boston Terrier. Paulette said it somewhere below.
I thought it is a french bulldog - the look like this cute little one. But when I googled it, I saw the differenz. This Terrier looks much cuter. Maybe it it this special person of dog.

Hello all,
I new to the forum and this something did in a few minutes at work.

Supgenus,
Good quick sketch. I am glad you are jumping right in.
Paulette

Hi everyone, you all have done a beautiful drawings.

I have a lot of work this week and I do not know if I can finish my drawing of trumpet in time, but I try

here is my drawing.

Rafael

Thank you Martina, Paulette and Kim.
The trumpet comes very good, Rafael.

Uta

Paulette ......I want to thank you for hosting for me and for everyone's kind wishes....my surgery went well.....I sure miss every one .....Still very sleepy so I will go rest.......Venus is right though it is my knee not my hands so I better pick up my pencils again soon.....so Snoopy is back.

I admire everyone's sketches thay are great, all the best . Brian.....time for

Boston Terrior good to know ...very cute dog but I bet hyper lol .
Supgenus ...nice sketch and welcome to drawspace .
Rafael I love the way you are going from left to right .. nice job on the crome .. are you doing that to not smear as you draw ?
Welcome back Brian .. your snoop turned out sooooo cute .

Hi

Sunset, Kim Thanks

Kim Yes, because I drawing a little part each time and in other drawing I blended by accidente the part that I had finished, now I Try avoiding accidents.

Rafael

I did the puppy rather quickly. I really wanted to do this, but I didn't have much time and I ran into scanner problems. =P I had fun though! First time to draw from myself in awhile

Hi Everyone

My drawing of the trumpet. Used B, 2B, 4H pencils.
Like to do the puppy and the car but time's run out.

Cheers
Dissector

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Cute doggie!

thanks I figured out how to do it myself now. I hate technology