It's me again. I hope these are not as difficult as some of the others were.

Number one is Shanna, this is Shonda's older sister.

Number two is one I took when I was at my doctor's clinic.

Number three is a snow scene with an old shed.

Number four is our dog Windy.

Have fun.

I just couldn't resist this one. I've been wanting to sketch it for several years. I think this is the first snow scene I've ever sketched. I've painted a few but not many.

Great choice of pictures .. I am going to give the wheelchair a try ... its outside my comfort zone

Bob, I like all of the pictures. I think I might try my hand at the wintery scene as well. I love landscapes.

Ha! Ha! - This one was for my sins!

LOL ...maybe I need to be thinking that way as well. Very nice Rose

Great job!

Bob,
great photos - what a cute little doggy!

I love the winter scene and will try it, although I've seen your (Bob) and your (Rose) drawing and thy are incredible!

Ok I gave up on the wheelchair after a hour of trying ....so I gave the barn a try .. I am not so good with tree's so I did mostly the main barn ..hope that counts . also I liked the angle of the girl's it was challenging ...so here are my two trys .

I recognized Shanna right off.

There's just one thing to remember about trees and limbs. They keep getting smaller as they fork.

My sketch of Shanna. Please let me know ur comments!!


Rupa

It looks great! I recognized her instantly.

Vijay...very nice drawing ..look just like her and trust me I know how challenging it was to get the mouth just right .. you did a great job

Thanks Bob, I am happy it looked like her.... I thought u wld first draw her portrait cause drawing people is a cake walk for u.... waiting to c urs...

Thanks Kim, I found the eyes a little hard to draw.. Ur drawing is really good. I wish i could draw that well with colored pencils... I tried one yesterday, i disliked it so much that i actually deleted it from the gallery.

Here is the Wheelchair after two hours. Never did say I had patiences.

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If anyone interested,I will have some 11x14 prints of this for sale soon.

Hahaha... Wonderful!

but that drawing looks like it would be as much work as the wheelchair
with the woodgrain, and all

I spent a way too long on this one for it to be a simple line drawing. These are harder than they look!

Laughing at Ted....and what a drawing.....I thought it was a photograph.

Great challenge Bob, I tried a quick sketch of your dog Windy.

That's Windy alright! You can hardly ever see both eyes and most of the time you can't see either one. My wife combs it back out of her eyes and she will use her paws to pull it back down. Lol.

My attempt at the barn winter scene...I've never attempted any outdoor type scenes. I have always limited myself to animals cartoons etc etc so therefore this was a true "challenge" for me .As I was drawing I kept noticing more and more things that were in the background which really started to detract from what I was doing. So I consulted the Masters Rose, Kim and Bob to find out what their focus was with their drawings....boy do I ever need serious practice.

I think your drawing is very good first effort. When you paint or draw scenes from nature like this you have to edit somethings out, like limbs and things in the back ground. You can also change things to make the composition better.

Brian David and darus67,,sorry for the misunderstanding!! It is a photograph I took just for that post.
I grayscale it and then ran it though Paint.net's Pencil sketch program.Didn't mean to confuse anyone ,,just playing around.

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I started to realize that after I was well into it being bogged down by minute details and getting increasingly frustrated because I would see more and more. Thanks for the pointers it really helps . Next one will be better.

Hi everyone!
It is really so good to see all your drawings - however.

But first:
Bob -
Thank you so much for this winter scene photo. It is an excellent exercise in negative drawing and it was totally fun to draw! (Btw - I always love your landscape photos)

I never have got a good result with negative drawing but now I think at long last I figured it out.

Okay - here it is. [attachmentid=4160] As always with some little differences to the photo - "artistic freedom.

Wow! All those sketches are great! You guys are soo good. I used to draw all the time when I was younger but I haven't drawn in ages. So, I think I may feel a little self conscious about posting a sketch on here. :/

But I'll probably give it a try anyway.

Thanks, and good job with the snow. I keep wanting to upload some more photos, but my pencil keeps jumping in my hand.

Brian nice job on the dog
Artfix I found that picture to be hard to draw .. but I gave it a try .. you did a very nice job with it
Martina .. I just love the crisp to your drawing ..very nice
Ags .. please feel free to post your work .. no one here will critique your work unless you ask ...we are here to encourage you and help with any questions you might have

Thanks Kim I rushed it a bit so I thought it was another flop...lol... I have been with out a computer last week.... very busy and was sorry I missed your challenge ...I also miss you.....I think your drawings have been awesome!

Tim.....you get better with every drawing....keep going sir.


Ted, I had a feeling it was a photo, but it is hard to tell with your talents.

Rose, ....I love your landscape, I think it's beautiful I also admire your talents.

Traumsonne....another beauty!

Here's my attempt ... sorry if i don't make her justice....

Nair