Hello everyone! I´m Sonia (Adobeiro) and I will be your host for this week´s drawing challenge.

All levels of drawing are encouraged to participate!

The goal of this thread is to enable and encourage individuals to practice their drawing skills, learn new techniques and have fun! If you just want to sketch that’s fine. If you want to create a complex, detailed drawing, that’s great too. You will get out of this what you want. The references used are from my own personal reference library of images that I have photographed and I release them here as not under copyright, meaning you can use them as you wish for drawing.

You will be challenged by some aspect of all references most likely as you all will have different strengths and weaknesses in your ability to translate the images to paper.

Reminder:

This is a DRAWING challenge. Therefore please confine your artistic endeavors to some form of drawing: graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink or charcoal.

There is no ruling on what size your final drawing or sketch should be. Smaller, sketchbook sizes will provide a smaller file size which is easier for loading onto the thread.

If you would like assistance or advice, please ask for it and I will be more than willing to try to guide you.

This challenge will last for one week. At that time, all challenge drawings should be submitted to this thread.

I have offered 6 reference images, photographed during my vacation in Portugal, to choose from. The images are also provided in greyscale. Seeing the images in black and white gives a better sense of basic values.

I have kept the images to simple shapes that still provide challenges. Block out your basic shapes first then work the details into them, rechecking proportion and measurement against other reference points in your drawing.

If you have an interest in hosting a challenge, please see the list in the pinned area of general discussions.

So, let´s get started! Look forward to see all of you joining in and having fun with me...

Wow! Some fantastic images here Sonia!

Sonia I pinned your challenge and you have some very nice images to choose from .

Hi Sonia,
Lovely group of photos this week, thanks for hosting the challenge, I am going to have to dig in and draw at least one of these this week. It is good to see you, you were away on holiday, weren't you?
Trish

Thank you very much, Steve, Kim and Trish!
I´m so glad you liked the references I have provided and I am truly anxious to see your artistic interpretations of them!
Indeed, I was away on holidays for 3 weeks, dear Trish, and I missed all of you! I´m just happy to be back...

Hugs to all,
Sonia.

those are lovely sonia, i shall have to make some time for one...I have had allergic reactions today, from a bee bite..out of my garden, he got me on the shoulder, the lil bugger, I swell up in wierd places when that happens and could have a what do you call anaphaltic or something like that, but i have a pen shot and will be feeling better in awhile
reckon he wanted that pea more than i did

Sonia, the photos are too fantastic for me to be able to render especially those landscapes full of color.I bet that Steve or Carol can give us some cool watercolors on these awesome lake and sea scapes.
Maybe I will try the hand and the lil lizard/frog?Or the lil girl.

hmmmm...not sure if you are saying MINE would look like crap here or not elena, but i think i can do a pretty good job as well.tyvm

I also left out vano and adolfo without meaning to offend their skills.I am sorry you are not feeling well, Kay and that makes you more sensitive.

LMAO! I'm sure you can. And I look forward to seeing your efforts!

girl with balls in graphite and CP on sketchbook 9x12in. Not too many balls as I ran out of patience

I love the contrast of the Graphite with the color.. Looks like some of the old black and whites that have been tinted.. So popular now..
good job..

Here is mine. Because of short off ink in my pen I couldn't finish it as I wanted to.

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Do you get the pen with ink already in it or is it one you can reload > Lovely drawing !!

This one was simple office ink-pen, so I can't reload it. But you gave me good idea for future how this won't happen again. Thanks!

Thank you so much, dear Kay!! I hope you´re feeling much better from your allergies and I look forward to see your art piece! I am 100%
sure it will be stunning!

Elena, your work is fantastic! So creative! I also loved to see both graphite and cp together. Such pleasant effect!!
Thank you very much for your delicious contribution! Oh, and if you still want to do the hand, that´s a lil frog on it...

Sipsik, your drawing is just amazing! So perfectly done! I must confess that I love this window and that I have also chosen this beautiful reference to have my own try at this challenge!

Dear Steve, Kim and Carol, I hope you are joining in too... I´m a fan of your work and it would make me so happy if you draw/paint some of my references...

Hugs and happy drawings to all!
Sonia.

Well, here I am again to show you my drawing...
I was anxious to try my new watercolor pencils set so I choose this medium to render the window... I really didn´t know what I was doing but it was fun anyway! Here it is, my own sketch.

Hug,
Sonia.

A great start everybody! I am attempting the Fisherman. I will do this in Watercolour, but here is my initial drawing. (With some masking fluid applied to his fishing rod)

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Wow! Really great start, Steve! Looks already fabulous!! I can just imagine how well will you give life to this drawing with your watercolors!

I also had to do that fisherman..no, no bones, yep watercolor, i shall stand in the corner now with my nose pressed into the circle.

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your window is just lovely sonia.

Thank you, Kay!
Your watercolor really brightens this challenge! It is a stunning art piece!
I didn´t expect less from you...

Hug,
Sonia.

Kay! That is fantastic! I shall be coming to you for tips soon!

very good sipsik..such detail as always
kat

very nice first attempt with your watercolors Sonia, can't wait to see more

very nice Steve!


you are coming along so nicely with your watercolor work Kay..its always a treat to view your paintings

kat

thank you guys, i do work hard at the learning of it..

These are all very good ..Elena I do love the graphite with color ..very creative hun .
Sip also creative on the way you approached the window ..nice work .
Sonia your window is beautiful I almost tried that one .
Steve you do have a great start I am very sure i will be inmpressed with yet another one of your works
Kay hun ...this is such a fine piece ..Sonia is right it brightens up this thread .

Here is my girl in the plastic balls ...she is a cutie

You are so right .. The colors are big and bright.. I was going to do this one in CP but my hand has not recovered from the last tutorial.. So I did this one in Watercolor.. Only circles were all those plastic balls. My goodness that looks like fun !!
This ones for you Sonia..
Hugs ..Carol

Thank you very much dear Kat and Kim!

Oh my Gosh!!!! Kim and Carol, you did both outstanding art pieces with this reference picture!!
I must confess I am really enjoying this... seeing such beautiful works flourishing from my own set of photographs! Truly exciting indeed!!

They are really stunning works, Kim and Carol! Thank you so very much for your great contribution!!

Hugs,
Sonia.

splendid work, the same yet so different, so lovely,

Thats why these are so much fun .. i do not like only one kind of medium ..I love to see it all and its so much fun taking a picture and having a few do the same to see what kinds of different ways they view it ...I do not think only one person can do it well .. i think there are soooo many different ways to do it ... great job carol .

I totally agree, Kim! Every drawing is special cause it reflects each ones sensibility to the reference picture, each ones tastes and charisma! I had participated in some challenges already but being the host is a totally different experience! I am loving it and I just hope we can get more participants!

Steve, this is really beautiful! This water seems so cool and inviting... I probably would dip in if I could (we have really hot weather here at the moment).

Sonia,
Thank you for hosting this week!
You have some really great pictures and you are already getting back some excellent drawings and paintings!
Have fun!

Super quick sketch of sepia sanguine duo of the lil frog on index.
Thank you for the challenge, Sonia.

Steve, what a stunning painting you did!! Truly beautiful!! And I totally agree with Sipsik... The water is so inviting that I would gladly go for a swim! But I can assure you that the fisherman is not very happy with you... you took his opportunity of catching more than one fish at the same time! Thank you, Steve, for joining in and presenting us this beautiful piece!

Paulette, thank you so much for the opportunity to host this challenge! I am having fun, alright!...

Oh, Elena, you did the frog! Thank you! Your sketch is very beautiful!!

Cheers,
Sonia.

steve I agree that is a awsome drawing .. the water in the picture looked too good to be true and you did a great job giving it that refreashing look .

Thought I'd try this peaceful looking shore with soft pastels. It measures about 8 x10" on cartridge paper.

Very beautiful and colorful pastel work! Thank you so much for joining us on this challenge!

I agree, these are amazing photos!

Thank you so very much! I already saw your amazing gallery! Great drawings you do!
Please join us! I would love to see you rendering some of the references provided!

Cheers,
Sonia.

a quick sketch of that sweet girl..

Thank you, dear Kat! Such a beautiful and adorable drawing... and her facial expression is so well rendered!!
I´m happy to have also your interpretation of my girl!

Hugs to you!
Sonia.

I WOULD LOVE TO BUT MY PROBLEM IS THAT IT WOULD TAKE ME A MONTH TO FINISH IT (LOL). I WILL ATTEMPT ONE SOON I AM MY WORST CRITIC SO I AM ALWAYS ERASING AND RE DOING UNTIL I AM HAPPY WITH IT. I'M HOPING THAT I WILL IMPROVE IN THAT DEPARTMENT.

I AM HOSTING THE CHALLENGE STARTING SUNDAY, I HOPE YOU WILL LIKE MY PHOTOS (THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME AT HOSTING A CHALLENGE) I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!

We all are, our worst critics!
But just take your time. You can use these photos whenever you want and still post them here or in your own gallery.
I´m sure everyone will like your photos. I will check them also and see if I can grab some time to participate on your challenge.

Compliments to the next host!
Sonia.

here is my sketch from your lovely photos. i couldnt not have a go at this little girl, shes so pretty!

Beautiful.

Annie !!! Beautiful Capture !!!