Hello!
I'm your host this week. I hope you like my photos

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 endeavours to some form of drawing: graphite, coloured 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 3-5 reference images 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.


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I'm looking forward to your drawings!

Are those gummy bears?

yep

I pinned the topic and seen a couple very cool images .. I think i will give this a try

I knew when I saw the gummy bears that Kim would go for them....we're waiting

Thanks, Kim

Well, I am new to these forums, and still a beginner to drawing but I found this topic interesting and gave it a try.


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A quicky colorful snail...

i attempted the eye...it just looks really wierd to me..but i have to leave it alone..this is the second one..i keep fidgeting here and fudging there.. and i didnt want to totally ruin this one.. i guess cause it is just one eye that it appeared so strange for me to draw..

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I had a go at the gummi bears, they seemed a fun subject - graphite on A4 printer paper, about 90 mins.

2B, 9B pencils, tissue paper for blending, putty eraser and faber-castell "perfection" eraser (its an eraser made in the form of a pencil, with the rubber instead of a graphite core - a nice way of taking out highlights)

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Their proportions are a bit wobbly (but they are gummi bears, after all ), I was just "winging it".


Dave

great gummies! here is my snail attempt
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Trinday for a beginner you took on a very challenging picture .. eyes are one of the hardest things to draw ..at least for me .. you did well .

Nancy ..I hope I do well on the bears lol you are right I took the bears and eye to try lol ..your snail is so cute .

Oliverandjazz great eye !!

Dave I love your gummy bears the light move through them nicely .. I hope I can do them justice .

very nice drawings everyone
love those gummy bears, nice shading and light!

nice snail Kay, I love the details
finally managed a little time to participate
here's my quick atempt on the eye

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Trinday, as a beginner you did pretty good!

Nancy, your snail is very cute

Nice drawings, Kay. Thanks for participating!

Wow, Dave! I love your drawing!

Clara, I'm glad you have found time to pop in! Great drawing!

hey guys -
this is my firsty effort on the weekly challenge -
been a while sinse i picked up a pencil in anger.lol

hopefully next week will be better for me - sorry about the quality - i had to take a photo with my phone.
a3 paper - graphite pencils - (next week I'll work a4 so i can scan it)

I really like you're effort with the Gummy bears DCORC.
and it cool to see the different styles going on with the eyes

@funnynonsense: I like the way you drew eye.

I'm in, expect some drawings tomorrow...

Audrius - Thanks for the 'EYE"
Ron

Great eyes, Ron and funnynonsense!

Hi There,

I am new to this site and i am absolutely stoked. I love it. Here is my attempt at this weeks challenge.

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here's my pidgeon hope u like it:)
btw,this is my first weekly challenge so dont be hard on me

Welcome to drawspace, 13thElement and Trokut!
Thanks for joining in with such great drawings

Ohhh -Audrius, I'm thinking lots of drawspace folks are to sleepy to draw- to much Olympics!!!!
Ron

Here's my snail. 2B and 4B graphite with coloured pencil on copy paper. I've also shown the rest of his breakfast.

And here's the pigeon. 2B, 4B and 6B graphite on copy paper. I didn't like his closed eye!

I love everyone's drawings,
here's mine...used charcoal pencil on canson drawing paper

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Great snail and pigeon, Mumwond! I like that you drew the pigeon with open eye

Great eye, Gabriela I like your drawing very much!

I couldn't resist drawing the gummi bears. I may try something in colour with this one too.

This was done 11 x 14 with carbon pencils. Gummi bears are pretty creepy close up!! lol

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Hello every one,

As I am new, here is my first attempt at challenge, it was a good experience.

IslanderNL I really like your gummy bears, you have done a detailed sketch. I do not know about the pencils that you have used, would u like telling me about carbon pencils?

and this is my attempt at the eye, I should add that I really like this site and am enjoying myself here.

Very nice sketches 1_8, especially the eye. Nice gradual shading.

The carbon pencils I use are a bit like charcoal pencils but more a mix of graphite and charcoal. They don't blend as easily as charcoal but I quite like them for the rich darks they provide.

I know my bears are not good, but thats what i could manage.

thanks for the info, but again i wish to ask that how does one blend them if they are difficult to blend, is there any special technique? and i really want to see your bears in colour, i'm waiting for them.

Tried the eye, it looks like a eye but not like orginal. Not the best camera i used,

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Hi, great challenge and great drawings everyone I tried the eye too, i really enjoy drawing eyes

And I decided to draw that cute cow..

I love your drawing, Jeanette! Thanks for joining in!

Great drawings 1_8! Welcome to drawspace

Mr.Flibble, your drawing is very nice!

Thanks for popping in, Mitamy Your drawing is very good!

What a great cow, Veko! I like your drawing very much