Hi all,
I am early. but for some failure electric in my city. the electric company will make repairs this weekend, for this reason I post today.
Here are instructions for this weekend 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:

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

2.- 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.

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

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

I have offered 4 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.
Here are photographs that I took in my vacation

Rafael

Splendid choice of photos Rafael.
Maravillosas!

Let me open this challenge with my 10 minutes charcoal sketch of the pelicans on Canvas paper 9x12 in.
It took me 45 minutes to scan and resize.None of the 2 scanners and 3 image editors were responsive.
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Rafael, esa foto es tremenda. Si tengo tiempo le voy a repetir en otro medio.Me gusta mucho y es muy facil de ejecutar.

Hi, Rafael, very beautiful photos. Thanks !
Here is a contribution to your challenge.
(ordinary paper 100g, Pencil Pierre Noire, Some Fusain, 20 mn may be)
Regards,
An

ElenaM, NVA beautiful drawings

Gracias ElenaM, Thanks NVA

Great pictures.
I love the pelican but decided to try the boat since it was a BIG challenge, but not as hard as the rock.

Super photos. Thanks. I had a go at the boat. I used 4B and 6B graphite on cartridge paper, but I wish I'd used colour pencils as the sea was quite difficult in graphites.

Lovely photos Rafael

I love you 10m charcoal pelicans Elena

An, your pelican looks great.

Cyn, lovely job on the boat.

Norma, well done as ussual.

Here is my atempt on the pelicans...they are popular
2HB and 4B pencils, on smooth A4 paper, about 1 hour


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I so love your birds Elena and Kaly ^^

I tried a fast one with the boat, with colorpencils

Hi all
Cyn nice job in boat.

mumwond, I like your boat.

Kaly great work in pelican

Freja, your fast drawing is interesting

Everyone has done such excellent work on the pelicans and boat. I want to try the pelicans too, but tonight I just did a quick sketch of the beach. The sunset doodle snuck in there somehow, shows how tired I am. But at least I tried.

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Hi, Rafael,
Am coming back with some fishes (enough for us tonight). I have some white wine!
(quick fusain, 10 min)
An

Thought I'd try the pelicans, but I moved them a bit closer to one another. 4B and 6B graphite on cartridge paper.

As You'll gather, I forgot to rotate!!

Hi,

Here is my attempt and it is just for one pelican. I don't have enought time right now but I made this quickly sketch (10 min using 3B pencil). Great pictures Rafael and the Pelicans are so cute. All drawing made are fantastic. Freja, I like the colours of your boat.

Bye for now,

Turrialba

Rafael, this is my contribution to this challenge. I hope theese pelicans like you.Click to view attachment

wow! not one photo has been lef out, that is so great!!!

lovely drawings everyone, I love them all!!

Hi
Everyone has done such excellent work

Melinda, your quick sketch of the beach is funny

NVA, good sketch on fishes

Mumwond, good work, I like your composition

turrialba, good job in your quickly sketch on the pelican

Daddy, outstanding work on the pelicans, I like your drawing

Rafael

Thanks a lot Rafael, it was a great opportunity to enhance my skill on drawings, I am very grateful.

Hi all,

I admire all the drawings this week, they are fantastic.

I had time to try a quick one, thanks for the challenge Rafael, and great selection of photo's

Brian david, great and funny drawing, thanks for enjoy

Rafael

Ouch!!

Thanks for hosting, Rafael.