rjs i would love to see that in watercolor too. at some point i might try watercolor portraits too. maybe you would like to do it in the wip thread?
cyn the horse in great. i think it looks good either way(thumbnail or otherwise) i always think mine looks better in thumbnail too.
sneezer-- you did a fantastic job also. keep it up.
farfallina-- you really draw well. that rose and vase in really good. with all the great vases and roses i think i might try that one too. warning though i dont do flowers well at all.
venus i think i might have to get that book too. now you have me curious.
Lori

Hi! I am a fairly recent lurker. I probably would have lurked forever, but I couldn't resist trying the challenge.

Here is my drawing of Tuesday. I have never drawn a picture of a child and find it difficult to capture the unique qualities of a child's skin. This is probably the best I can do at current skill level.

This is a photograph of my drawing, as I don't have access to my scanner at the moment. Now if I can figure out how to upload it! I can't find anything in the FAQ about image size, so I'm just going to upload it as is. Please let me know if it's the wrong size.[attachmentid=1002]

Wow Morgan. Good eye. Even the dimple. I'm, glad you quit lurking and joined the fun. You should start an album in your drawspace so it will post it in the gallery for everyone to see. Good job..

Cyn your rose is beautiful hun
RJS love the 20 min. portrait , my word what could you do with a few hours are you fast at everything you do ? lol
Morgan very nice portrait , looks like the little girl .

The references in this challenge are great! I'd like to try all of them, but just so busy with my work, I even skipped the last challenge... But here is my horse, I'm not very pleased with shadows, but this is the first time I draw a horse. My mom loves horces, I'll for sure paint a horse for her.

Venus, you look so good and you girls are also very beautiful!

Well, here's my horse (not really mine but my drawing for the challenge! lol) Did anyone else notice that that poor horse had one ear on backwards? Well, I think I messed up & just drew it that way (look at the viewer's right ear) but I couldn't see that part of the reference that well. (is that a good enough excuse? )

C&C welcome!



Regular 2b pencil on ivory pastel paper with the mane & forelock done with an E0 Filmograph pencil.

J

Oh, my, my, Markita i realy don't know what you mean!!
Thanks all for the comments, i think i have made her more grown up, possibly how she will look in ten years time?
Thanks Racedolls, yeah, i think i may just take your advice and put it in the WIP, Olddad, thanks for the kind remarks,

cheers all.

RJS

RJS great job!!! Good likeness to her. I would love to receive it in water color as a present.

J-Lynn loved the vase in color and the horse. Good Job!!

Natafele thanks for the compliments!!! I also love your horse and great job for a first time!! Keep up the good work.

Morgan...Tuesday looks outstanding great job and likeness to her. Get Brenda's book and practice and you'll have portraits down in no time!!!

Islander nope there wont be stopping me with the book, I can hardly keep my hands off of it. Besides I love Brenda she has such a great spirit and makes it fun to want to learn more!!!

Wonderful drawing for a quick one RJS. You've got a good likeness there. Perhaps we'll have a watercolour portrait class one of these days and have everyone try their hand at it.

Morgan, you've got a good likeness in this one. Good work!

Natafele, great drawing of the horse.Subtle shadows that create bone structure are more difficult to define, but you're doing well with it.

Excellent drawing of the horse J-Lynn. Yes, its hard to make out the ears so they do look like one is on backwards, doesn't it?

I did a sketch of the horse, but haven't had time to scan it in and post it yet. Later I hope, or tomorrow.

Hi everyone....Just wanted to say I admire everyone's work so so much,you are all so very talented.

J-lynn...I had the same problem with the ears so I just tried to cover them up with hair....

wow so many has posted their work-- you all are doing really great. the horses are really fantastic. and everything else too. i am going to have to get busy to catch up to everyone else.
Lori

Yeah, right.. You silly girl.. Colored pencils run every time they see me coming.
They seem to jump into your hands, ready to go. You do beautiful stuff. I tried those grapes with cheap water color pencils and you notice it never got posted.
It was so bad it was put in file 13. (the waste basket)
I will stick with graphite pencils until I get another notion that I'm a brave little artist or something as equally foolish.

Everyone is doing such a great job!

RJS, I really want to see your drawing, but unfortunately, it times out before it loads. Would it be possible for you to resize it? I hate to ask but I miss out on so many drawings that I hate to miss yours too.

J

Hey Cyn, Markita, Venus, IslanderNL, thanks for kind words about my picture of Tuesday. I'd welcome any suggestions for improvement!

Here's my next effort--a drawing of Crystal. I think the angle of the face is not quite right but I couldn't figure out how to capture the slight downward tilt.

Venus, your children are exquisite--wish I could do them justice!
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Morgan I think you did wonderful jobs on my girls and thanks for the compliments!!!

morgan you did a great job on that. it really looks like her.
Lori

RJS... I admire your sketch so much and hope you don't mind I tried to re-size your picture file for J-Lynn.....Did not want her to miss out




Sketch belongs to RJS

wow RJS... i love that drawing its very good

Cheers Brian, can't have J missing out.

I keep forgetting to resize in my rush to show you.

Thanks UK, look in on the WIP thread, i am doing it in watercolour.

RJS

I really love these drawing challenges! Everyone is doing such a great job and it's great to see the original styles and interpretations of each artist for the same reference image. I find it extremely helpful to see how others deal with the image.

I tried the horse (I am a little afraid of portraits but I'll take the plunge at some point) and it didn't come out quite as well as I had hoped. It was harder than it looked! I used HB, 4B, & 6B pencils and a blending stump. It took around 2 and a half hours to do.

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Twincedar with your horse looking so beautful I am sure you would have no problems with portraits. Trust me mine didn't come out too hot either. Great job by the way!!!

you've captured a good likeness of Crystal Morgan. Lovely work!

good horse twincedars, its got a nice soft look. Great job on the blending. Now apply that knowledge to one of the portraits. I know you'll do just fine with it.

Islander NL and Venus thank you for your kind words. Both of you do such great work I really appreciate the comments. Will try a portrait soon.

everyone as done some wonderfull drawings so far this is my drawing of crystal hope you like it







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Well I have not had much time the past few days to pick up my pencils but I absolutly love everyone's work.

Davidb...I am just amazed...great sketch... I think you are talented and get better with every drawing you do.

Morgan and Twincedar , I also admire your work.

Cyn....I just saw your dolphine vase and it doe's not surprise me because I think all your work is beautiful.

BD, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! Nice job, RJS! I'm watching the WIP thread very closely to see the w/c version.

Gosh! everyone is doing a super job on these portraits and the horses!

Cyn, I loved your dolphin vase - it looks so smooth & well-blended.

Twincedar, Welcome! That horse was difficult to do! I admire anyone who took him on. You did a fine job & I'm sure your portraits will be great!

Morgan & David! Wow! Did you both hit the nail on the head or what!

Great job, all of you. Just think, the drawing for Brenda's book is tomorrow! Good luck to all of the participants!

J

Brian my friend thank you for your comments you are a star

J-lynn thank you very much the same applys to you

briand you did great on the portrait
twincedar that horse looks really good to me.
well here is crystal in color pencil-- i got some of the colors wrong--i dont think it looks like her, and it isnt as smooth as i would like it. i am still learning. but here it is. let me know what you all think--critiques, suggestions and tips always welcomed. thanks, now i am off to tackle that vase.
Lori

David, nice job on Crystal, one thing only stands out to me, the eyes are a little large.

This is one of the major problems with doing portraits, whenever you look at someone the eyes are the first thing you see, they are the things that have the most expression in them and they can make or break a picture.

Yet for such a simple shape, they are the most difficult thing to get right, I cant tell you how many pieces i have scrapped because i cant get this one thing right. Untill i came to this site i had always done eyes the same way with about a fifty/fifty success rate, now, however with the help of Brenda's lessons i have had a lot more success. Take the time to check out the lesson on eyes, it's an eye opener. lol
The rest of the drawing is spot on, you should feel very satisfied.

Racedolls, your portrait is excellent, you too should feel very proud of yourself, well done.

Great horse, Twincedar, i can't do horses, don't know why, just can't, well done.

Pat's on the back all round, good job.

RJS

DavidB - great job on Crystal

Racedolls - Wow - your color picture of Crystal is fantastic. I won't even attempt it. Good for you!

I think everyone has done a really good job on their pics. I have looked at a lot of galleries and I really see a lot of improvement.

LORI....I just want to say you have a very kind heart and that I think your portrait is outstanding .... By the way that portrait belongs to RJS I just made it smaller for JL. I did the Horse if that's what you mean. I have not attempted the other yet, I have trouble with people they all still seem to come out looking like a caricature or a cartoon..lol..Did I spell that right...

Wow, what a revelation this is! You are all so talented!

I’ve been comparing the many drawings of the challenge photos and am amazed at the diverse styles we have used to represent the same images. I am particularly in awe of those who have taken on the horse and vase pictures because I don’t know how to draw anything except people. Maybe it’s time to start doing those lessons . . .

Lori, your color drawing of Crystal is wonderful! Now I want to learn to use colored pencils.

And David, I love the way you captured the texture of the fabrics (Crystal’s headband and dress).

RJS your 20-minute sketch is amazing. It takes me hours to draw anything.

Drawspace is such a cool website.

DavidB what a awsome job on the girl , very nice work ,I love it !!!!
Lori beautiful job , you gut are so good , I loving looking at the challenge drawings .

sorry david brian-- your horse is really great, i get you and the other david mixed up all the time. thanks for the comments. i was really surprised by all the comments because i really didnt think it turned out very good. thanks everyone. believe me anyone can try color pencils--i was so scared and didnt think i could ever do color but with jeanette's help i tried it and i guess its working out. so please try. now off to try to finish the vase.
Lori

thanks everybody for your comments much appreciated
Racedolls I like your drawing I much prefer coloured work it allways looks better somehow.

Morgan great job on the girl drawing !
BrianD oh my gosh it is such a good job ...you did very well .!
DavidB and Lori I am so impressed .. your stuff looks just like her ..i bet venus is loving all these drawings of the girls
twicedar....very nice job on the hourse !

thanks kim--i would like to see you try one of these, especially in color, you do great work
Lori

Morgan, your portrait of Tuesday is excellent.

Judyvan

I am going to get started ...ill post mine as soon as i get one done

You shaded rather heavy around an area that was somewhat highlighted in the photo. this is easier to see with comparing the thumbnails. There also seems to be a lot of dimples on the left side. This , the mouth lines, eybrows and undereyes make her look old.

Thank you, TX. When I get around to redoing it I will use that and your advice to redo the picture.

nice pictures!!
I would like to participate
your daughters are cute!
the oldest one remind me a Greta Garbo portrait that I tried to make once, was hard, that is why I remember the expression on her face very well and the picture of your daughter looks similar!
I think I'll try with the youngest though

I know it is suppose to be a DRAWING challenge, but the colors in this one are just too brilliant to pass up. I hope no one minds a paining among you.

Nice and bright lastsalvo. What is the medium and size? It looks a little like a digital painting.

Yes the thread is for drawing skills, but if someone wants to paint, then just show your drawing first before you start putting colour to it, then post your painting afterwards.

Lastsalvo...very beautiful!!! I love it. I am with Islander what medium did you use? Great job.

Hi Venus,

This is my first post so if I mess up with protocol please forgive me. I have no idea how to do those thumbnail thingys so I’ll try to post my photo in this reply - hope it works.
I must say I enjoyed working on this project. Your daughter Tuesday has a great face - nice photo too. I chose to do a pen and ink on Bristol board. My scanner is on the fritz so I took a photo of the drawing with my digital camera - sorry for the poor quality.

Micah

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Micah one I love your name two the ink drawing is great ....reminds me of a coloringbook ...very nice .

Thanks Kim,

Ha-ha, I guess it does look like a coloring book. I like trying to use as few lines as possible. Of course mistakes are magnified when you do that. I made a bunch on this one so I don’t think it looks much like Tuesday. Things that jump out at me: the nose is too broad - should have put a highlight on top, dimple is too high, lips are too big and too high, and eyelashes are way too thick… [sigh] There is probably more, but those are the things that bug me the most. It also took four strokes to do her chin, it would have looked better if I could have done it with one continuous line.
In the end I think my drawing makes Tuesday much older.

Micah

Micah I think your drawing is very nice , I like the simplicity to it

Pen and ink drawings when simple like this work really well Micah, just as yours does. I think you've captured the elements of the girl. And I think we've all made her look older than she is to one degree of another.

Venus, have you got another picture of Tuesday, just out of curiosity? I'd like to see her without the makeup and costume on if that's possible. I understand if you don't want to do that in this thread.