Hi my name is Vicki and I am your host for this week!

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 several 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.

Enjoy yourselves!!

Various pictures of some gorgeous pot pourri my niece bought me for Christmas

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some condiments?!

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My daughter Kate feeding our chickens

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a bee on a flower

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A scary one for those who like to draw faces, my daughter Lucy and niece Liz @ Halloween

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The inside of my art box (very messy I know!)

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Apologies about the last thumbnail - it just won't go away!

Hi, Vickiwheaty,
Give me the permission to start with this quick pencil. It's Sunday morning here, breakfast (and lazy) time!
NV An

NV An

you most certainly can have permission! Excellent work for a lazy Sunday morning, well done

this is the kate pic in b&w - noticed I'd missed it off! (probably why I ended up with that thumbnail at the bottom!)Click to view attachment

just learning to upload image...

I decided to try the flower and bee...using charcoal.

very nice flower and bee tannis..very good NV An..like them both

Amazing job with charcoal tannis

Here's another if you want to try. This is a picture (not very good as he is squinting in the sun!) of my younger brother who died at the end of November last year - hence the lack of drawing activity.

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Thanks Katdyd and Vicki for commenting, i like the bird... although i think that was in last week's challenge! It is very well done! NV An you always do great work! It is lovely to be able to start a Sunday morning sketching...sets the tone for the whole week!
Vicki, I am sorry for your loss, my older brother died 2 years ago almost to the day! He had MS and had been a quadriplegic for many years, so for him his passing was an answer to his prayers, for those who loved him.. his passing left a big hole!

hi
thanks for this great photo,
I enjoy for more than 2 hour and made this drawing...
on the A4 paper with 0.5 pencil
hope you like it

totally amazing likeness pujin

I've finally got some time to try my hand at some drawing challenges. I decided on the chicken shakers. ( I took some liberties with the composition)

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well done Jim. I should have got you to take the photo for me - better composition than mine!

Pujin, I have shown your drawing to my daughter Kate - and she said 'wow, tell them I like it!'

Thanks for the photos!
Beutiful drawings - especially the charcoal flower and the bee.
I've tried here sketching in two different media.

I really like the watercolour version Sveta, well done on both - need to have a go at a few myself I think!

Thank you. Here's a sketch of your daughter and some of the fowl.

All lovely drawings! I am always in awe of the talent that the drawing challenges showcase. I am relatively untrained... (but I like to play!) To my eye, Pujin, your work is outstanding, Sveta, I love the watercolor and Jim, you improved the original! Vicki... yes! please do have a go!

No question about it..I had to do this one..

Wow Sveta you've been busy - excellent job on Kate!

Absolutley fantastic Texaslady - gonna email it to my mum straight away - thank you

You are so very welcomed Vicki... My deepest sympathy to you and your family.. I know the loss.. Carol

Great emotion, when I see the photo and the drawing of TexasLady.

some more piccies as ur all rattling thru the original posting

A swan

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somewhere in france!

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I've done somehting a bit abstract - one of the pot pourri balls close up. Started looking at the photo and then finished off in front of the TV - so not as good as it could have been!

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I tried to adjust a little "sqiunt" out. I had to presume a little. I hope it's a close likeness.
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Jim.. I wanted to do that as well but was a bit fearful I couldn't capture his likeness.. I love that you gave it your own .. VERY WELL done.. I am sure Vicki will be excited to see this one as will her mother.

Fantastic job Jim - I like the personalisation of it - another to email to mum!

thank you

I've made one very quick watercolor of the swan but it obviously deserves much more time and effort.
I'd like to try the still life, too.

Good job with the w/c Sveta - I think it's great as it is, sometimes w/c best left in it's 'first form', feel free to try the still life!

If you want more still life human forms let me know - also let me know if you wnat just faces or body shots (won't be nude tho lol!)

Texas-Lady and Jim, I admire your works. The portrait of Vicki's brother is fascinating, the eyes, in particular, are real challenges. I hesitate until today, and finally decide to post this pencil. I'm not a specialist of portrait from photo, really not. This is a copy, not an art work! Because I know the story, my pencil was sad. With all my sympathy, Vicki,
An

Just a wonderful portrait and for your first attempt .. Oh My goodness .. Very very nice !! Vicki will be so proud.. Those eyes were definably a challenge.. So good to see others with their different styles.. this is what amazes me .. we all see and draw the same picture and they all have our own touches.. ,Just had to make my comment to you.. I so love that you did this one.. !!

I love this so much .. The softness of watercolors .. you did the swan justice.. What brand of Watercolors do you use ? They are so brilliant !!.. I have been wanting to try the Maimer watercolors , are you familiar with them ?

Thank you! I have used Rembrandt. I haven't tried the Maimer watercolours. I'll remember to look for them.

NVA excellent job - you did well with the eyes! as Texaslady said it is good to see all the different styles - that said you all have captured his 'spirit' - so to speak!

thank you

Thanks, Texas-Lady, we have the same emotion, but our own personal expression
An

hi vicky, thanks so much for the pics and for taking the time to host this challenge. i did a quick participation here of the lil table set.

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Oliverandjazz......I love your table set... the eggs look like they have a smile about them! Very "Good Morningish"!!!

Hi Vicki,
Thank you very much for the beautiful photos. I want to contribute with a chicken from Kate's picture. I am sorry for omiting Kate but I couldn't come any near to her beauty. You see, I am just trying to learn and have fun.

Here, I've finally dared to sketch your brother. With my condolences - even though it's not a good drawing, I thought every time someone draws him, he's like living again.

brilliant job Kay - wondered when you'd make an appearance! haven't seen you about for a bit - hope you are well

Thanks guys..i like to POP in once in a while..there is always so much talent to admire and ppl to see...I am well thank you vicky, just lost my touch here for a while thats all..i am however working on a lil story , well the story is finished and i am now trying to illustrate it though Not to my satisfaction.. i shall post it when it is done for all to see..

keep up the great work everyone..

regards
Kay

thank you for all taking part

and A BIG THANK YOU from my mum who has thoroughly enjoyed looking at all your drawings of 'our kid'