Hello everyone ,

My name is Garyfallia and I am the 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 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 4-6 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.

A beautifull scenery
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A cat licking its toe
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An awesome stuffed squid
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An old vespa
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Many many bulbs
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A lemon tree
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A wooden lamp
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Have fun everyone ...

Hi Garyfallia

excellent images - very difficult to draw , right for challenge

befor people start drawing in this challenge we should wait for the other to finish then I will pin this to the top on the 31st .

Okay, count me in this week. I tried to chicken out again but the husband told me to dive in. Working on the cat, and the building is giving me fits, heh.

Thank you for beautiful and yet difficult photos this week Garyfallia!!

I think I'll take up the challenge on the lamp. It kind of spoke to me when I enlarged the image.

Great set of photos Garyfallia, hard to decide where to start.

Jacqui

a very nice choice of photos .. love the cat !

I do not know what got into me

here's my attempt at the Bay in China ink, 1.step

pencil, china ink ,steel spring

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2.step

now roughly a little color added = colored calligraphy ink from windsor & newton

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looking really good MrRaidor

tell me more about the steel spring please

The right brainwave must have touched you. Great flying start.
I just printed out my choice and reversed it for a wrong hand attempt.
But you've got to be patient.

See you

many thanks my friend

steel spring = take a look :link

.... may be , I do`nt know

I love watching your progress Raidor .. Great stuff there..
My attempt with Colored pencils.. Been a long time since I drug them out of the Pencil Drawer.. Now I know why I left them for so long
Oh and you are right they don't scan very well.. too waxy..

The ink is a great start ...I have tried using those pens and its really hard to not make a mess .
And the cat on the leadge is very well done ...I love it .

Dear Raidor ,

Your first attempt is really beautifull .... I will be waiting to see it finished!! You have really improved so much!!

I was really looking forward to seeing you making something colourful from you !!! You just made the cat even better than the original photo !!! Absolutely amazing .... Great work !! I know they are a bit difficult but I believe we should try a little bit with colours ...

speechless ... that`s sooo wonderful , I love it

many thanks , Garyfallia

Raidor thanks so much for showing your steps, very interesting to see it emerge. Great work so far.

Carol love the cat. I have posted several cats from Claudia Nice book in my gallery if you want to check them out.

Jacqui

Amazing drawing Raidor!! Can't wait to see it all done.

Carol - I love the kitty.. the colors are amazing.. great work!!

many thanks JacquiP + monikam


here the next step - 'm not completely satisfied with the color of the water - would probably still have a little taste

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I like your scene, Raidor - I might have a go with that one later this week. Just now, I've done the lemon tree with various coloured pencils on a piece of coloured paper, part of a set I got a a local supermarket. I thought this would make an easy sky!

mumwond very nice, very delicate. Like the use of the blue paper.

Jacqui

many thanks mumwond

your lemon-tree is wonderful, excellent job you did there


okay, I did the last step

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Stunning Mr Raidor love the tiny detail you can get with them Tips

love the Lemon tree to mumwond

stunning painting Mrs C love it to

i will try to do something this week im slipping behind

Fantastic work Norma!! I feel like I can reach out and touch these lemons.

Raidor - Wow.. I'm speachless.. so much work and so beautiful. Brilliant!

many thanks, vielen Dank my friend

yeah.. you get to work Mark!!

I'm sweating over the lamp this week.. lol

Garyfallia,

Here is my attempt at 2 of the pictures. Was a bit afraid to post after seeing Raidor's.
Anyway here they are.
Thanks for the challenge so far.
Jon
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many thanks monikam

what ? afraid ?!? why ?

you did a outstanding job

the lemon-tree is amazing and the bay you has excellent draw

Hi Mumwond,

It looks fabulous, good choice, great drawing

Hi Raidor,

Great yob. You made this place very much more plesant to live than on the photographe. Very good.

Hi Jonyates,

I'm glad you did post them after all. There beautifull drawings. Well done.

Hi Monikam,

Not an easy target those lamps. I'm looking forward to see your results.
I got halfway the cat with my wrong hand yesterday but it's too light to scan. I hope I can finish it tomorrow.

Good luck and see you

Thankyou for your comment its appreciated.
Jon

Beautiful works, Raidor and Joynates
I might try the landscape as soon as I have the chance to, I just started approaching prespective so I should have some fun there
Looking forward to see more beautiful tries!

I have to say that I love both attempts for the landscape!! Each one has something beautiful !!

I must say that I really liked the coloured lemon tree because of the sky !!! It looks fabulous!!

I can't wait to see more drawings ...

Jon these are really well done. Very soft and delicate touch to both.

Jacqui

Nerine looking forward to seeing your wrong hand cat.

Monika also waiting to see your lamp. I am sure it will be stunning.

I still haven't got started with anything, been a few busy hard days.

Jacqui

Nothing to be afraid of Jonyates Your drawings are fantastic. Great work!!

I got my cat done, I got really lost doing the building though. I would post it, but I drew it so lightly that the scanner won't pick it up. go figure! I promise I did do it though. Next challenge I will draw it darker...this one is so fragil that I am afriad to darken it and ruin what can actually be seen as the correct items..my cats shading makes him look like he is part coon....snort.

We have to find a solution for that. I have the same problem with my wrong handed cat, it's too light.
Maybe I can find someone with a good camera to photograph it for me, or first copy it in a good copy shop.
Does any of you have another idea?

I attempted the Lamp. This was a very hard pic to do and almost gave up on it.
Not great but I think you can at least make out what it is...

jon
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You did an awesome job Jon, no worries.

Thank you Jacqui

my lamp should be ready sometime tomorrow, I'm still sick and struggling.. lol.. but I'm plugging along

Jon you did an awesome job. Great shading and showing the glass so well. Good texture on the wood. So much detail. Thumbs up mate

Jacqui

Monika didn't mean to be pushy. If you are unwell still your health comes first. Always. Hope you are feeling better soon. Hugs.

I still haven't started anything.....

Jacqui

Nerine and Milkquasy I am sure your pics are wonderful. Pity about the scanning. Hopefully we'll get to see the next ones. Looking forward to it.

Jacqui