Hi Everyone!
I am very sorry that these challenge photos are a little late, it was a busy weekend. My hubby went snowmobiling in Upstate NY and crashed, he's OK but he hurt his hip. I took him to the ER today for an X Ray and nothing is broken thank god. Come to find out that he flipped going around a turn and rolled it quite a few times! I figured he had a little crash and wasn't expecting to hear how bad it was.

Anyway here are some photos for this week, I wish I was able to get out last week and take some pictures but I didn't get the chance. I hope you like them.


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.

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WOW, that's a fantastic set of pictures to chose from!

Yes, lovely photos!

I did the leaf. I chose it because it looks like it has angry eyes! I used a .5 mm HB mechanical, a 4B graphite, and charcoal for the background.

Great set of photos Chris. Glad to hear hubby got out of the accident so lightly. I love the wedding photo, is that you?

Sabbath that was quickly done. Great job. I see what you mean about the eyes now, freaky.

Jacqui

I'm glad your hubby is ok Chris. Thank you for the awesome pictures. I'm thinking about the bride and the leaf.. they both called out to me.

sabbath - good observation!! great and quick work on the leaf!

Thank you Mindy, I am so happy that everyone likes them. I was so worried because I scurried around on my computer and also my laptop to find some that I have not used before.

I think that the leaf is sooo cool. My son found it on one of his outdoor adventures through the woods with my parents and was able to make it home in perfect cond. He was so happy and I took one look and thought" Hmmm.... that would be a great drawspace challenge picture!" lol

Thank you, he was really lucky this time, I keep telling him that he needs to play with kids his own age but he just doesn't listen to me LMAO!!!

Yup that's me, almost 11 years ago coming up in May, How time fly's by.

I'm so happy that you like them!!!!!

Ok Gabe you have been chosen for me to draw this week lets see if i can get some where near this time

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are sooo funny! Gabe will love this

It will be fine this time done the lemon so far its looking .......... hmmm ....... its looking like a bannana but i have this thing on the end of my pencil to adjust things

That's so funny, sounds like you and I were married within the same month, May of 99. We've beat the odds, you know, staying married this long.

That's funny, we got married on May 1st (May Day) LOL. Hey are you getting ready for some snow, I think you are in NY right?
We should be getting at least a foot in NJ( I can't wait!) I love big snow storms, a few inches is just aggravating.

Here is Gabe Really really enjoying eating his Lemon

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT... GREAT JOB!

Nice draweings so far .. I could not pass up the lemon face lol ...its something about silly faces I LOVE . I hope he likes it .

Again... I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Kim you have done such beautiful drawings of my kids and I just wanted to thank you again.

Every one is doing a fantastic job and I hope you are all having fun as well.

Mark you did a great job with it!! both the hair and the expression are brill!

Slaine great job on the expression, so well done.

Kim excellent work.

Jacqui

Slaine - Excellent drawing... Awesome work on the hair, you got the expression too.

Brilliant work Kim!!

Nice work everyone!
I've tried the bride but I'm a real noob doing clothes.
Anyway, here it is

Thanks everyone for your comments and hope Gabe liked it to

he can thank Marie09 for me drawing it we have chose each other a picture to draw this week

Great work on yours Kim love it

Lovely drawing

This is my 1st time taking part in a challenge, and also the 1st time ive drawn something like this (I think it shows! lol). This is the picture that Slaine kindly *or not so kindly * chose for me to draw, and although I was a lil worried about the subject it was good to draw something different...

Great photos Chris, the wedding one is beautiful! and great drawings from you guys

Hey Marie lovely job

nice to see you out of your comfort zone and we shall do this again

What a great way to spend the day while in a snowstorm!
I am so happy that you are all taking part in the challenge this week and doing an amazing I might add.

Thought it only fair as i made Marie do the mushrooms i try them to

Awesome work Mark!!

Thanks Monika

Oustanding work on the bride Jodopsi!!

Marie - I'm loving the mushrooms. Your work is so delicate.

Just in case anybody is wondering what I'm up to... I started working on the lovely bride this afternoon. The leaf is still sitting in the "to do" pile all upset why I didn't draw it first..

This is stunning, so delicate, great expression. Well done.

Jacqui

Marie welcome, great first drawing here. You did really well with the mushrooms.

Slain glad to see you gave it a try too. Good job.

Jacqui

I always have fun during these challenges because we can see so many different ways people see and draw the same inages .. I love everyones work ..I almost did the bride but she looked pretty challenging .

Hey Kim.......... Are you calling me a challenge? LOL Come on give it a try I know that you will do an amazing job!

In case you are wondering (though you probably really couldn't care less) I am working on one of the landscapes. But my pen has nearly died and keeps drying out so have to put the lid on and stop all the time. Good excuse to go slow I guess. I will finish it in time, hopefully. Will need to get a new pen next time I go to the shops.

Jacqui

I am sure you are doing a wonderful job. Well done for tackling the harder one first. Hopefully the leaf won't float away somewhere in the meantime

Jacqui

Well.. I like how it's coming out but there is still soooooooo much shading to do..

Chris.. you're a beautiful bride btw.

Thank you Monika I felt beautiful that day. I am also attempting myself as a bride and I am finding myself to be a little difficult. (That does not surprise me, lol) You are right... sooooo much shading and I have a heavy hand so my drawing will probably be pretty shiny! lol
I can't wait to see your drawing of me.

Kim this is fantastic love it, using colour is still something I want to tackle but I am going to try this in BW. Again fantastic picture well done!!!
Jon

Kim this is fantastic love it, using colour is still something I want to tackle but I am going to try this in BW. Again fantastic picture well done!!!
Jon

Snowy day today and this brought me some time to play on Drawspace..
Chris your hubby better appreciate the pretty bride he got ..
Loved the Challenge .. altho it was more fun than challenge..

Thank you Mark! you did a brilliant job on the mushrooms! and I like how you did the bark




Thank you for the lovely comment Monikam



Thank you for your comment Jacqui, I really appreciate it

Texaslady your drawing is beautiful!

wow Carol.. this is absolutely amazing... love it!!

Thanks guys .. was a lot of fun to do.. May have to do one or two more .. will have to see how the day goes.. I see some very nice drawings so far.. Anxious to see others ..