Daily drawing is an essential to help you grow and learn as an artist. If you draw something daily, you will find over a period of time that your ability to see shapes and translate them onto paper will have dramatically increased. You will draw more quickly and more efficiently and will render what you see much better.

The traditional drawing class uses real objects to draw from, not references. To study an object in front of you shows you a 3 dimensional image whereas in a reference photo it is one dimensional. The benefits to drawing from life are enormous and so rewarding.

This weekly sketching challenge is designed to encourage people to sketch more quickly, to sketch outside and to sketch in public.

Now here is the meat of the thread. This is a list of objects that you may choose to draw from.

You can choose one item or all of them.
They must be sketched from life, not imagination or photographs.
You can use any medium that you like.
When you've drawn your image, then post it here.
You have 7 days to draw items from this list.
There will be no commenting on sketches.

Watch
Paper sack
Kids Doll
Family pet
Prescription bottle
Comb
Scotch tape
DVD or CD
Zippo lighter
Flashlight
Light bulb
Wall outlet

Light bulb
It was sitting under a fan and I put in the fan blades. Not sure about that.

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Funny how simple things can turn out really cool .. nice job tis

Hola

este es mi dibujo, tuve problemas con los circulos

Hello

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Very nice job Rafaelmarron ! glad to see you join in.. its always nice seeing a new name ... your name by the way is LOOOONG lol ...again nice job

here are my life drawings so far

I usually don't do sketches but for some reason I felt like it tonite. Didn't want to get into anything serious that I really had to think about mood. So here's a few items. I don't have a zippo lighter, (quit smoking), a doll, (no kids here), or family pet (dog died and I didn't want another pet). Maybe I'll do some of the others later, I dunno.

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Kim - if you need a volunteer for a list on this thread - let me know, I'm up for that.

please pm or e-mail me a list that would be great thank you .
I love your drawings .. very nice ...you have been busy lol
Sorry to hear about the dog

great list kim.
i love your sketches too
painter wow love the color sketches. great job.
i am going to try to get some done today. as i havent sketched for a bit
Lori

hola este es mi dibujo diario

hello this is my daily draw

Rafael

Thank you lori
Nice job rafaelmarron !

Hi all, you did some great work so far.

My contribution to this challenge. My big flashlight.

Mecharver nice flash light .. I really like the detail in these life sketch drawings

oooooo killer flashlight.. Everyone does so well with these challenges but I'll try any way..

Here's my try.

Nice flashlight, Mecharver!

Cyn - good job. Glad to see you getting back into the swing of things. You must be feeling better.

Yep! I'm well now, but weak.. It's nice to be back in the land of the living. Apparently the only thing that kept me out of hospital was that I did get my flu shot this year. I swear, if this was the protected method, I would have died without the shot.. But there is always an upside to a bad illness like that... Say for instance.... that holiday weight I put on.. rotfl

Nice drawings cyn ... I know what you mean about the weight coming off when you are sick .. but it is a bad way to loose wieght I would rather be healthy and hefty .. then skinny and sick lol ...glad you are feeling better .

Have only just found this thread and it looks really interesting. There are some really impressive drawings, well done everyone. Will try and get something done!
Sylvia

I cheated and didn't pick anything from the list. Sitting at my kid's karate class I decided to try to do a sketch of real life... and started sketching my own hand. looks like I might be an Escher wanna-be.

Great job and great idea.. Hmmm I wonder why I can't think of things like that. LOL

Sylvia ... I hope you do join in .. you will have a lot of fun .
Writer again you have done a great job .

wow good job on the sketches so far everyone. i love the hand thats writing.
Lori

Kati's porcelain doll. Colored pencil sketch with white pastel highlights.

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Tismyself, great job!! Its adorable. Too bad those porcelain dolls scare the bejesus out of me..LOL. Needless to say my girls don't own any.

Tismyself ... the drawing is just beautiful .. you could frame that easy .. it so looks like a nice piece of art ....fancy frame and it will look so exspensive

Hi, I'm new to posting in drawspace and thought I would start with this week's sketching from life. Here's a couple of the sketches that I've done so far. Connie

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Great Sketches Connie! And welcome to Drawspace. Glad to see you are joining in the challenges and hope to see more.


Amy - I love the doll she's gorgeous

Very nice sketches connie .. i dont think I have met you before .. glad you joined in on the challenges ... soon we will be posting a new list .. please feel free to join in on those as well
A new list is available look for the new thread