Ruby

Drawing from real life is a big step for you, Ruby! And you pulled off some awesome sketches!!! You did a lot of quick sketches of the pumpkin and this really helped you to draw accurate proportions of its form. You loosened up and started sketching guidelines before drawing darker contour lines. You did an excellent job of drawing curved contour lines to show its round form. I really like how you drew the cast shadow underneath the pumpkin, making it look 3D! You're really starting to improve your skills... keep it going! :-)

Carlos

Excellent line work, Carlos!! Your curved contour lines do a great job of showing the roundness of the pumpkin. Where the stem attaches at the top looks natural and realistic. I really like how your contour lines show the foreshortened form of the shell, making it look like it's coming straight at us. You also did a nice job of showing its rough, bumpy texture. Nice contour drawing of the bottle, man!

Week Five: Form, Contour Lines,

We made some BIG progress on Tuesday! Everyone tackled the challenge of drawing a realistic dog and improved their skills of drawing accurate proportions and contour lines. A highlight was Ruby's breakthrough drawing of the dog! We're ready to move to the next level: drawing from real life.

Pedro started drawing accurate proportions from a reference picture of a skull. Then he added his own style of shading and texture to it. He let his imagination go and created a very powerful drawing. It's posted in eXpReSsiOn sEsSiOn: Click here

On Tuesday we'll be drawing things from real life. See you then! --Rob

Moises

Excellent line work, Moises!! Great job of capturing accurate proportions of the dog's head and shoulders. The contour lines showing the form of the dog are very well drawn, especially the overlapping and folds of the ears. The positioning of the eyes and the contours of the nose are also very well drawn

To compare the proportions of the dog you drew to the reference picture click here.

Oliver

It took awhile for you to get into the zone but you pulled of an excellent sketch, Oliver!! The overall proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) are very well drawn. Very nice job of drawing the contour lines that form the dog's head, shoulders and the folds of the ears. Great contour lines that show the details of the nose. Nice start on the positioning and contours of the eye!

To compare the proportions of the dog you drew to the reference picture click here.

Ruby

Hey, Ruby! The drawing of the dog was a BIG-time improvement in your drawing skills!! Drawing a realistic-looking dog was a challenge but you met it straight on and sketched accurate proportions of the its head and ears. Excellent job of drawing contour lines for the overlapping and folds of the ears, the jaw, nose, and eye. And you did a great job of adding details such as the eyelashes, whiskers. The gray tones showing the values of color are a nice touch. Keep it going! :-)

To compare the proportions of the dog you drew to the reference picture click here.

Carlos

Once you found the right music on the computer, you got into a FANTASTIC drawing of the dog!! You started by sketching light guidelines; then drew darker contour lines forming its head and facial features. Excellent work of drawing accurate proportions and the overlapping, folded ears. As you got into the details, such as the eyelashes and contours of the nose, your drawing style really starts to shine, Carlos! I really like the shading technique you used for gray tones and textures of fur and skin.

Hope to see your drawings from the Aztec calendar.

To compare the proportions of the dog you drew to the reference picture click here.