Weeks 5 & 6: Blending Colored Pencils and Drawing from Observation and Imagination

Whoah! We got into layering colored pencils to create awesome drawings of apples. Each of you started with a yellow base color then overlaid and blended red and blue on top to show realistic color. We also got started on abstract drawings which I'll be posting soon.

A big SLV Sketcher welcome to our newest member, Matt S.!

Attention all sketchers, show your best drawings! Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 7, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here

See everyone Friday! --Rob

Miranda

Your versatility as a sketcher is REALLY beginning to shine, Miranda!!! Your technique of mixing yellow, blue, and red colored pencil layers for the apples is superbly executed. Great work in showing the form of the apples, the shiny texture of the skin, and subtle changes in color. Your line rendering of the women is very well drawn. I like how you sketched lightly then finished with darker contour lines for the details, especially in the folds of the dress! And your observation/imagination sketch of the shell is another excellent step in your development as an artist.

Matt G.

Excellent, excellent drawing, Matt!!! Your unique style shows through in all these sketches! Magnificent blending of colored pencils in your fruit study! You REALLY gained control of layering red and blue on top of yellow for wonderful textures of the fruit. So cool how you experimented with combining pencil and colored pencil for the Aztec god drawing. I really like how you loosened up to quickly sketch the camera and iron. Keep practicing sketching quickly and accurately, it will launch you into new areas of development in your drawing style.

Zach T

Truly another mighty Zach attack!!! You're finding some REALLY awesome directions in your abstract work! I enjoyed discovering all the cool creatures in your highly detailed rendering. You outdid yourself in using different tones and patterns to pull of an exquisite piece. The intricate detail work is an excellent step in developing your tattoo drawing style. The observation/imagination sketch turned out cool, too! The drawing of the squash launched you into a nice large-scale composition. And you pulled out of your abstract trance long enough to blend some really nice blues, reds, and yellows for the 'apple'.

Matt S.

A very big WELCOME to the SLV Setchers, Matt! Your desire to jump in and learn basic skills certainly shows in these awesome sketches! The proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) became more accurate each time you drew the apples. Great job of blending red and blue pencils on top of yellow. And you did a magnificent job of showing the roundness and 3D form of the apples. You quickly gained control of your line work to create a bunch of fantastic grayscale sketches! The proportions of the lizard, jaguar, and puffer fish are very accurately drawn. Nice job of adding the patterns and textures to all the animals, and the wood underneath the lizard. The gray tones you added to your sketches are a really nice touch. Keep practicing sketching light guidelines for the shapes of things you're looking at; then finishing with darker outlines.

Elvis

Hey, Elvis!! Once you got focused on layering red and blue over yellow you put together some really cool color sketches! You've been drawing, off and on, with SLV Sketchers since the beginning of the program and have learned a lot of different skills and techniques. It's my hope that you use the tools to create drawings for student show. :-)

Our Teachers!

Hilda


Beautiful blending of read and blue over yellow to show the textures of the apples!!! You also did a great job of showing the contours and roundness of their form. Since you got new colored pencils I look forward to seeing more of your work!

Patty


This is a really tight rendering, girl!!! Overall, excellent proportions (compared to the reference pic) and exquisite line work for the details. Of course, it's your wonderful shading technique that pulls it all together.