Alec

A distinctive drawing style has definitely emerged in your work, Alec. You've consistently applied yourself to learning new skills and have pushed your drawings to new levels. I'm seeing confident, accurate line strokes in your latest realistic work. Fantastic job of capturing the contour lines that show the roundness of the pumpkin. The texture and positioning of the stem looks very natural--a big step in realism, man! And your drawing of the skull, that took off into an expressionistic composition is totally cool! I posted it in eXpReSsiOn sEsSiOn. I also look forward to seeing any of your character studies if you have time to work on them.

This week's drawing challenge (if you have time, of course): Find an object from the classroom or your backpack. Select this object specifically for its different textures. For example, show the fabric of a jacket or piece of cloth (try shading the areas where it folds), or the roughness of a piece of wood, or the difference between shiny and rough metal. Show textures by using tones, cross-hatching, jagged lines, wavy lines, or broken lines. Have fun!