Brianna

I'm not sure what your iPod playlist, but you got into the zone and pulled off a couple of excellent sketches. Drawing from real life objects was a little scary for you at first, Brianna, but you stayed focused on drawing the accurate contours for the roundness of the pumpkin. Where the stem attaches at the top is very well drawn, showing the realistic form of the pumpkin and depth to your drawing. The imagined background is a cool touch. Your sketching skills really turned on for the shell! Great job on drawing the contour edges and patterns showing the textured surface. Your determination to improve throughout the course shows in the confident lines of your latest drawings.

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!