Raquel

Your drawing has improved steadily during the past seven weeks, Raquel. Your positive attitude about learning new skills and techniques shows in your line work and accuracy. You jump in, focus your attention; then draw swiftly, confidently, and accurately. The roundness of the pumpkin and accuracy of its proportion is drawn well. The texture of the stem looks natural. The textures and contour lines of the shells are drawn VERY well. And your 15-minute sketch of the lantern (one of the most difficult objects in my pile of rusty old stuff) is awesome!!



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!