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Nathaniel


EXCELLENT! Composition! Nathaniel! You took a big step in drawing realistically! The contours of the agave are very well drawn. The gray tones showing different values of green really make the leaves come alive. I know drawing accurate, natural looking proportions of the dog were real challenging, but your work paid off as you broke loose with great sketches of both the dog and plant!

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Welcome to Success Sketchers!! GREAT start with the drawing of the dog! Overall, the proportions are VERY accurately drawn. The contour lines forming the head and facial features look realistic and natural. I really like how the contour lines show the folds of the ears and texture of the skin and fur around the eye. Excellent job of adding details such as the nostrils and contours of the eye. The contours for the neck and jaw add a lot of depth to your drawing.

Week Four: Form, Contour Lines, Positive and Negative Space

As we explored positive and negative space we saw lots of BIG progress in everyone's work. Welcome to the new students who jumped in and joined the fun! Everyone loosened up their lines and started sketching larger on the paper as we move into drawing realistically.

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Above: Design by Gustavo

I'll see you all Friday as we continue to explore realism. --Rob

Jose

Welcome to Success Sketchers, Jose!! Your drawing of the egret is a fantastic start! Excellent job of drawing contour lines to show the form of the bird's head and body. The 's' curve of its neck is accurately drawn. The overall proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) are VERY well drawn. Nice work on details such as the beak, eye, and erasing to show the feathers.

Stephanie

Wow!! Stephanie!! Awesome work in drawing contour edges that form the egret! You took time to focus on the areas where the negative space (space around the bird's body) meets the positive space (the body of the bird) to draw contour lines forming its head and body. Great job in drawing the 's' curve of its neck accurately. The plants are a nice touch in your composition. I really like how you made lots of 'study' sketches to find accurate proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the egret.

Joe

Nice to have you back in class, Joe! And you got right to work with an accurately drawn egret! The proportions of its head, neck, and body are well drawn. You're developing a nice drawing style that's really starting to show in your work. Great job of adding details such as the beak and eye. The gray tones showing shadows and highlights for the feathers are a nice touch. I really like how you experimented with sketching loose shapes for the form of the bird. Keep it going!

Tasha

Tasha, you made BIG-time progress in improving your skills with the drawing of the egret!! You focused on sketching light guidelines for the shapes that form the bird's head and body. You did a great job of focusing on where the negative space (area around the bird's body) meets the positive space (the bird's body) to make the contour edges around the bird's body. The overall proportions of the egret are well drawn. Excellent job of showing the accurate negative space where the 's' curve of the neck meets the wing. I really like how you made lots of sketches to study the form of the bird. Keep sketching! :-)

Ernie

As you loosened your lines and did several sketches of the egret, the proportions of its head and body became more accurate. This is an awesome development in your work, Ernie!! It's really cool how your drawings have changed from a cartoon style to a more serious realistic style. This really shows in the form of the facial features and the 's' curve of the neck. Keep sketching, man!