Enrique

Your ability to draw realistically is shining through on this drawing, Enrique!!! You nailed accurate proportions of its body and the guidelines for the wings are very well drawn. The control of your line work has improved tremendously! You're ready to tackle realism, our next level of drawing.

Jiovany

Welcome to Rancho Cielo Sketchers, Jiovany!!! You're off to a fantastic start in drawing with lines and shapes! The proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the dragonfly are well drawn. You did a great job of sketching guidelines for basic shapes that form its body and wings. The angle of the wings and positioning of the legs are VERY well drawn. Keep drawing, man!

Anthony

You really got into the zone on this one, Anthony!! Great job of drawing contour lines to accurately capture the proportions of the dragonfly's body and wings. Excellent how you used lines and shapes to show texture, especially for the transparent wings. Your own style of drawing is really showing in this drawing. Keep it going, man!

Week Four: Proportion, Contour Lines

Since there was testing on Tuesday we didn't have everyone in class. But we had new students join in the drawing madness--welcome! We made great progress in drawing realistic, accurate proportions.

For those of you who didn't draw the dragonfly on Tuesday, here's the lesson to view on the computer or print out (if you have time to draw it): Click here

Drawing the dragonfly will be very helpful in our future lessons on realism. Give it a try!

I'll have lessons for the new students on Tuesday and a new drawing challenge for everyone next week. C ya! --Rob

Juan

Straight up! Amazing work, Juan! Your eye for accuracy shows in the proportions of the dragonfly. Excellent work in using thinner contour lines to show the transparency of its wings, compared to the heavier contour lines for its body. Compared to the reference picture, you've done a fantastic job of including accurate details, especially the legs. Great job of showing the correct angle of its body and overlapping the legs, giving 3D depth of space to your drawing. Your own drawing style is developing quickly. I look forward to seeing the finished sketches you were working on Tuesday.

Brian

Great to have you drawing with us again, Brian!! You jumped right in, quickly got into the zone, and blazed on this dragonfly. You drew large, and quickly sketched the basic shapes of its body and wings to get accurate proportions. The proportions and angle of the wings to the body are spot-on! Excellent job of drawing contour lines forming the edges of a realistic dragonfly.

Chris

You've made yet another HUGE step in improving your skills, Chris!! I know this lesson was intense, but you pulled off a accurately drawn dragonfly! The overall proportions of its body and wings are VERY well drawn. And you did an excellent job of including details of its head and legs. Great work in overlapping the wings on the legs. Keep it going, man! You're ready to explore realism in drawing.