Sydney

Your drawing of the egret shows that you're gaining confidence in your ability to sketch looser, more expressive lines! Keep building on this sketching style! Great work in using the negative space around the bird's body to draw it's form. You nailed the proportions of the 's' curve in the neck! And you drew the dragonfly large on the page while keeping accurate proportions of the body and wings! Excellent contour lines on the details of the legs! Great line work, Sydney!

Daniel

Great use of positive/negative space to pull together accurate proportions of the egret! You definitely have a distinct style as shown by the boldly sketched contour edges and details of the feathers and egret's head. You used your grid line method to map out the size of the bird and composition on the page--excellent work, Daniel! You nailed the 's' curve of the neck, right on. Nice job on the large-format rendering, too. Compare the curve of the neck in both drawings. Which is more accurate?

Monica

Lots of cool drawing going on here, Monica!! The proportions of the dragonfly are very well drawn, and improved in the second, large-format drawing. The accuracy of the contour edges of the body and wings are especially well drawn in the larger work. The study sketches of the egret are a BIG step toward drawing realistically. Your line work became more accurate with each sketch. Keep practicing doing study sketches before finishing with darker contour lines. REALLY nice how you started adding tones to shade the bird's form.

Alejandro

You have a very cool drawing style starting to develop, Alejandro!! Your looser, stylized sketches have a lot of life to them. And then you're able to tighten your line work to pull together accurate proportions, as in the body and wings in your final drawing of the dragonfly. You're gaining more and more control in your contour lines (lines that show the edges of things), especially in the details of the dragonfly's tail and legs. The study sketches of the egret show that you're starting to match what your eye sees to what you draw--keep practicing, man!

Brandon

Welcome to the Community Day Sketchers, Brandon!!! Great start in drawing with lines and shapes. As you got used to holding your pencil on its side you gained more control of your line work! Excellent job in drawing the proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the crab and puffer fish. Nice facial expression on the fish! I can see a BIG improvement in your eye for proportions and detail in you sketch of the toucan. And your sketch of the egret shows a lot more confidence in your line work and shading as you stepped into drawing realistically. Keep practicing drawing light guidelines for the shapes of things; then finishing with darker outlines and contour lines (lines that show the outside edges of the egret).

Brian

As I told you during class, the tail of this dragonfly shows a REALLY cool drawing style, Brian!! I hope you continue to develop your line work and bold drawing style. Overall, the proportions of the body and wings are very accurately drawn. I think you had some cool detail work happening on the egret's feathers, but you covered it up with the dark shading over the body. You got a great start at sketching the 's' curve of the neck and details of the face and beak.

Anthony

Great job in using positive and negative space to see the form of the egret and draw the contour edges of its body and head. The proportions of its body are well drawn. The 's' curve of the neck and curve of the 'shoulder' area are especially well drawn. I really like the natural-looking contour edges of the head and beak. Nice job of stepping into drawing realistically, Anthony!