Animal and wildlife challenge for December

[Rainowl2]

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our monthly ANIMAL & WILDLIFE CHALLENGE.

Please choose from the photos provided on the first day of each month to create an artwork
in any medium.

You can use the photo’s to create any kind of artwork that you like .

Please use only the photo’s provided.

Please don’t post your artwork until the 20th day of the month [this is the ‘reveal’ day]
[it is exciting waiting to see ’ who did which photo and how they did it’ ]

Please don't tell us which photo you chose before the 20th !!

You can continue to post your artwork from the 20th until the end of the month.

On the 20th day of the month and continuing until the end of the month :
PLEASE POST :
- Your artwork.
- AND , if you wish, any WIP [works in progress] photo’s that you might have
taken while you were doing your artwork.
- AND, if you wish, any comments about it.

We hope you enjoy the challenge, we're looking forward to seeing you

Regards

Lesley

 

[Triduana]

Thanks Lesley!

 

[CaliAnn]

Thanks for hosting Lesley - lovely photos!

 

[Schuee]

Very nice photos, Lesley, thanks. Great colours on the crane.

 

[Christel]

Great photos, Leslie. Is that a glossy ibis?

 

[pcj]

Beautiful photo's Lesley. Thank you for hosting.
Cheers,
Patricia

 

[Joy]

Very nice. Thanks, Lesley!

 

[KreativeK]

Lesley, many thanks!

 

[joe1It]

Beautiful reference ,thanks

 

[eyepaint]

woo hoo!

 

[Rainowl2]

It was difficult to choose and I must try and submit a picture this month. I have been busy.

 

[Enyaw]

Lovely photos
.. hope you don't mind my dropping in but I would like to do one of these. We'll see you on the 20th. Thanks for hosting.

 

[pcj]

Enyaw - Welcome ! Of course we don't mind people dropping in ! The more the merrier !
Cheers,
Patricia

 

[Joy]

Well, it's the 20th in several areas about the globe! As I am trying to participate in challenges here and there, my contribution this month is a quicker piece. This is ink and watercolor, A5 size on Hahnemühle tinted 90CP.

 

[Christel]

My try on the Ibis

 

[CaliAnn]

Joy: Your penguin turned out beautiful - I love all the colors on him
Christel: Awesome bird!

 

[joe1It]

Joy, Christel, you work amazing

these are my attempts, 4 digital drawings.
the breaststroke I tried to do it very slowly over several days.


the last two in gray because years ago I wanted to make grayscale drawings with markers, to learn this thing, I had bought them, the first was alcoholic and very expensive and I had chosen a color that was too light so I was unable to use it and I did not take the missing colors by deciding to avoid alcohol markers.
time later I took a gray marker which was fantastic, with a brush pen, very fun, I used it to draw faces like loads, I didn't buy refills for cost but a black one, fun too.
2 years ago I found a mini set but I was afraid to consume it too quickly without learning. sometimes I remember and try again digitally, if I learn a little I think I could try that design again on paper, I'd like to make animals or a fictional character like master yoda or eeyore.

in the frog in red I had trouble with shading,

how to use skin stretches

 

[Enyaw]

Wow .. nice works .. here is mine ..

11 x 14 oil on paper .. alla prima .. painted Dec 15/22

 

[CaliAnn]

Joe: Great drawings - I really like the frogs
Wayne: Glad you participated - beautiful bird!

I haven't even started anything yet - not sure I'll get around to doing much this month, but gonna try!

 

[joe1It]

thank you all, Wayne, terrific work, your class is seen.
thanks CaliAnn, I hope you can draw a picture.
I'm out of gray frog