Michele

Awesome line work, Michele!!! Your drawings of the egret are wonderful examples how study sketches can be used to find accurate proportions. I love the 'sketchiness' of your lines as the proportions become more accurate with each drawing. Great use of positive/negative space to nail down the contour edges of the bird's form, especially the 's' curve of the neck. Really nice job of shading its body and legs. The highlights on the top of the head and feathers are a great touch.

You did a FANTASTIC job of drawing accurate proportions of the dragonfly!! Your study sketches helped you to find the angle and position of the wings. The contour lines showing the edges of the body, legs, and wings are superbly drawn. Using the kneaded eraser was a really nice touch for showing the transparency of the wings. Keeping a sketchbook will be very helpful in pushing your sketching techniques to new levels.