Nice elephants!

Here's "Out of the Mist"

oaktree:

This is a first go from the head. This thread has grown.

Good job there with the elephant Mindbender

Thanks a lot. Yes, I'm happy for every new member who is inspired to post here. 

Nice elephant drawings.

solomon01:

Nice elephants!

Here's "Out of the Mist"

 

That's a great start, Solomon. Hope you'll keep working on it.

Then it's time for another vehicle, this time a wagon (or cart/carriage).

Sketchstorm #56: Vehicle - Wagon

That's one desolate road. Let's put at least one wagon on it, shall we?

A quick sketch from a painting by Colbus:

Time to draw another tree, this time let's do a fir.

Sketchstorm #57: Tree - Fir

Lisart:

Well, mindbender, I think I took on a little too much with the graces . Have to try to sketch that sculpture again in 6 months or so and see if I can do a better job. You made me lol with your "desolate" road. Loved your elephant.

Thanks, glad I could make you laugh. Nice fir drawing.

I did another study from one of Mossberg's wonderful watercolour paintings:

Time for one of the funniest and most challenging things drawable: Celebrities.

Since we did a female last time, let's do Tom Cruise this time.

Sketchstorm #58: Celebrities - Tom Cruise

Hey nice work guys, I especially love the elephants!

At last I decided to join the fray.

My fir tree, from imagination, dunno if they look like this, gave it a festive edge^^

Tom Cruise from google images, black and white pencil - added a tincy bit of photoshop to darken some of the features a bit more.

Think I almost had him, maybe eyes I are too high and some other stuff, this kind of thing I find the hardest - getting a real likeness is so difficult!!!!

About 40mins.

Thanks Mindbender, I like your fir drawing as well.

AlexTooth, I think that's a very good resemblance to Tom Cruise.

Mine doesn't look much like him at all, but he does look male, which is saying something for me (most of the time if I try to draw a man, he ends up looking pretty feminine).  Below my Cruise attempt is a sketch from an earlier topic, after Raphael.

AlexTooth:

Hey nice work guys, I especially love the elephants!

At last I decided to join the fray.

My fir tree, from imagination, dunno if they look like this, gave it a festive edge^^

Tom Cruise from google images, black and white pencil - added a tincy bit of photoshop to darken some of the features a bit more.

Think I almost had him, maybe eyes I are too high and some other stuff, this kind of thing I find the hardest - getting a real likeness is so difficult!!!!

About 40mins.

Hey again, welcome on board. Great sketches. Like the way you use both black and white pencil.

Lisart:

Thanks Mindbender, I like your fir drawing as well.

AlexTooth, I think that's a very good resemblance to Tom Cruise.

Mine doesn't look much like him at all, but he does look male, which is saying something for me (most of the time if I try to draw a man, he ends up looking pretty feminine).  Below my Cruise attempt is a sketch from an earlier topic, after Raphael.

Lol. I have the opposite dilemma - every female gets way too masculine . Great that you tried the Raphael. One amazing artist to study.

Here's my Tom Cruise, from "Mission Impossible: 2" (photo ref):

As if celebrity drawing wasn't challenging enough it's time to sketch sculptures again. This time we'll do the famous Laocoon group. Of course one might choose to do just a detail from the group if the entire sculpture - snakes and all - is just too demanding. Hopefully it'll be a both fun and instructive study no matter what. 

Sketchstorm #59: Sculpture - Laocoon Group