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This weekend’s art challenge focused on a much loved subject – Penguins. We absolutely love the artwork submitted… what an amazing collection we have below! Penguins are deceptively simple subjects, yet they require close attention to form, proportion and marking, all of which are handled well by our students this week.
Weekend Art Challenges are designed to encourage regular practice and exploration. This set of work demonstrates how a straightforward theme can produce varied results. Each piece reflects our students taking time to observe, interpret and develop their work.
Well done to everyone who took part. A new Weekend Art Challenge will be launching tomorrow, and we look forward to seeing the next set of submissions.
I decided to combine some cute but terrified penguins with a peacock spider. I tried to give the penguins the same level of fear I would have if I was in front of this spider …. Though maybe the spider feels the same way faced with giant screaming monsters like these? Which is why I gave him some Adidas trainers, so he could run! GiselleIvanaI created this baby penguin in Procreate on my iPad and I had so much fun with it. ChristinaQuick drawing of Penguins. I had taken a photo of on my iPhone whilst with family at Colchester Zoo in October. Coloured pencil on graphic paper. Dawn HHere’s a sketch of two penguin friends that have built a snow-penguin!! CatherineExploring the shapes of the adult penguins – this is made using watercolour, acrylic pens and felt pens CatherinePenguin family Black and coloured pens and crayons used. Reference: pexels Ni NiWatercolour penguins! RosalindA rockhopper penguin with charcoal, soft and hard pastels on A3 paper Ni NiThis is a sketch of an emperor penguin. I have been trying to improve my shading and still life drawing skills, as my usual style is cartooning. AubreyPenguins. Mediums used acrylic paint and pens Nina PSince completing my Botanical Art course in coloured pencil, I have been concentrating on learning watercolour so I was keen to give them a go in this quick painting. Reference photo from Pexels.com Watercolour on Arches Hot pressed Paper. HeatherMy new try for the weekend challenge. SandraHere’s my coloured pencil penguin daydreaming of somewhere warmer. Emperor Penguin – I had a go at the penguin challenge! The reason I thought I would like to try was that, as you say, penguins are very clear in their form and I thought that would be a good challenge for me to attempt in watercolour. Joanne HHero the King Penguin. I had fun doing the drawing – it made me look at a penguin in much more detail than I have ever done before. Vicky BPenguin created with oil pastels on a mixed media paper. Ni NiHave attached Humboldt’s Penguins ‘Group Meeting ‘ Pen and watercolour Sandi
We hope that everyone enjoyed this challenge. Stay tuned for a new Weekend Art Challenge posted here tomorrow.
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