Sketchbook Studies

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These are different sketchbook studies for a variety of projects, including the revisions to the Sara lunch bag character, Halloween characters, and a couple of characters for some writing projects.  Even tried out some watercolors on the witch character.

Lunchbag #8 of the 6th Grade

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This week finds Sara deeper in the hanging gardens trying to find out why the water isn't supplying the plants. We are still going with the braided hair.

Col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pens, and oil pastels on a typical brown lunch bag.

7th lunch bag of the 6th grade

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This week Sara delves deeper into the hanging gardens of Babylon to try and find out why the water has stopped flowing. I have also relented and made a drastic change to the character. The real Sara wears her hair in a braid, and after several years of her asking for the lunch bag character to have a braid I have given in.

Col-Erase pencils, Pitt Pens, copic markers, oil pastels, gel pens on a lunch bag.

Dr. Who - Sontaran

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This character is a request from my son from Dr. Who.  Evidently a potato-head alien that I have never heard of, still he was fun to work on shading and subtle lines, I wish I had spent more time on him though.

Copic Markers, strathmore mixed media board, Pitt Pens

Dragon Completed

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Taylor has been asking for a drawing, so we went back to dragons for him this week to get started.

6th Lunch bag of the 6th Grade

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The social studies lesson at the beginning of the year has been about early cultures and the advent of written language. So Sara has met up with Hammurabi and she has to work out what his code is all about in order to make it through the Mystery of History.

Kraft Paper (lunch bag) col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, copic markers, oil pastels, gel pens.

Dragons...again

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My son has been asking when he is going to get a drawing again, so I started working on a dragon for him.  This is the practice sketch.

Pen and pencil

5th Lunch bag of 6th Grade

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Sara's Mom shows up on this week's lunch bag with a roll of plans to help Sara figure out the best way to deal with the mystery from history.

Craft Paper (lunch bag), col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pens, oil pastels

Sketch Book Doodles

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Here are some more sketches from the sketch book, working out the current lunch bag, practicing Sara's Mom character and throwing a robot in for fun.

Blue Col-Erase Pencil, Stabilo Pen, and a Marvy Artwin marker