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## [Getting’ Sketchy – Horse 03/23/2022](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-horse-03-23-2022/4730)
**Author:** [@tracidraws](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tracidraws)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-horse-03-23-2022/4730 "2026-05-13T02:56:18Z")
Reaching back in time to an episode that was four years ago. My first experience with white charcoal on black paper. I don’t have black charcoal paper or Mi-Teintes so I did this on the Fabriano Black Black which is one…
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## [GS Landscape Pastels](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gs-landscape-pastels/4770)
**Author:** [@HarleysMom](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/HarleysMom)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gs-landscape-pastels/4770 "2026-05-07T01:43:11Z")
I chose to go with alcohol markers here- it was a great lesson and I enjoyed listening to Matt and Ashley discuss AI and the potential role it can play for artists.
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## [I want candy! GS 5/6](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/i-want-candy-gs-5-6/4775)
**Author:** [@HarleysMom](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/HarleysMom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/i-want-candy-gs-5-6/4775 "2026-05-07T01:40:48Z")
Yes, it IS a Bow Wow Wow reference- but also a great lesson… Had a lot of fun with this, I dare say alcohol markers and colored pencils are my current favorites. Looking forward to next week’s review- I only have one…
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## [Any one in Michigan?](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/any-one-in-michigan/4761)
**Author:** [@Creativejan](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Creativejan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/any-one-in-michigan/4761 "2026-04-30T01:11:38Z")
Is any one here in Michigan ? If so what area ? Maybe we could get together for some art days ? Plein air or ?..
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## [Bootcamp 2.0 shiny sphere](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bootcamp-2-0-shiny-sphere/4737)
**Author:** [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bootcamp-2-0-shiny-sphere/4737 "2026-04-20T15:56:52Z")
The sphere was a great lesson in blending also besides getting values in the right place. What did you all think of it?
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## [Getting Sketchy 4/1 Cat](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-4-1-cat/4746)
**Author:** [@HarleysMom](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/HarleysMom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-4-1-cat/4746 "2026-04-17T01:37:08Z")
Did this guy in graphite. Good fun.
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## [Live class Trumpet](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/live-class-trumpet/4751)
**Author:** [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/live-class-trumpet/4751 "2026-04-12T20:56:31Z")
Did anyone else see where Ashley was asking Gary if that was a screw on the trumpet? I just figured out it is the black marks on the sheet music below the trumpet and not part of trumpet at all!
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## [Gettin’ Sketchy – Lemons 03/18/2026](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-lemons-03-18-2026/4727)
**Author:** [@tracidraws](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tracidraws)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-lemons-03-18-2026/4727 "2026-04-07T13:13:31Z")
Well, here’s a different thing. I don’t even own soft pastels. I’ve never drawn with any pastels for that matter. I have used PanPastels for backgrounds and pastel pencils for transferring images but that’s it. This dra…
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## [My versions of Peewee the Peacock](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-versions-of-peewee-the-peacock/4711)
**Author:** [@TLP](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/TLP)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-versions-of-peewee-the-peacock/4711 "2026-04-03T23:56:08Z")
Hello, Although finished months ago I am finally posting my interpretations of Peewee. I started a separate thread as I did Peewee in two versions. First, I did a 6 x 9 colored pencil drawing starting with Faber-Cast…
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## [Trying to access the new live session](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/trying-to-access-the-new-live-session/4733)
**Author:** [@Creativejan](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Creativejan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/trying-to-access-the-new-live-session/4733 "2026-03-30T20:45:13Z")
How can I watch the new live lesson
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## [Raven in Charcoal](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/raven-in-charcoal/4724)
**Author:** [@tracidraws](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tracidraws)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/raven-in-charcoal/4724 "2026-03-30T20:32:39Z")
I’ve only done the “Basic Forms” lesson in the “Charcoal Drawing Course” so I really have no idea what I am doing here but I couldn’t wait to see how charcoal works with details so I thought I would play around with it. …
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## ["Landscape" - Watercolor Pencils Lesson](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/landscape-watercolor-pencils-lesson/4731)
**Author:** [@tracidraws](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tracidraws)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/landscape-watercolor-pencils-lesson/4731 "2026-03-25T17:19:53Z")
What a fun lesson! Totally new experience for me again as this is the first “loose” thing I’ve ever done. I strayed far from the reference photo and the intended composition, but I was just trying out all the new media, …
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## [What are your thoughts drafting table ot table](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-drafting-table-ot-table/4726)
**Author:** [@Creativejan](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Creativejan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-drafting-table-ot-table/4726 "2026-03-21T12:33:39Z")
I am thinking of getting a new table in my art space , right now I have a few standing easels and a flat table . What are your thoughts on a table with a tiltable board . Which to you prefer and why ?
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## [When life hands you lemons… GS 3/18](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/when-life-hands-you-lemons-gs-3-18/4725)
**Author:** [@HarleysMom](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/HarleysMom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/when-life-hands-you-lemons-gs-3-18/4725 "2026-03-20T17:54:32Z")
Good fun, as always. I was a fan of Matt’s painterly practice lemons- but if it’s not uptight, it’s not mine. Here is the proof of that. Might try again….
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## [How to keep a soft pastel underpainting from curling up the paper, does anyone know?](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/how-to-keep-a-soft-pastel-underpainting-from-curling-up-the-paper-does-anyone-know/4722)
**Author:** [@Freddy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Freddy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/how-to-keep-a-soft-pastel-underpainting-from-curling-up-the-paper-does-anyone-know/4722 "2026-03-16T23:58:29Z")
soft pastel underpainting
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## [Gettin Sketchy duck](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-duck/4702)
**Author:** [@jenlen65](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/jenlen65)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-duck/4702 "2026-03-16T17:32:40Z")
From Gettin Sketchy Named my duck Disco
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## [Week 5 Drawing boot camp 2.0](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/week-5-drawing-boot-camp-2-0/4697)
**Author:** [@StellaR](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/StellaR)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/week-5-drawing-boot-camp-2-0/4697 "2026-03-16T15:10:04Z")
The chat froze at some point. But I got it done. Here is my apple. I’m proud of this one, I signed it.
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## [Gettin Sketchy Duck march](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-duck-march/4703)
**Author:** [@junenez](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/junenez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-duck-march/4703 "2026-03-16T14:59:05Z")
I might have to try this one again - maybe in pastels. It is so cute. Not thrilled with what I got done last night but here it is.
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## [Gettin Sketchy Helmet White Charcoal Black Paper](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-helmet-white-charcoal-black-paper/4710)
**Author:** [@junenez](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/junenez)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-helmet-white-charcoal-black-paper/4710 "2026-03-16T14:54:27Z")
I probably could have spent more time but this was fun
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## [My First Attempt at Charcoal](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-first-attempt-at-charcoal/4719)
**Author:** [@tracidraws](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tracidraws)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-first-attempt-at-charcoal/4719 "2026-03-16T11:41:11Z")
Today I started “The Charcoal Drawing Course”. Wow, is this different. Charcoal is NOT graphite. Charcoal paper is NOT Patstelmat. Because they both seemed similar at first, I I kept trying to make them work that way. H…
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## [One Hour Daily value sketches](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/one-hour-daily-value-sketches/4712)
**Author:** [@TLP](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/TLP)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/one-hour-daily-value-sketches/4712 "2026-03-15T00:59:33Z")
Hello, I have been doing a daily sketch with graphite and white charcoal. I try to keep it to 1 hour daily and if I don’t finish I don’t finish. Sometimes, if the reference is difficult I will work on it for two days …
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## [Bootcamp 2.0 a new page for us](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bootcamp-2-0-a-new-page-for-us/4705)
**Author:** [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bootcamp-2-0-a-new-page-for-us/4705 "2026-03-09T18:36:52Z")
For those of you who are catching up here is a new page to add your bootcamp art! Sometimes I get more than 3 comments which is the limit…haven’t figured out how to send more than one reply each page?
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## [Week 3, Drawing Boot Camp 2.0](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/week-3-drawing-boot-camp-2-0/4689)
**Author:** [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/week-3-drawing-boot-camp-2-0/4689 "2026-03-09T18:14:09Z")
My garlic. Almost got into the shadows and decided to just let the drawing stand alone. I’m surprised at the accuracy of my drawing but pleased!
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## [Mushroom getting sketchy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/mushroom-getting-sketchy/4643)
**Author:** [@jenlen65](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/jenlen65)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/mushroom-getting-sketchy/4643 "2026-03-03T18:54:09Z")
I luckily had the same brand of pencils, so it was easy to follow along. Really enjoyed this. I think if I was to do it again, I’d make the colors more saturated.
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## [Getting Sketchy 2/25-Snowboarder](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-2-25-snowboarder/4694)
**Author:** [@HarleysMom](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/HarleysMom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-2-25-snowboarder/4694 "2026-03-02T18:09:51Z")
I did this a few days later, this is about an hour. I used gray Pastel paper as that’s what I had, the heavy tooth was a challenge.
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## [Drawing Bootcamp 2.0 week 1](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/drawing-bootcamp-2-0-week-1/4677)
**Author:** [@StellaR](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/StellaR)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/drawing-bootcamp-2-0-week-1/4677 "2026-02-10T01:40:37Z")
I warned you all that my “imagination” skills weren’t all there. But this is definitely a start. It can only get better, yeah? :grin:
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## [Maybe a topic could be "Something I'd like to draw"](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/maybe-a-topic-could-be-something-id-like-to-draw/4628)
**Author:** [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/maybe-a-topic-could-be-something-id-like-to-draw/4628 "2026-02-08T20:05:21Z")
This is a photos we took where my Brothers ashes were buried. And this blue image appeared and up close you can see an image of my brother in this blue chalice. Even took it to a priest to show him and he’d never seen…
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## [Getting Sketchy ~ WOLF](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-wolf/4415)
**Author:** [@HarleysMom](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/HarleysMom)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-wolf/4415 "2026-01-30T23:58:35Z")
So nice to be back! I am glad Matt and Ashley take time to refresh- but I’m happy to have them back for GSL. This one was fun. I tried to stay loose but got tight as usual and lost under the belly because I didn’t get…
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## [Charcoal Landscape Where to Begin](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/charcoal-landscape-where-to-begin/4675)
**Author:** [@gandalfz](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/gandalfz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/charcoal-landscape-where-to-begin/4675 "2026-01-29T02:46:24Z")
I want to learn charcoal for landscapes. and there are a number of lessons here What is the best curriculum?
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## [I before E and A is for Apple](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/i-before-e-and-a-is-for-apple/4629)
**Author:** [@HarleysMom](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/HarleysMom)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/i-before-e-and-a-is-for-apple/4629 "2026-01-24T18:43:24Z")
This was a fun one! Of course, I think they are all fun. Let’s see those apples!
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