# Gettin' Sketchy / Jack-O'-Lantern on 10-14-2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 14, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-jack-o-lantern-on-10-14-2026/4922 "2026-10-14T19:39:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-jack-o-lantern-on-10-14-2026/4922/1 "2026-10-14T19:39:59Z")
Have you noticed how many times Matt and Ashley practice before they do the actual Gettin’ Sketchy program? There is a huge advantage to this because they can figure out what materials will work best for what the project is. So before tonight’s lesson we have the reference (which I plan to do as 5x7). We also know it will be on black paper and we will use pastels. For many of us, there are a lot of options regarding paper and pastels. I decided to do some trial and error to figure out my specific materials. For the paper I will be using Canson, MiTeintes, Velvet, color: charcoal black. It’s a really nice paper that can accept a lot of layers. Layers are important so that the black background does not show thru on the bright yellow and glowing orange. Then the question of brand of pastels. I have an extra scrap of the paper I will be using and tried out several brands to get the most intense yellow on the black paper. What I decided to use: Stick pastel had the best coverage and my preferred was REMBRANDT soft pastel sticks (Lemon Yellow), and for finer detail or if I prefer a pastel pencil my favorite was Stabilo, CarbOthello (the yellow color is 1400/205). Hope this might be helpful for some of you. Terri Robichon ![IMG_0088.HEIC](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/8/88ccc17805beac68724ff8fb168d136f5288d2b4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-jack-o-lantern-on-10-14-2026/4922/2 "2026-10-15T01:15:24Z")
Hi Forum Friends - Here is my finished 5x7 drawing. I had the line drawing done before the lesson started. It took about 3 hours from start to finish. Terri Robichon ![5x7 Gettin Sketchy - done](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/f/fb456846081f958934e6fd6343015e6d722de09b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Vgentry58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f04885/32.png) [@Vgentry58](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Vgentry58)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-jack-o-lantern-on-10-14-2026/4922/3 "2026-10-15T01:34:40Z")
That looks fantastic Terri! ---
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-jack-o-lantern-on-10-14-2026/4922/4 "2026-10-15T02:08:05Z")
Thanks so much for the kind words Valerie @Vgentry58. Much appreciated. Terri ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-jack-o-lantern-on-10-14-2026/4922/5 "2026-10-15T02:14:26Z")
@robichon Absolutely wonderful!! Love the glow you created! Also love the time you took to show the prep process before the actual lesson, thanks for always being so helpful! Sonia ---
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-jack-o-lantern-on-10-14-2026/4922/6 "2026-10-15T16:56:02Z")
Hi Sonia @Meme5 This was the first time I did any preparation with material selection ahead of time, and it was worth every minute because it made a huge difference in the results I achieved. I’m going to make a habit of doing this for future Gettin’ Sketchy lessons. Terri Robichon ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-jack-o-lantern-on-10-14-2026/4922/7 "2026-10-16T17:16:03Z")
Here’s my jack-o’-lantern from gettin’ sketchy 😁 It’s on black canson miteintes touch which FYI it holds less layers of pastels than canson velvet or pastelmat if you ever decide to try it. It was fun nevertheless. I used a sennelier pastel stick for the bright orange. ![IMG_9974](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/0/0864321ca23744e3ffbedfce1463f0b175438911.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-jack-o-lantern-on-10-14-2026/4922/8 "2026-10-17T00:34:50Z")
Hi Sonia @Meme5 You totally captured the GLOW. Well done and thanks for sharing Terri