Practice sketching the Statue to (subject in Jericho Locks)

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From: Under the Statue at Jericho Locks


It makes an admirable backdrop to the scene.

Unlocked with Jericho Locks Commemorative Development


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 200

  • 137 - very chancy (41%)
  • 170 - chancy (51%)
  • 204 - modest (61%)
  • 237 - very modest (71%)
  • 270 - low-risk (81%)
  • 304 - straightforward (91%)
  • 334 - straightforward (100%)

Success

Practice

[See table below.]
PainterDescription
0 - 4It's a sketch of a sculpture, and that naturally doesn't have the same effect as sketching a live model. But passers-by think it's handsome. One of them even leaves you a gift.
5 - 9It's a sketch of a sculpture, and that naturally doesn't have the same effect as sketching a live model. But passers-by recognise the quality of your line-work anyhow. One of them even leaves you a gift.
10+It's only a drawing, not a fully developed painting. […] But even such a casual effort is visibly yours – your composition, your handling of line and mass and shadow. Passers-by admire without fully understanding, and one leaves you a gift.


Failure

Serves you right for sketching in public

[See table below.]
PainterDescription
0 - 4You try to capture the charismatic elegance of this statue, but the results are disappointing. Before you can amend the proportions, a passer-by laughs at your efforts. Well!
5+You have a vision […] that emulates the line of the statue but brings its surroundings to imagined life. The results[…] are disappointing. Oh, the passers-by don't know any better. Some […] think your work is quite good. But it isn't what you meant to draw.