These are from the lessons. I plan to make some original work soon.

@BCCouches Yeah, an online walk-in gallery would've been fun (along with refreshments at show openings, haha.) Thanks for your comment on the Link sketch.

@ClassicJetterz Welcome to the thread. Nice start! I like the clean curves of the koi's body and front fins in the first painting.

It's time for the next (4th?) RANDOM CHALLANGE!

This weeks theme is Crossover Christmas Celebration!
Two or more characters from different universes (from any form of media) meet to celebrate Christmas (or any equivalent celebration)!
Use any style and techniques you want.

I won't be able to participate in challenges and post drawings/paintings very often because end of year is a little busy, but is really good to see everyone's lessons and free paintings here!
(Edited*)
First two lessons from the advanced course for now:

Hello everyone, I'm just getting this game,
I'm not really good at drawing, so I think this game would help me a lot for me to learn hehe
Here is my first drawing
http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/198045_39254739...

Anyone have lesson to share with me?
My 3DS FC : 5198-3166-6917 - jepop

Added you

Added back

@Morphtroid: I have a sketch, but it'll most likely be late (as usual lol) if I end up colouring it.

@Lilifish: Keep those paintings coming. Good job on the advanced lessons so far, I like how the drapery hangs off the jar and the lines/ridges on the jar in the 2nd painting.

Welcome as well to those who just joined the thread.

thanks for your comments, I updated the 3 links.

Who wants to add me ?

No one ?

Here, 4 new drawings :

Diego :

http://akiraken.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d5oadb6

http://akiraken.deviantart.com/art/Diego-2-343125571?q=galler...

Hilda :

http://akiraken.deviantart.com/art/Hilda-portrait-343125804?q...

Pichet and their 3 oranges :

http://akiraken.deviantart.com/art/Pichet-and-3-oranges-34312...

Ok just started the cat painting but didn't get real far:

Enjoy!

will post more of the kitty painting later!

Happy Gaming! (^_^)

@akiraken: nice render of the pitcher and oranges, terrific job smoothing the fabric folds in the foreground.

@Barbiegurl777: very good start, keep going!

No Nintendo fanservice this time, but here you go. Wonder if anyone can guess the games that the characters came from ...

One nuisance colouring with NAA, sometimes colours appear lighter on screen than when exported, I adjusted the brightness on this one. Maybe I just have a really skewed sense of lighting (haven't had this problem in C3D), it happens when using certain backgrounds (e.g. light grey, medium beige). Kind of wished the coloured pencils have smoothness and brightness settings. Using them on coloured paper feels like colouring with children's coloured pencils on a paper bag. Otherwise I really like the pencils' fine tip.

Oh my that actually looks pretty authentic!
Like a real colored pencil drawing on a real sheet of colored paper.

Awesome as usual
I can recognize the castle crasher and alien hominid. The other one I don't really know : /

@barbie: that's looking pretty good, I like the progress in the various pictures.

That reminds me....

Time for the next random challange!

This weeks theme is easy...
The drawing of the christmas past!

Try to remember a drawing you made during your childhood (not necessarily chrismas related) and remake it with your current skills.

The sky above Haleiwa, Hawaii.
Based on a photo taken by a sister-in-law in 8./11.

that is so awesome. when i do trees they look crappy lol

Thank's everybody! I'm half lazy & half trying to play other games on the side all at the same time lol that's why the cat is taking so long to draw lol sorry...

Happy Gaming! (^_^)

What material did you use to make that?

Here is something I made a long time ago, haven't drawn anything acceptable since:

It was suposed to have a baby rabbit smelling the flowers but I couldn't get the head/angle right.

I made it with pastels.

@Morphtroid: Thanks! Yeah, the other one was a stretch, it's the rogue from Realm of the Mad God. Tried Castle Crashers three weeks ago and it reminded me a little of ROTMG, so ended up putting both together. Red Knight slashes his way through everything, including their mission to get a Christmas tree. The Alien's found some holly and hasn't a clue what to do with it. The rogue ... not sure, he just looks like he needs a cider beer, if such a thing existed.

@Dinsdale: Great job! I really like the way the brushstrokes show the movement of the leaves, and the varying shades of green.

@Eldir: nice one, I like the flowers and that adorable rabbit. The Link picture was done with pastels and coloured pencils.

Yeah I'm really proud of the bunny, specially the hears.