I attempted this drawing using color which was harder than I tgiught. Proportion is better but not great.

Proportion is way off. I hope to get help with that. I really enjoy sketching and would love to get better at it. I pay much more attention to detail and shadows sketching than I do in in looking at a photo, especially in the feathering.

I haven’t tried to draw in at least 38 years. This was very satisfying, and I like how it drew my attention to the smallest details.

I really enjoyed drawing the Yellow Warbler. I just started sketching two months ago and I've learned the basic techniques of looking for shapes, etc. So, with this in mind, I drew 2 circles for the bird - one for the body and one for the head and then sketched from there. I drew the branch and leaves as well. I tried not to see anything as a challenge, just tried to draw what I saw. I certainly have a lot to improve on, however, all of this I'm doing for me so I'm not trying to be perfect. Just working on getting proportions and placement correct so it actually looks like a bird to me. I certainly wouldn't have noticed the branch the bird was sitting on, the lighting, etc. Wouldn't have noticed the positioning of the feet, things like that. I certainly would've just noticed the bright yellow of the bird, not the black in the wings or the rust in the body. And, scrolling through other's notes and drawings, I'm really impressed with the various methods and thought processes of others. 

I really enjoyed working on this drawing and am looking forward to the next lessons.  I used to draw and paint alot but have been away from it for too long.  I just used a #2 and a 6B pencil and made notes on color.  Drawing from the photo gave me a chance to really study the bird and it's posture on the branch.  I did not want to use color, just wanted to focus on the image and get the drawing structured well.

1. I just drew a simple sketch, for I only have a thick 6B pencil at the moment, and I am not confident of using colors to be honest. Drawing from the photo provides more time observing and drawing, no pressure on quick sketching or remembering the details. On the other hand, it captures more details than my eyes, which makes me hesitating on what to keep and what to leave. 2. From observing the photo, I pay more attention to the tiny details that give the bird its overall feel. For example, I realize the soft, blurry streak on its breast is made up by the fluff; and the folded flight feather are straight and solid, composing the clear stripes on the back. The exercise also make me realize that I need to find my ways to express those feelings, and find my strategies to decide on what details to keep and what not to. I think this actually inform me more about the birds, and help me with future nature journaling.

This was my first try. I will try another, but I was excited to get started. When I started, I realized that finding the spot to begin on the page was more difficult than I thought. The scale was off. Thank goodness for erasers. I liked the detail of the photograph; however, drawing the detail was a challenge. I'm looking forward to learning more.

Hard to know where to start and stop my pencil. I was really nervous and insecure about my drawing. I probably wouldn’t have noticed the lines on the bird breast. I think so but seemed a bit overwhelming. drawing was difficult but I’m sharing it. I didn’t use colors and just tried for the basic bird shape

This drawing is terrible LOL. I'm using some color as well. The drawing part wasn't so bad but I stuck to basic shapes rather than details. The ratio of the details is so hard. The changing hues of orange/yellow in the legs and the olive/black progression along the back are more clear when having to draw them. Also... the bill.. is it dark grey or black?? How do I clearly differentiate the upper and lower mandible with the light reflection?? .didn't even attempt the leaves or branches... .. discouraging for sure.

I really enjoyed my first drawing of this course! My color pencils don't do justice to the brilliant yellow of this lovely bird. This motivates me to learn using watercolors. I am glad there is a photo for me to look at, as it would be impossible for me to draw a bird that would not stand still for more than a few seconds. Drawing this bird helped me notice the details such as the stripes on her belly, instead of only seeing yellow warblers as lovely yellow birds. As I progress through this course, hopefully I will learn to take more meaningful notes.

I'm doing the course with my son, and we had a great time drawing together. In my case, it was great the exercise of drawing the warbler before starting the course, with the expectations of what I will learn. My son found the warbler position a little difficult. Greetings from Chile!

I felt nervous about drawing the photo - I knew that my drawing wouldn't match the vision in my mind. The colouring was fun and came easily. I was trying to replicate the branches and leaves exactly, and that was very challenging. The drawing made me pay attention to all the small details, like the lichen on the bark, and the hole in one of the leaves, and the variety of colours on this small bird.

I was nervous about trying this - my drawing skills are weak at best.  I liked drawing from the photo because the subject didn't move, but then there was no excuse for missing the finer details like how his feet were holding on to the branch.  My proportions are way off.  I thought the details in the leaves and the bark on the branch added feeling to the photo - but trying to capture that in the drawing was overwhelming.

I was unhappy with my first try and made another attempt. I was more diligent with observation and I see the improvement between my first and second try. A closer inspection of areas made a difference and having an image was ideal way to see details particularly colorways.

At the beginning it will be more an english language lesson than a bird drawing course, but I will try it. To start drawing is more difficult than take a simple photo. Drawing I discover much more details. It is even a bird we do not have in Switzerland, anyway. No risk no fun.

1. it was easier than trying to draw moving bird. Stationary bird allowed more ability to examine details and see proportions.  Challenging because I felt I wasn't able to draw accurately at times and had trouble once made a mistake- for example- the bill.  Might not have noticed the layers of yellow and black in the wings. Would lose some of the detail on a moving bird or one that you only got to see briefly.

1. The subject didn't move! 2. Drawing the feet challenging. 3. Noticed the directions of the feathers. 4. Different kinds of feathers: straight, fluffy, stiff, etc.

I'm not at all confident about my drawing and find it a real challenge. I undoubtably noticed far more about the detail of the Yellow Warbler than I did from just looking at the picture and I'm surprised by how quickly the time goes when I'm absorbed in the drawing.  Hopefully by the end of the course the next version will look very different.