Sketching for Grade 6!
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Charcoal Sketching:

Fantasy Dragon
Fantasy Dragon copyright Joanne Howard 2025
NEW 2025/2026!

Flying fantasy Dragon!

Charcoal
Difficulty ****
HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!

Gr. 4-7
 

Sea Otter

Indigenous wildlife! Adorable as well!


Charcoal:
Difficulty **


Gr. 3-7

Giza
Giza

The Pyramids at Giza.

Charcoal:

Difficulty ****
HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!

Gr. 4-7

Fort Langley
Fort Langley

Historic Fort Langley

Charcoal:

Difficulty **

Gr. 2-7
Homestead


  Homestead in charcoal with fabulous forest background.

Charcoal:

Difficulty ****
HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!

Gr. 3-7
Tree with Raven


  The spooky tree with landing Raven!

Charcoal:

Difficulty **

Gr. 2-7

Tree House

Simple perspective and a cool treehouse too!

Charcoal:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

White Rhino
White Rhino copyright Joanne Howard 2015

Endangered wild White Rhinoceros!

Charcoal:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7
Panda
Panda copyright Joanne Howard 2016

  Fluffy Giant Panda! Endangered species and fan favorite.

Charcoal:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 3-7

Eagle

Our majestic Bald Eagle!

Charcoal
Difficulty ****
HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!

Gr. 4-7

Reef Shark

  SHAAAARK!

Charcoal:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 3-7



Wax Crayon Sketching:

Cat
OP Cat copyright Joanne Howard 2023

Marvelous sketchy cat!

Wax Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Cat (B&W)
OP Cat B&W copyright Joanne Howard 2023

Black & white sketchy cat!

Wax Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7
Panda
Panda copyright Joanne Howard 2016
  Fluffy Giant Panda! Endangered species and fan favorite.

 
Wax Crayon:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 3-7

Fantasy Dragon
Fantasy Dragon copyright Joanne Howard 2025
NEW 2025/2026!

Flying fantasy Dragon!

Black Wax Crayon
Difficulty ****
HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!

Gr. 4-7

White Rhino
White Rhino copyright Joanne Howard 2015
Endangered wild White Rhinoceros!

Wax Crayon:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Tree House

Simple perspective and a cool treehouse too!

Wax Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Sea Otter

Indigenous wildlife! Adorable as well!

Wax Crayon:
Difficulty **

Gr. 2-7
Fort Langley
Fort Langley
Historic Fort Langley

Wax Crayon:
Difficulty **

Gr. 2-7
Homestead

  Homestead in charcoal with fabulous forest background.

Wax Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 3-7

Reef Shark

  SHAAAARK!

Wax Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 3-7

Eagle

Our majestic Bald Eagle!

Wax Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 4-7



Pen & Ink Sketching:

Medieval Castle

  History! Fantasy! Excellent penmanship.
Pen & Ink:
Difficulty ****
HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!

Gr. 5-7

Cactus
P&I Cactus copyright Joanne Howard 2019
 
Saguaro Cactus & Agave in a simple desert landscape.

Pen & Ink:
Difficulty **

Gr. 1-7

Eiffel Tower
OP Eiffel Tower copyright Joanne Howard 2023

Tour Eiffel! Parisian Icon!


Pen & Ink:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 4-7


Pencil & Graded Pencil Sketching:

Fantasy Dragon
Fantasy Dragon copyright Joanne Howard 2025
NEW 2025/2026!

Flying fantasy Dragon!

Graded Drawing Pencils
Difficulty ****

Pencil Sketching:
Difficulty ****

HIGH CHALLENGE LEVEL!

Gr. 4-7

Panda
Panda copyright Joanne Howard 2016

  Fluffy Giant Panda! Endangered species and fan favorite.

Pencil Sketching:
Difficulty **

 Graded Drawing Pencils:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 3-7

Tree House

Simple perspective and a cool treehouse too!

Graded Drawing Pencils:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7


Homestead

  Homestead in charcoal with fabulous forest background.


 Graded Drawing Pencils:
Difficulty ***


Gr. 3-7
Sea Otter

Indigenous wildlife! Adorable as well!

Graded Drawing Pencils:
Difficulty **


Gr. 3-7



Pencil Crayon Sketching:

Waterscape
Waterscape copyright Joanne Howard 2024

Paint a beautiful BC valley! This popular lesson begins with a dot and four lines!

Pencil Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 1-7

Beachscape
Beachscape copyright Joanne Howard 2024
Can’t wait to get to the beach?

Pencil Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Lighthouse
Lighthouse copyright Joanne Howard 2024
Lighthouse seascape!

Pencil Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 1-7


Hummingbird
Hummingbird copyright Joanne Howard 2024
  Anna's Hummingbird in flight!

 
Pencil Crayon:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 3-7

Great Blue Heron
Heron copyright Joanne Howard 2024
Great Blue Heron in a wetland paradise!

 Pencil Crayon:
Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

Steller's Jay

  BC's provincial bird!
Pencil Crayon:

Difficulty ***

Gr. 2-7

 

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shows how many difficult concepts & techniques are explored.


* 1 STAR
is very easy.


** 2 STARS
is average to easy.


*** 3 STARS
is challenging but not too hard.

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**** 4 STARS
is really challenging!

***** 5 STARS is VERY, VERY, VERY difficult... almost impossible. Not for the faint of heart. (advanced art students only)
A full 1.5 hours of working time will be needed!