Just as I finished the second drawing of James Crossfield, I met up with my parents to show the work I've done.

They know that I did my best to make the work darker than the last drawing I did and added a little more detail in this drawing, but I've been told that they have got some else to help with the drawing the want it to be. This is what I've been shown.

New drawing of James Crossfield:

I must admit, this work is a lot better than mine but I'm a bit disappointed because I made a lot of effort and spare time from my work shifts to make the drawings and the image I was given to work on was not clear of dark enough to see the detail of this man.

Two lesson learnt from this. One, from old pictures and photos before my time, they sometimes be very clear to see everything in detail. And two the next time if I were to try it again I will be going the dots from the last drawing I did very carefully to make it much darker.

Better luck next time.

The other week I was finally able to go to a printing shop in Lancaster, and make an A3 copies of James Crossfield. I'm glad to get copies, but I'm unsure of the paper that's printed it out (it's been printed in plain paper), I think using cartridge paper will have a better effect.

​I'm planning to make more copies again with cartridge paper this time and then, when I go over the dotted-work that I've done from the previous drawing my mum (Sarah) and I will decide which of these are the best work I've for the new pub in Arnside.

While helping my parents (Matt and Sarah) build a new bar and cafe in Arnside, my mother has given me a task of my art skills whenever I'm free from work. She wants to draw over a picture of a man named James Crossfield.

Image of the man (James Crossfield):

How my mother want to do with this picture is use drawing pen (black) and creating a billon dots from light to tonal dark. This is how she wants it.

Progress of the Drawing:

By the time I got bit the picture dottily drawn over I asked my mother what was it for? and she told me that when she was looking at the archives of Arnside's history from the local library that this man was a founder member of the building we are working and it use to local supermarket in the village. This is was most interesting fact that me and my family have learn while and living in Arnside and discovering it's secrets.

The final piece of the drawing:

Later when me and my mother are free anything, we'll be printing the picture again (with the work I've done over it) in A3 size paper to make it darker.