How about a battleship...

"What should we do today?"

"Does Mobzilla look exactly like Godzilla?" he asked.

"I don't know. Let me look it up," I said casually. I actually had no idea what he was talking about, but I didn't want to seem out of touch. "No, he doesn't look the same to me." I handed him the iPhone.

After browsing for a while, he suggested, "How about the Ender Dragon?"

"What's that?" I asked. I don't know much about Minecraft.

"You'll see."

Before he showed me, however, he switched gears and suggested, "How about a battleship?"

We had done a funky artistic rendition of a battleship back in September, but I figured why not try another. I think he picked this scene because of all the action in it. It all took a lot longer than I expected it to. Plus, I found it difficult to manage the proportions and perspective. This is one where I was happy to put the Sharpie down and call it finished.

Another Kind of Jet

Another Kind of Jet

"What's for the snack sack today?"

"A jet."

"We've already done a jet." He's really starting to repeat himself.

"Another kind of jet." I figured there are definitely lots of different jets to draw so I did the search and handed him my iPhone.

He looked for a long time then said, "You pick daddy." That was odd. I took a look for myself and noticed that there weren't many good options for jet drawings. We scrolled together agreeing that none were suitable. We had a good laugh at a picture of a shower jet in the mix.

I tried a search with "F-14" and that turned up better options. I focussed a lot on this one trying to get all the proportions right and it shows. My attention and my mood both make a big difference to the quality.

Jet

Jet

"I'm out of ideas."

"It's Monday. You should be full of ideas."

"Oooh, I know! A jet!" he exclaimed a second later looking at his toy Air Force jet on the kitchen table.

I did a Google image search and handed him my iPhone as always.

"They're all so cool! I don't know which one to pick."

I actually wasn't thrilled with his choice over the other options, but oh well, I don't pick them.

He had no reaction today when I showed him the finished product. That's was disappointing. To top that off, I forgot to take a picture of it. As soon as I got back home, I sent his teacher an email asking her to track it down. I asked her to make sure it ended up in his backpack and not in the trash as it normally does. Luckily, he did bring it home. I was relieved not to have lost the record of this one.