Another woeful reaction from the group over cross hatching! 'Too hard!' Well, can I just say the results are some of my favourite yet, as you'll see from this endless line-up of favourites. So many to choose from! Bettina Dodson Christina Booth Detta Tea Heidi Cooper Irving, age 6 Jennifer Bell Jess, age 12 Judy Watson Kate Bouman Nicky Johnston Ramona Davey Stephanie Owen Reeder Susan Hall Tanya Hempson Toni Griffiths

Remember that Japanese comedian who set the internet on fire with a song about a pineapple apple pen? Now, there's a Kabuki version.

Learn 6 different ways to draw an apple (one might surprise you). Then, add color with a few simple watercolor techniques.

Dora Carrington (British, 1893-1932), Naked Figures in an Apple-Loft. Pencil, pen and black ink, 10¾ x 8½in.