Very often, secondary art students feel most comfortable drawing from photographs or images they find in books or magazines. Although the author does find these drawing experiences play an important role in the introduction to drawing, and that these images keep students interested in art, it is important to encourage lessons in drawing from life. The author dedicates an entire unit to drawing from life in her advanced art course. These projects include drawing a still life of meaningful objects, drawing an interior or exterior space, an expressive hand(s) drawing and--one of her favorite assignments--drawing a reflective object. In the reflective object project described in this article, students capture the look of metal.