image vs dessin

Question

I used the word "dessin" and it was marked incorrect and replaced with image.  In the same text, in the next sentence, I used "image" and it was marked incorrect and replaced with dessin!

Accepted Answer

Hi Ann,
The first sentence is -
We are drawing Easter pictures = Nous dessinons des images de Pâques 
Here is the word picture is more general and means a 'reproduction visuelle d'un objet réel'.
In the second example -
I colour the pretty drawings = je colorie les jolis dessins
un dessin is something you have drawn (or that someone else has drawn).
 
So the words used in each example are correct.

Answer

le dessin -- drawingl'image -- picture, i.e., what is showin in a drawing.