One of the courtroom sketch artists tasked with covering Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial, Christine Cornell, revealed what it’s like to participate in the high-profile legal proceedings.

“You want to have a really accurate drawing that really resembles them, and you want to capture a little bit of the dynamic of the courtroom,” Cornell said on the Thursday, June 5, episode of Dateline’s “True Crime Weekly” podcast. “For the most part, I get a lot of affirmation.”

Cornell, who illustrates approximately three to six drawings each day, even got a subtle stamp of approval from Diddy’s mom, Janice Combs.

“Puffy Combs’ mom is sitting behind me, and she tapped me on the shoulder and gave me a thumbs-up,” Cornell said. “She likes the way I’m drawing her son. I said, ‘Well, ma’am, do you mind if I dra

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