Here are my level 2 studies. I found the 10 minute study theory most helpful because I wa forced to relax and not fuss as much. 5 minutes is not enough time!

Here is my level 1 sphere. I followed the demo and this took me an hour (not including a break.). I didn’t make the shadow dark enough in the very beginning. I was obsessed with getting a good sphere. What is most interesting (and distressing) to me is that my very weak eyes will never give me enough information to do this. I really have to know how to create this from lots of knowledge and imagination.

small value thumbnails, 2b

Bigger value sketch with level 2A. This is probably too complicated.

Very small thumbnails, level 2A. I didn’t make the bigger sketch

Here is my level 2b

Here is my level 1A. I’ve put a value scale at the bottom

A bunch of helpful tips for this project

Here are my NOTAN Master studies. I tried to stay with 2 values plus the “white” of the page but by Rembrandt, I was going into 3 values plus “white.”

This is level 1. I drew on Borden & Riley #280 paper, which has some texture (“tooth”.) The first row is graphite, #s 2H, 2B, and 4B. I love graphite pencils, colored pencils, and ballpoint pen. The second and third rows are ballpoint pen, which is unforgiving on this paper but I tried anyway. Line didn’t work well at all so I tried scrumbling (is that a word?) Still, the lighter values are really difficult with this combination so I used a Staedtler Mars plastic eraser with the dirty bits shaved off to remove some ink in the 3rd, 5th, and 6th values in the third row