Trying to apply the lessons I'm learning from watching Stan and Cesar Santos.

Redoing this fun assignment.

Level 2 ish The main focus of this picture is shading with pencil and tools. I re-watched the lesson with Cesar Santos for inspiration. I have very little practice with, you know, real world tools. I clicked "undo" several times but ...

level 1 - 5 values, sharp edges, digital Two approaches: 1. Focus on plane changes, hopefully to enhance 3D appearance. (5 values evenly distributed) 2. Focus on interesting shapes. Only the darkest and lightest values have fine details. (2 values near the dark end, 3 values near the light end) (I'm still amazed at how bright the small bit of white in #2 is where it's surrounded by dark values. I know I shouldn't be.)

Applying the lessons from the critique. Digital, but used the tools in pencil paper "mode".

My three common mistakes are 1) too much contour 2) too much detail (relates to first) 3) tend to draw the center line "in the center" even when it clearly is not in the center.

self critique on attempt #2. I had improved all three of my weaknesses on this attempt. But still way off on terminator and cast shadow

self critique on attempt #1

My efforts this morning.

Hey Michael, here is mine. That's the first time Im sending an assignement, thank you so much for those precious contents. I'm a big fan of your pedagogy.