I see improvement as well! You might want to try drawing a value box scale somewhere on your page so that you can establish your 5 values, and practice getting the technique down (pen pressure, stroke direction) for them. Your values are better in your 2nd try, but I would suggest getting more even coverage with your strokes so that the values read more clearly :) Great work!

I definitely see the improvement on your 2nd try! The values read a lot clearer and I can only see 4 values in your first one, but you got that 5th one in on your 2nd attempt .Your shading is also a lot more uniform and less chaotic :) Nice work!

Nice job! Don't beat yourself up, just remember that any drawing you do is still practice and the fact that you created anything is great! So I think the problem lies in your reference. The lighting is very stark, and doesn't provide much value variation. It's hard to find the "in between" values on it. I would suggest trying the pear image downloads provided on the lesson! They have more shape to them and it's a bit easier to differentiate the values. Also, drawing in a value box scale somewhere on your page can help you establish your 5 values and find what shading technique (amount of pressure, direction of strokes) works best for you. Right now I only see 4 values in your drawing. And lastly, don't forget to use straight lines only; we're just simplifying what we see in this project. Keep up the good work!

Welcome, Yucki! I'm happy to see your passion and excitement for drawing! Nice work on your pear, you captures the planes very nicely and the values look great! All I could note is that for this project a dark outline isn't needed, and that outside edge of the pear should be the same as the value it contains! Great work! :)

Try drawing in a value box scale! It will help establish your 5 values, and practice how much pressure is needed for each one as well as that even coverage you're looking for.

Very normal, especially when you're learning new concepts, or deepening your understanding of a concept. Think of it like the task manager on your computer- when you're running a big program, it takes up most of the processing power and makes the rest of the programs run slower or stall. Simplifying on it's own is a difficult process, combined with eyeballing accurate proportions, pencil control for shading and good lines, it's a lot to juggle! As you practice each component, develop skills and muscle memory, you'll be able to 'run' them simultaneously. Overworking a drawing can result in inaccuracy too. Sometimes it's better to spend less time and do multiple separate iterations than try to tweak one drawing for a long time to get it right.

Looking good! Don't forget to keep all of your edges in straight lines, looks like you rounded the pear contour some!