Value Scale in Pencil Pencil For the value scale, we drew boxes, and then filled each box in with a value, each lighter than the last. It got difficult around the 3rd lightest value, because they all looked the same. We also had to do an ombre of values. I found that much easier and just went back and forth with my pencil, decreasing the pressure as I went along.
Value Scale in Pen Micron pen For our second value scale, we did the same thing as the first. This time it was even harder to get light values because my pen was just already dark. I again found the ombre of values easier and faster to do.
Sphere One (upper right) Pencil We had to draw a sphere without a reference, and this was the best I could do at the time. After I finished most of the sphere, I moved on to the shadow and even drew a weird table thing underneath. Although the sphere is definitely not my best work, I think the table ruins it a little.
Sphere Two (last row, second column) Pencil This time, we watched a video tutorial for how to shade the sphere. I think this one is much better than the other sphere. We also had a reference, so that may have had something to do with it.
Narwhal Stuffed Animal Sketch in Pen Ballpoint pen We had to find an object to draw and then draw it without making an outline, so just with values. I liked this kind of exercise. I find it much harder to draw things with just an outline, and drawing with just values wasn't very hard. Wherever there was any shadow, I just made some hatches, and that helped me get an idea of where each part of the narwhal was on the page.
Drum Life Sketches Ballpoint pen The first drum is a sketch with an outline and values, but I couldn't look at the page. That's why it looks so strange. I started with the top and just went down slowly. We also couldn't pick out pen up from the paper, so I had to go over each line to get to the rest of the drum on the paper. The second is the same thing except I could look at the paper. The third one is just an outline, but I still couldn't look at the paper or pick up the pen.
Fruit Still Life Watercolor pencil (no water) We were given a photo and we picked a section of the photo to draw. I started with the cut grapefruit and orange in the middle. Once I'd sketched out the outline, I filled out the bright orange and red part that you eat. I made the edges darker than the rest. Then, I filled in the back part. I worked on the lemon for a while and then drew in the cloth. I was told that I had to fill the entire page, so I started working on the spiky fruit and the other grapefruit. My spiky fruit does not have enough dimension.
Porsche 911 Drawing (RETRO!!!!) Watercolor pencil (no water) The car we were drawing was a sort of off-white, and we were told that we couldn't just leave it blank. I used a little bit of a light peach color, but I mostly just filled in the car with a white color pencil, which gave me an off-white color. Once I'd filled in my outline, I added a few values and started to work on the interior of the car. I did a little bit of the grass in the background with three shades of green. I never finished the drawing.
Sketch of Dog with Ballpoint Pen Ballpoint pen Since we had to do a life drawing, I decided to do my dog. I prefer drawing with a pen because I hate blending with a pencil. My dog didn't sit still very long, so right as I got to the end of the sketch I had to stop. I drew out his basic outline and then colored most of him a mid-tone, going in after to darken some areas.
Sketch of Dad with Same Ballpoint Pen Ballpoint pen Because my dog got up and ran away, I had to convince my dad to stand there while I drew him. I used a pen again because it was the same day. I sketched out the outline first, then went in with the values. The whole sketch took me about ten minutes. I had to draw fast because my dad wanted to leave to pick up our lunch.
Color Drawing of Dad with Watercolor Pencils Watercolor pencil (no water) After a solid three minutes of pleading, my dad agreed to stand in front of me while i drew him again. This time, it took me about 20 minutes. I did the same thing as last time: sketched out the outline, then filled in the basic color, then went over that with values. I'm pretty happy with the shoes. I think they look okay.
Color Drawing of Mom in Front of Table and Dyson Fan Watercolor pencil (no water) This time, I decided to ask my mom if I could draw her because my dad was getting annoyed. I drew out her outline and then started working on her jeans. After about ten minutes, I finished the jeans and shoes. This drawing was the hardest because my mom was wearing light blue/grey jeans, and I didn't have any color like that. I finally moved onto her jacket and face. I had about five minutes left when I remembered I had to draw a background, so I quickly sketched it in and added some color.
Another Sketch- This Time of a Ballet Dancer Vine charcoal I wanted to do a quick charcoal drawing, and I like drawing ballet dancer for some reason. I looked up a photo and went to work on the outline. I had to do some adjusting on the torso, as it was a little long at first. I filled in the tutu first. I made several lines going away from her and then blended it out. Once I'd done that, I realized I wanted some of the lines to be visible, so I made more lines and blended them slightly with my finger. I made a few strokes on the parts of the arms and legs with shadow, and I blended them slightly so that the rest of the limbs got a little bit of value as well. I drew in her bun and made it the darkest value in the sketch, and then I made a large shadow on her neck and chin. I also signed it and wrote the date so that I can look at it in ten years and either be impressed or ashamed with my past self.