Here's my submission for the terminator studies. Shading came out a little bit rough since I was aiming for some quick sketches, but I think I got the concept.

Here's my work on my value group composition: both the practice thumbnails and the final drawing. I think I'm starting to do better with separating values and adding depth to form.

Level 2 attempt. Attempted to join the floaters with rivers but may have obscured the division between lights/shadows.

Second Level 1 challenge Not so bad, but I'm still not satisfied with my simplification of shadow and light shapes. Values I made look also a bit messy. I need to do value exercises more. I'd love to hear any feedback from you guys! My first challenge is here: https://www.proko.com/s/7p2D

Had a lot of fun doing this! There's a lot of it I could have executed better but I'm happy with it as a starting point.

Here's my submission for the "eggsperiments." Heh heh. I found that manipulating light sources in a dark room is very helpful for understanding how light interacts with objects.

Aubrey Hannah Goal: I am taking online courses to refine my understanding of art, as well as what it takes to create an effective piece. Shading and value are aspects of a piece that I have always had difficulty understanding, and I sincerely hope to gain a better comprehension of effective value arrangements. Challenges: Pressure control is something I have always had difficulty achieving, even handwriting in school. Another hurdle is proper photography of my work, as I feel this has always hindered my ability to express value. I also have a busy schedule as a college student that is mentally exhausting. Commitment: My commitment is to spend two days per week on practice in this course. Rather than spending time on gaming or social media, I will be disciplined to invest my time wisely. Consistency is the key to improvement, therefore I aim to study as often as possible.

Next time I won't blend as much and let more of my line work show. Also, I made the occlusion shadow a little too deep and it's misshapen a bit. I think it should be a little closer in value to the cast shadow.

Here's my level 1 (I'll do level 2 later) I didn't realize we had a reference image until just now lol I'm not sure if I made the light family too light or idk but there's something wrong. Anyway feedback is highly appreciated as always!

Reattempted the sphere shading. 1 longer time and 1 shorter time.