I know this lesson was intended mostly for traditional materials, but I thought it would be an interesting challenge to see how much of it I could apply digitally. The first page is me experimenting with the round mixing brush in CSP. I discovered that it does not blend very smoothly - you can decent results if you go over and over and over the same area, but it's very time-consuming. The second page is me trying out a bunch of different brushes, most of them CSP default brushes. I tried messing with the brush settings as well as my pen's pressure sensitivity. My biggest takeaway was that digital brushes are absolutely not born equal when it comes to blending. Some of them blend really nicely, but most of them just overlay the second stroke on top of the first, making it basically impossible to fill an area evenly. Thankfully I did discover a few good brushes. Gouache was my favorite! Page 3 is me making boxes and torsos with the Gouache brush. After all my practice I feel like I still have a hard time making things feel 3D. Further research is needed.

Need to slow down more and give myself time to check my work before making the darker marks. The explanation on the rotator cuff bumps and bulging areas confused me. Gotta rewatch that.