small value thumbnails, 2b

Bigger value sketch with level 2A. This is probably too complicated.

Very small thumbnails, level 2A. I didn’t make the bigger sketch

Here is my level 2b

Here is my level 1A. I’ve put a value scale at the bottom

A bunch of helpful tips for this project

Here are my NOTAN Master studies. I tried to stay with 2 values plus the “white” of the page but by Rembrandt, I was going into 3 values plus “white.”

This is level 1. I drew on Borden & Riley #280 paper, which has some texture (“tooth”.) The first row is graphite, #s 2H, 2B, and 4B. I love graphite pencils, colored pencils, and ballpoint pen. The second and third rows are ballpoint pen, which is unforgiving on this paper but I tried anyway. Line didn’t work well at all so I tried scrumbling (is that a word?) Still, the lighter values are really difficult with this combination so I used a Staedtler Mars plastic eraser with the dirty bits shaved off to remove some ink in the 3rd, 5th, and 6th values in the third row

Visual memory games, level 2 figures jpg. 4

Visual memory games, level 2 figures jpg. 5