Hello, @Morgan Weistling ! I've just started the course and have enjoyed it a lot so far! I know this is a spot for posting the assignment, but before I actually do it, I just wanted to ask you a question: for this grey scale demo, are you using walnut oil mixed into the paint you have in your palette? I see in the video that you dip your brush in a bucket (pretty sure that's walnut oil), but I just wanted to make sure, as it seems to make a big difference in terms of how much the paint runs/flows on the canvas. Also, is this the way you would start an actual painting, thinking in terms of fat over lean, considering adding walnut oil right in the first layer would make the paint "fatter"? Or am I getting those concepts wrong? Haha Thank you so much, in advance, for your time and the effort to put together such a valuable course!

Hey, guys! How's it going? This is my first post here (kinda missed the other assignments, but I'm trying to keep up with the lessons now!). For this one, I used as references two pin-up girl illustrations made by Gil Elvgren, because I think his figure drawings/paintings are amazing (also, I really love his work and have been wanting to do studies of his style for a while now. So, it seemed like a great opportunity). Still have a hard time painting cloth, though... As far as the layers go, I separated the figure from the lights and shadows using clipping masks. The same was done with the clothing and some objects. As a finishing touch, I added some accessories (mostly jewelry), with a little glowing effect (using color dodge). @Jon Neimeister, I really love the lessons so far. I feel like following the way you organize the values - one for the background, one for the figure and one or more for the other elements - made a huge difference on these studies. One more thing: I know people always think about the brushes used. So, for both paintings, I was trying out a brush from a (free) pack that I got last week made by an artist called "Daarken", combined with the standard airbrush that comes with Procreate. If anyone's interested in that brush, feel free to reach out. I'll be glad to help you out (not sure if I'm allowed to post a link here, so I won't take the risk)! Really looking forward to the next lessons and to connect with everyone!