A shading exercise done in class, practicing blending light and dark, bold and soft strokes to create the shape and shadows of a drawing. I was given some feedback on the apple I sketched in photoshop. She mentioned the overall shading was solid and well constructed. She liked the charcoal brush I used and to be honest I really enjoyed the positivity of the constructive criticism. She mentioned the shape of the apple being a little off, which I blame my initial outline sketch being a bit to wonky.
An exercise in finding the balance lines of the body. "Balance lines" give the most basic information about the figure and it's connection to the ground plane. Balance lines are always straight, while the "line of action" is usually curved and follows the main action of the figure.
Homework to find and name the bones located in the upper body. I trained as a personal trainer and so I already had pretty good knowledge on the muscles and bones of the body.